Lyrics Post: “One”

This song by U2, from a long while back. They’ve got a lot of good songs; this is one of my favorites. "One" “Is it getting betterOr do you feel the sameWill it make it easier on you nowYou got someone to blameYou say One loveOne lifeWhen it's one need in the nightOne loveWe get …

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Do What You Can Do

Two examples here I’d like to share. Two men who believe in taking care of the planet: Doing the right things around that every day. The first guy I know; he’s family. He’s a dad and a public servant and a bike rider and an outdoorsman. And he picks up the trash when he’s out …

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Love for Others…YES

From Francis yesterday: “Our love for others, for who they are, moves us to seek the best for their lives. Only by cultivating this way of relating to one another will we make possible a social friendship that excludes no one and a fraternity that is open to all. #FratelliTutti” And then today: “It is …

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Lyrics Post: “Ice Cream Man”, Van Halen

I came to know this band just as I was starting to come of age. I was 12. I heard them with some cousins back East; Van Halen II had just been released. It was the beginning of a love affair, a visceral experience that goes on to this day. Eddie Van Halen was at …

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Lyrics Post: “Stairway to Cleveland”

Another one to thank my brother for, or at least, for the reminder. I think he heard this band from me originally. We were pretty young. Sorting out our parents’ music, classic rock and roll (at the time), heavy metal coming up, and early 80’s sound. This band was from the SF Bay Area, so …

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Back to the Wild

It was such a success, we did it again. Such a simple act, readily accessible, waiting for you, for me. We were out on a pedal boat, sparkling gold, something like the sun off the water. Greens and blues and birds, several types. Lucky to have the chance to be on the water. Lucky to …

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