“All for one”, the motto I’m pitching. Not Three Musketeers, no foolin’ , no bitchin’, Not trying to be crass or rude, don’t ya know, fundamental on “us” don’t ya know, The fam, the crew, four rolled to their one, five when we count mom, she’s the bomb, Main point is we help when we …
Mad Dash
When to make the mad dash? To where? To the end, the door, pillow, the punch line, the dinner check? Mad dash means we’re hustling, intent on the goal, reaching the end of the activity or activities that constitute conclusion… To finish the dishes, the meeting, the laundry, the showers, the bits of tidy to …
Historial Note: US Bombs Iran
On Saturday, 21 June, this happened. Here we go again.
Scratch The Itch
Tough not to, Scratch that itch, Lifelong struggle, makes me twitch, Skin crawling, no balling ‘bout it, Don’t like it one bit, to wit, I know tho’, gotta go slow, don’t throw caution to the wind, Sure thing I’ll dig in and scratch ‘til I bleed, ooo wee gotta leave it alone, Let it crawl …
The List Is Long
Who is your favorite historical figure? The list is long of folks I admire and learn from in the historical record, a few include, Marcus Arelius Lao Tsu Harriet Tubman Fredrick Douglass Benjamin Franklin Alexander Hamilton Abraham Lincoln Mother Theresa Eleanor Roosevelt Albert Einstein Andrei Sakharov Winston Churchill John Steinbeck Jim Baker and of course, …
Cross The Street
Many metaphors for the same, dealing with change, the cliché goes, and wisely, nothing is constant in this world, but for change. There are big changes and little changes and changes in between, but the common thread is for everyone, change happens to everyone. And so I’ll pull another metaphor in, don’t be afraid to …
How Long?
“Juneteenth” , a US Federal Holiday? Since when? Four years now since this day - 19 June - was designated so, a formal holiday to remember and commemorate the day in 1865 when all enslaved people were declared free, emancipated, released and no longer subject to bondage, to slavery. It’s been 160 years since that …
Sequence: Gen Tweener
Here’s how it went the other night. Pushing two of my three kids to take showers before 730p, because their other sibling will be home late from dance practice and need to shower. And everyone needs to be lights out by 900p, because it’s early rise tomorrow for drop off to their mom. 655p: Last …
So Many!
Daily Prompt: “What countries do you want to visit?” This is such a great question! So MANY there are, such a long list of countries I’d like to visit, Or at least, my Dream List seems long, There are something over 200 countries currently on the planet, Even the smaller, even tiny ones would be …
Here’s The Thing
Here’s the thing, I have to write, this far in, for sure the true path to let all the light pour out, I just have to write, scribble it down as u often say, lightning in a bottle, good if you can get it, And if it’s all on the page, better chance to catch …