Day-to-day doings...busy busy busy. Work to do, kids to raise, chords to tend to, dreams to chase. Busy busy sure, but what fills the gap, the spaces in between? Sports is one of those things that distracts us, entertains us, inspires us. Or maybe it's reading, maybe TV, maybe prayer, maybe all of the above? …
Category: culture
Lyrics Post: Children of SANCHEZ
My dad introduced me to the music of Chuck Mangione when I was a kid. I recall him not being a big fan of this album; I can't recall for sure. All the same, this particular song stirs me every time I hear it. “Without dreams of hope and pride a man will die Though …
Prez Day
Honoring George Washington's Birthday, that's the idea behind this federal holiday we have the third Monday in February. More that just Washington, it's become a day to honor the current president, and all presidents that have preceded. Well, I'm glad to have the day off work so I can hang with my family. Beyond that, …
Four Minute Flip, Revised.
"What you got what you got, four minutes to flip. Not much time, but just enough time, to let it flow, to make a little blip. Just four min so don’t you know, scribble it down and let it go. Just a few words on the page for Monday, share the love, be the love, …
Lyrics Post: “Loser” by Beck
Anything but, that's what Beck is. Not everyone's cup of tea, but the dude has brought the creativity with critical acclaim over the years, over the decades. I LOVE these lyrics, not for the meaning, but maybe because there really isn't any clear thread of meaning -- just a good groove and play after play …
For Three Peoples, for All Peoples, I Pray
Most mornings part of my prayer is for other people; I pray for family, for friends, for those who have passed on. And then I pray for people who suffer illness, and are effected by war and other armed conflict; there’s plenty of suffering in the world to go around. The following three groups come …
“40”
When I heard this song for the first time more than thirty years ago, I was just getting into U2's music. It hadn't really spoken to me up until that time (mid-80's) -- I'd been more rooted in heavy metal, heavier rock music. And then this one came along. I was hooked pretty quick. The …
“Let Freedom Ring…”
Image from Google's Home Page on MLK Day, 2020 Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., spoke these words on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial in Washington D.C. on August 28, 1963. Tens of thousands gathered to participate in expressions of dissatisfaction with a lack of racial inequality in society here in the United States. Fifty-seven …
Pantone unveils its Color of the Year for 2020: Classic Blue – CNN
It turns out, Blue is Super Cool. Pantone unveils its Color of the Year for 2020: Classic Blue - CNN — Read on http://www.google.com/amp/s/www.cnn.com/style/amp/pantone-color-classic-blue-2020/index.html
Lyrics Post: “Territories” by RUSH
A bonus second lyrics post today, another from RUSH, another tribute to Drummer and Lyricist, Neil Peart, who passed away last week. These lyrics are from the sam period, same album that “The Big Money” was recorded. The words spoke to me in a special way at the time, when my sense of local and …
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