When you come from a world of promises and lies, you want solid ground at some point, you want something, someone, you can trust. You want to believe that you will get something to eat in the next few days, whilst the others dance around you with smiles and full bellies. But, that is not … Continue reading A LIFETIME OF MEASUREMENTS
Category: Commentary
A SOLIQUOY ON STUBBORNESS
This is not a Diatribe as in a forceful or bitter attack on any Stubborn people out there. You do exist, though. Instead, this is a Soliloquoy. A one-sided discussion or opinion. (I don't think I ever understood either a Mule or Donkey as the animal embodiment of Stubbornness. Any horse person will tell you … Continue reading A SOLIQUOY ON STUBBORNESS
AN OPINION ON PASSIONS
I learned something that might help a few of you out there. A very intelligent friend educated me.... I was actually depressed about the emotional charge and deep division in this country. What had caused it? Changing topics, just for a couple of analogies. I love Stevie Ray Vaughn. Others of you may love Eric … Continue reading AN OPINION ON PASSIONS
HARMONIOUS APATHY
I had this dream. A dream of soft and warm ocean breezes. The surf and waves making the most delightful lapping sound, the breezes rustling my hair. I dreamed everyone loved everyone, embraced their brownness, blondeness, their differences. We had the same religion surrounding Lotus Flowers. We all had the same music and language. … Continue reading HARMONIOUS APATHY
MY INTERVIEW WITH AN ANGEL
"Honestly, why do you think you belong here?" His shaky response, "Well, I never tortured small animals, I tried so hard to help elders, and I paid my bills on time. I did drink a little beer, sometimes too much. But, I turned my life around and did the right thing by everyone I met for … Continue reading MY INTERVIEW WITH AN ANGEL
Note to Self
What would you say, to that little prior version of you? That much younger one? The one wearing the Roy Rodgers cowboy boots? You remember, the boots with the heel nail sticking through his skin that he would not tell mama about, knowing she would take them away because she had found the blood in … Continue reading Note to Self
The End with a Whimper
How do you think the world will end? (Slow jazz tune, one, two, three) "It's quarter to three, There's no-one in the place, 'Cept Joe and me." (One, two, three) "So set 'em up, Joe, I've got a little story I think you should know" The end of the world did not come from Russia … Continue reading The End with a Whimper
Truth
"In seeking truth you have to get both sides of the story." Walter Cronkite. Our society seems to be lost in finding the truth! To go farther, it would appear that some of our society is twisting the truth for their end game. For some, how they feel is more important than the facts. Feelings … Continue reading Truth
My Moment
I know, most of the time I am frustrated and scared, You too? But, there was that one moment, maybe two, when I thought I was ok, maybe pretty damned good. You too? Life not in a flash, life not in a splash, life always a struggle, life not meant to be recorded all … Continue reading My Moment
Invisible, Surrounded in a Crowd
via Daily Prompt: Invisible Sometimes, I feel invisible in a crowd. No eyes seek mine, and I see no other eyes. Just me, in the crowd, trying not to get trampled on, to keep my balance from the hordes of sheep pushing past me. Sometimes, I can go the local choke and puke to order … Continue reading Invisible, Surrounded in a Crowd
