Simplicity
posted over 3 years ago, updated 3 minutes later | 1 comment
"Simplicity, simplicity, simplicity!
We are happy in proportion to the things we can do without." - Henry David Thoreau
The picture of Thoreau's cabin gave me a brief moment of
'if I had it to do over ...'
Thinking of the money wasted on things...
We are happy in proportion to the things we can do without." - Henry David Thoreau
The picture of Thoreau's cabin gave me a brief moment of
'if I had it to do over ...'
Thinking of the money wasted on things...
Do they haunt his dreams?
posted over 3 years ago | 2 comments
Excerpt from: The Lonesome Final Days Of George W. Bush
By Alex Balk
His friends have gone, his hair is gray, and even the simple pleasures of clearing scrub in Crawford can no longer keep the pain away. Time and consequence have contorted the ...
By Alex Balk
His friends have gone, his hair is gray, and even the simple pleasures of clearing scrub in Crawford can no longer keep the pain away. Time and consequence have contorted the ...
America’s toxic fear of supposed strangers
posted over 3 years ago, updated 1 minute later | 0 comments
Excerpt from ... Editorial Observer:
From a Quiet American, a Story of War and Remembrance,
- New York Times ...
But time has been steadily taking what the war did not. Veterans and internees are dying, and so is the memory of that ugly time. It...
From a Quiet American, a Story of War and Remembrance,
- New York Times ...
But time has been steadily taking what the war did not. Veterans and internees are dying, and so is the memory of that ugly time. It...
Never-say-Never
posted over 3 years ago, updated 13 days later | 0 comments
I've had two 'mouse' home invasions in thirty-one years.
My son Darren set the traps. I heard one 'snap'. Instant nausea.
One of Darren's beliefs about mice is that you 'never' have 'just one'.
99% of the time he's right about everything. 99.9...
My son Darren set the traps. I heard one 'snap'. Instant nausea.
One of Darren's beliefs about mice is that you 'never' have 'just one'.
99% of the time he's right about everything. 99.9...
the American consensus is civic, not religious
posted over 3 years ago, updated 7 minutes later | 0 comments
Whether we believe in many gods, one god or no gods we are all more alike than different.
An Op/Ed in USA Today said it well:
"We are a people. A pluralistic polyglot of races, religions and creeds committed to a common set of rights and respo...
An Op/Ed in USA Today said it well:
"We are a people. A pluralistic polyglot of races, religions and creeds committed to a common set of rights and respo...
life was simpler then?
posted over 3 years ago, updated 4 minutes later | 2 comments
Apparently I missed something when I turned fifty. I was supposed to start looking backward rather than forward.
Over fifty philosophy dictates that life was simpler 'way back when'. The good old days.
Children were taught manners. Mom was at h...
Over fifty philosophy dictates that life was simpler 'way back when'. The good old days.
Children were taught manners. Mom was at h...
Craftsmanship
posted over 3 years ago | 1 comment
Not all things that matter are as profound as peace on earth.
Not all things that are missed are strictly nostalgia.
Carousels were created by master wood carvers who emigrated from Europe.
Artists like Looff, Illions, in the Coney Island style....
Not all things that are missed are strictly nostalgia.
Carousels were created by master wood carvers who emigrated from Europe.
Artists like Looff, Illions, in the Coney Island style....
My Lime Green Pan
posted over 3 years ago, updated 18 days later | 1 comment
On a sunny Friday morning I went to shop at two supermarkets. The Food Store from Hades and the Pleasure to Visit store .
Approached cashier #1 with a smile and a good morning. She stared.
Got my total; then ran my debit card through the reader. ...
Approached cashier #1 with a smile and a good morning. She stared.
Got my total; then ran my debit card through the reader. ...
Ear worms
posted over 3 years ago, updated 14 minutes later | 2 comments
'ear worms'. Those persistent songs that emerge,
during moments of stillness, and refuse to leave.
Until my need for sanity auto-changes stations.
This morning I'm apparently destined to stay underground.
With Kris Kristofferson and The Kingsto...
during moments of stillness, and refuse to leave.
Until my need for sanity auto-changes stations.
This morning I'm apparently destined to stay underground.
With Kris Kristofferson and The Kingsto...
