Really grateful for simple tools that make our lives easier and empower us to accomplish many things in easier fashion. The list is endless, really. For this piece, I offer a mechanical from the world of warehouse, stock, and moving said parts around said warehouse. Consider then the wheel and simple hydraulic machinery. Put these …
Author: jeff lud
Ink
Ink. On the page. On your skin. My skin. Forever. Remembering moments, monuments, a mentality meant for… Forever… A few… One in particular just now, Particular, LOVE NEVER FAILS. Forever. True. GOOD.
Subtle Differences
Subtle differences line the path, the delta between a peaceful end-of-night, or chaotic crescendo, A little more screen a little more lax, slipping beyond the pale, A little less screen, maybe none, and just my sense, more calm, more chill. And then there’re dishes, kitchen sink full, day and a half’s worth, Do them tonight …
Sincere Effort
That’s all I ask, all I ask, sincere effort. Do your best, try your best, be honest, give it you all, do as you’re asked, Dishes, dinner, Laundry, shower, A sport, a book, your homework, Do your best, a sincere effort, that’s all I ask. Of my kids this request, of myself the same. Let’s …
Steadfast
I've met people throughout my life who seemed to be steadfast. What does this mean, "steadfast"...? I'd say they (at least seemed) more certain than most of their path, what they were capable of, and most of all, fully committed to doing what they could across all aspects of their lives. Fair to say at …
Alternate Methods
There are sometimes (often?) different ways to accomplish the same goal. Here’s a dermatologic example, irritated skin. From insect bites to other environmental factors - think topical allergic reaction, as with poison oak - one can have a nasty reaction that leaves the skin red, itchy, irritated. No fun. One solution: using a healing lotion …
Channeling Freestyle Love Supreme
You might have heard of the improv rap / hip-hop performance troupe, Freestyle Love Supreme. If not they are just that, improve artists who make music and rap on the fly. As I watched a few videos recently of interviews and their performances, it occurred to me, that’s kinda what this blog is in its …
Indigenous Knowledge
Finding my way through the streets of these neighborhoods, lived in, the whole of my life. From childhood to adulthood and phases since, finding my way through familiar, then changing, streets, neighborhoods, Progress equals change and growth and people finding their way through this life, a better life, With indigenous knowledge we feel maybe a …
Radio
Radio. Old school. New school? Maybe, maybe, Transistor to XM, long tradition, get the word, music, game out on the waves, Sounds break the silence, connect us, lifelines to the world, from your pocket or the car or the box in the corner, To your ears, most dear, all this content, makes us content, or …
Settlement
Seeking settlement, what does that mean? Several ways to see it, I suppose, Several loose ends, flapping in the breeze, daily, weekly, ad-hoc, random too, not sure why I see them this way, normal life really, That’s just me, just my manner I guess, sometimes unsettled, inside, out. Some good in the wild, outside the …