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It was a page-turner - action, blood and gore. more action - and every so often, truth.I wish I had written this. Not the book, just this:*******************But Hackberry knew that if there was...
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It was a page-turner - action, blood and gore. more action - and every so often, truth.I wish I had written this. Not the book, just this:*******************But Hackberry knew that if there was...
View Articlemore timely now than ever - Irving Berlin
There may be trouble aheadbut while there's music and moonlight and love and romanceLet's face the music and dance. Before the fiddlers have fled,before they ask us to pay the billand while we still...
View ArticleWHAT I WOULD TELL HIM IF I THOUGHT HE COULD HEAR
but he's a twenty-two year old pre-adolescent and so full of himself there's no room left for thought. so here's a poem for Boy. ******************************the part about freedom we haven't quite...
View ArticleEVEN WORSE FOR YOUR HEALTH THAN McGRUBBAGE
and I don't know what we can do about it. Have you noticed that the Generals are coming out of the shadows? Generals should serve the government, not run it. Without wars, Generals are as useless...
View ArticleTHE MISADVENTURE OF MAGGIE MAUDE and COMPLAINT ABOUT MFP EXERCISE LIST
my daughter has been visiting for the past couple of days. last night we sat on the back porch and talked until late. as a result, Maggie Maude (the Shaggy Dog) stayed out with us. our evening was...
View ArticleWISH YOU WERE HERE
outside to watch the twilight turn to night.tree shadows, the light, the moon and clouds.the wind, the crickets.I saw. I heard. I would share that with youif you turn off the damned TV.
View ArticleWHAT HAPPENED TO ALL THAT FINE RESOLVE? THAT MOTIVATION? THAT D-D-D-DISCIPLINE?
short answer ~~~ I don't know. everything, nothing, too busy, no time, no inclination, too much trouble, didn't want to confess to having eaten garbage (cheetos, even!), couldn't find it on...
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It was a page-turner - action, blood and gore. more action - and every so often, truth.I wish I had written this. Not the book, just this:*******************But Hackberry knew that if there was...
View Articlemore timely now than ever - Irving Berlin
There may be trouble aheadbut while there's music and moonlight and love and romanceLet's face the music and dance. Before the fiddlers have fled,before they ask us to pay the billand while we still...
View ArticleEVEN WORSE FOR YOUR HEALTH THAN McGRUBBAGE
and I don't know what we can do about it. Have you noticed that the Generals are coming out of the shadows? Generals should serve the government, not run it. Without wars, Generals are as useless...
View ArticleREBOOT, ASSESSMENT, WHERE TO GO FROM HERE
Time marches on. It left footprints all up my back. I'm still kicking - not so high and not so fast, but still kicking. And that's the important part. Apparently I have not logged on to MFP since...
View ArticleI UNDERSTAND
Once upon a long time ago, my 4 year old granddaughter and I had a serious heart-to-heart. She had gotten crosswise with her mother, and she resented the scolding or punishment or whatever. She was...
View ArticleMEAN CARS FOR MEAN PEOPLE
It's time for me to start looking for a new car. While driving around today I paid attention to the cars I saw. It seemed like a likely place to start. Most of the new cars have hateful looking...
View ArticleNEW WORD! NEW WORD!
(new to me, anyway, and a perfect delight! how could I have lived this long and never encountered it before?) it is a word that should be served with a fine wine. or at least whipped cream. what joy!...
View ArticleHAPPY LIGHTED WINDOWS
HAPPY LIGHTED WINDOWSWhen you get old, which I seem to have done, your ancient history comes back. Uninvited, sometimes, but sometimes rewarding.Here is a snapshot of a winter day some time before a...
View ArticleLET'S JUST NOT
Let's just not go back to Normal. Normal wasn't that great. Normal was racism, misogony, misanthropy. Normal was blind to inequities (and iniquities) of the law. It was income inequality - vast...
View ArticleIF YOU CAN'T RUN WITH THE BIG DOGS, GO SIT ON THE PORCH
I'm feeling a bit kicked to the curb at the moment. Wasn't this supposed to have been over by Easter two Easters ago? Bummer. Operating on the principle of "If you can't change your circumstances,...
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