Why Write, To Blog

I think I’ve talked about this before, why I write and more important, why some of that writing — most these days — ends up here. It’s simple. This is me. These thoughts and creativity are my outreach to the universe, to put Jeff out there, Authentically me. So that’s what you get, Authentically me, …

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Lyrics Post: “Jaded”

Conflict, disagreement, irresponsible governance, selfish, disease, war, rebuked love…all (and more) to be jaded by. I refuse to accept these as the last word. Circumstance and Evil will not win in the end. But this song…”Jaded”…from a while back, well, Green Day ripped through a good one here… “ Somebody keep my balanceI think I'm …

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“…Nobody’s Bargain…”

“…but hell, a little touch up and a little paint…” Frankly, this lyric came to mind recently as I was thinking about myself…middle-aged guy, recently single, a little flabby, frumpy… It might sound like I’m being critical of myself, but I think it’s more just honest, Like everyone, I am who I am and where …

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Slog Through

Some days, weeks, longer, Feels like we’re slogging through. Keep a little smile on the face, head down to the grindstone, thankful for what we have, Undertone though? Slogging through, legs heavy, thick on your mind, in the back, Slow go. It’s this very time, each time, to stop the slide, To pause and give …

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Lyrics Post: “Xanadu”

Plain and simple? Let’s RUSH. Together. I wouldn’t want to go alone. But together? YES. It’s been four years. Let’s go again. To Xanadu. "Xanadu" 'To seek the sacred river AlphTo walk the caves of iceTo break my fast on honeydewAnd drink the milk of Paradise...' I had heard the whispered tales of immortalityThe deepest …

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