You will never truly understand another human being. Not your spouse, or lover, or chid, or parent, or best friend.

But you can know a little---by seeing their point of view.

Welcome to LIVES ON-LINE, a monthly weblog/ezine of the best of the online journal entries. I give preference to journals I haven't highlighted before, and I try to limit it to entries from the past month. Tonight I break both rules repeatedly...but they're my rules, so I feel I'm entitled.

All the excellencies are the original writers'...all the fault of picking one, if you're dissatisfied, is mine as editor.

Read them. If we're all illusions wrapped in a fog, at least these are lights in the fogs to guide you.

Humor:

"The Usual Suspects" about all the crazy criminals who live at her house, that happen to be dogs, cats, hair dryers, and ironing boards. That's from the AntiDiva at SUPPOSEDLY SANE.

Ah, the sweet mystery of modern romance...read "We Can be Naughty Cheerleaders" from IF REALITY IS WHAT YOU PERCEIVE.

"It's a World of Genuises I Tell Ya" explores crosswalks and people too dim to live. That's from BITTER HAG.

Drama:

"Parenting Parents" examines the day-to-day drama of how children perceive parents, and how parents sometimes---uneasily---try to cooperate. That's from UNDER THE MICROSCOPE.

"What You Think About, You Bring About" takes you from severe depression to positive thinking to a new job. That's from CUTTING THROUGH FLUFF, but it's a guest entry from THE SO-CALLED LIFE OF SOMEONE PASSING BY...

"The Long Kiss Goodnight"---don't think the death of a cockatiel can tug at you, just a bit? Read it. It's from NO RETURN ACCESS.

Not horrifying, just...disquieting. There are more things on Earth than dreamt of in your philosophy, Horatio...like the "The Hallway Ghost". That's from OUT OF THE FOG.

In-law trouble: in the long run, nothing is more dramatic, and often, more maddening. Read "Dirty Laundry" and see if you don't agree. That's from RE:MOVED.

Slice-of-life:

"Silver Little Fishes" catches perfectly a moment on a pier. That's from PURE.

"I'm Okay, Eurokay" talks about the fun and folly of the new Euro. That's from AMERICAN GRAFFITI.

In "spf 30+? my arse!", CONDITONED.ORG celebrates December down at the beach---in Australia.

In the 12-13 entry of CRAB CAKES, she talks about why she needs Ritalin, why men ignore her when she talks, sickness, and marrying her son, metaphorically. That was Thursday the 13th, not Friday. I consulted a calendar.

Miscellaneous:

Bad toys and sculpture are the subject of a rant in THE BLEAT's December 12th entry.

In "Just a Cup of Coffee, Please" coffee houses and coffee-drinkers are dessicted; that's from FUNNY THINGS.

The 12-19 entry skewers picture I.D.s--that's from LIFE-CHARMED.

That's enough for now. Join me next month for more lights to lure you---in the fog of reality, of trying to figure out what makes people fascinating.