time feeds

The present eats into the future and its digestion is called experience.

signature of its skyline

A city's signature is made of the buildings in its skyline.

wands not hands

I think the hands on a clock should be called wands, because there is a certain magic in the way they make things disappear.

stategraft

Do impoverished countries engender corruption, or is it that states that tolerate corruption inevitably remain impoverished?

ad all

Advertisers benefit from the notion that their influence is absolute.

is it over yet

I’m sorry, but it’s true, I was glancing at my watch during your 15 minutes.

then again

Doubt should shadow our shining ideas.

overheard conversation

He got tired of listening to himself talk to himself.

late to realize

By the time I caught up with you, you were dead.

deity given due

All that we don’t know accrues to the divine.

signage of the times

It was announced today that Toy R Us is closing down all its locations and going out of business. In related news, Guns R Us has reached an agreement to open new stores in the same vacated locations, promising aisles of inventory, from AR-15s to shotguns, stocking every handgun available in the market, plus unlimited quantities of ammunition.

blurb bust out

Whenever you hear the word ‘renowned’, run away.

castles in the air

In countries like Great Britain, where the monarchy no longer controls governance, the monarchy becomes state-sponsored entertainment, serving to delight the people.