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Tuesday, September 11, 2012

Foggy-Mind Blogging

Rising from the churning sea of unformed thoughts and dashing dreams like foaming breakers pounding shore and dragging sand back from my feet, ideas come, then quickly go rejected, banished to the deep to seethe and roil, rise and fall until a loud and sudden squall points out what I had missed... Sign in to see full entry.

Monday, September 10, 2012

Shots Fired

One would think that I live in a bad neighborhood, or something, not one with kind people and likable neighbors, beautiful yards, flower gardens and trees and a great park across the way with lakes and fish, bird and wild life. The first I knew of something out of sorts this evening was two police... Sign in to see full entry.

Sunday, September 9, 2012

Not Another One

As I was reading Ciel's blog of How the Universe Looks From Here (the first post titled Spirit and Body: It's About Balance ), the phone rang. I was pretty caught up in what I was reading and considered letting the phone ring. But, with it being Sunday afternoon, I was aware that it was time for the... Sign in to see full entry.

While We Can

It's not hot enough at the moment to be Indian Summer. It's not colorful enough yet either. No leaves have bronzed or turned to gold...no red-rimmed maples or dark purple dogwoods are gracing the lawns. But, something is in the air--the cool, fresh, beautiful, sunny air--that is driving my sinus... Sign in to see full entry.

Saturday, September 8, 2012

In The Time Of Polemics

If there was ever a time of polemics in society, it has to be during the time of, and immediately preceding, elections. The whole world goes kind of extreme, in a sort of "feeding frenzy". Those far removed from the game, or from the desire to be in the game, often try to escape the melee, but to... Sign in to see full entry.

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