Let's start this way, from the Book of Luke, Chapter 6. “I will show you what someone is like who comes to me,listens to my words, and acts on them.That one is like a man building a house,who dug deeply and laid the foundation on rock;when the flood came, the river burst against that housebut …
Category: voices
Labor Day
The late 19th Century saw the labor movement gain ground. As the turn of the century approached the movement spurred popular support to such degree that national, and international holidays were established to recognize and celebrate workers around the world. During this same time more reasonable norms were established for number of working hours, and …
It’s Complex
SCU Complex. LNU Complex. CZU Complex. Ah...what? Not new vitamin supplements; rather, each a name that's been given to one of the three wild fires currently burning in the San Francisco Bay Area. In Santa Clara County (south bay). In Sonoma (and neighboring) County (north bay). In Santa Cruz County (further south bay). Hill communities. …
The Next Right Thing
Pretty frickin’ powerful lyric for a cartoon “kids” movie. Learning the lessons young, amen to that. "The Next Right Thing" (from "Frozen 2" soundtrack) I've seen dark before But not like this This is cold This is empty This is numb The life I knew is over The lights are out Hello, darkness I'm ready …
These Words
These words we say, these words we sing, these words we share, They seek to explain the thoughts we have, the feelings inside, the struggles and pain, the hopes and the love, These words, they make us different perhaps, from every other animal on the face of the earth. When we are unsure, when we …
No One Is Above The Law
Last week an important ruling for Americans from the US Supreme Court. The ruling reenforces a tenet of modern human governance: striving to create a system where all people, ALL PEOPLE, are treated the same before the laws that govern the land. The article that outlines the ruling follows, if you're interested. apple.news/AqDLlZx-LQSu0zDMmMOyOhQ
Lyrics Post: “Bravado”
Yet another RUSH song, yet more sounds and words the soak deep into me over and over again. It fortifies me. "Bravado" "If we burn our wingsFlying too close to the sunIf the moment of gloryIs over before it's begunIf the dream is wonThough everything is lostWe will pay the priceBut we will not count …
Haiku Form: Covid Grump
Smile, BARK! Inside, OUT Work, parenting, Grump shows teeth! It'll get done, breath.
Lyrics Post: “I Think I’m Going Bald”
I wrote a paper for a class in college, the Biology of Aging. For the paper, I researched what happens with "male pattern baldness." I can't rightly recall the details, but I do remember the title: "I Think I'm Going Bald." This song, brought to you by the Canadian band, RUSH, was and is, AWESOME. …
“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 …
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