Somewhere in the last week or so, Free Range Idiocy hit 1,000 downloads. For some of the bigger podcasters, that’d be cause for shouting at their tech department because something has obviously gone horribly awry for things to have sunk to such a low. They’d be wondering if California had finally done The Big Slide …
I’ve had a blog a lot longer than my post history here would indicate. Actually, I’ve had blogs (plural) a lot longer than you’d know from looking at this website. Whether it was a few swings at my personal domain (which I then foolishly wiped clean for the mirage of a “fresh start”) or the …
Perhaps it was a great failing of my civic duty, but I didn’t watch the first presidential debate between Donald Trump and Joe Biden. I’d say that more important matters demanded my attention, but I’ll be honest with you… damn near anything would’ve been more important to me than watching that rugby scrum of a …
I like to make these posts a mixture of new and old poems, but I don’t usually reach back quite this far. This one is from ten years ago and is presented with no editing worth mentioning. all these years the shadow has been dancing in front of me, wandering back and forth unsteadily – …
Miles Davis was a fascinating person. A titan among musicians, insightful, mysterious, cool – he had the whole package working. This morning, my mind got wound up early after watching this story from Herbie Hancock. When it comes to music, I’ve always leaned towards playing too many notes. I’m sure why, but that’s my natural …
Breonna Taylor deserved to live. Breonna Taylor deserved justice. That she has neither is a disgrace.
It might seem a little odd posting a love poem to writing at night the day after talking about a change that will get me to bed earlier, but I’ve never claimed consistency as a hallmark of this blog. So there you have it. No refunds, no exchanges. oblation the night has always spoken to …
For the last year or so, I’ve been getting up at 6:00 am, 5 days per week. Saturday I sleep in, and Sunday was always a 5:00 am wake up call for church. I’m thinking it’s time to changes things up. As I’ve gotten older, there’s a few things for me to face. One of …
The Friday Five is a semi-regular feature here on the blog where I post about some things from the past week that I’ve enjoyed reading, listening to, watching, or am just thankful for. Cory Wong – “Sidestep” (live) I’m probably wicked late to this party, but better late than never. Damn is this funky! Cory …
This poem comes from some random day or night back in 2018, but the sentiment remains the same now. Please don’t count me among the people who think going back in time will solve all our problems. Yes, social media is its own kind of sickness for the human spirit, but it’s not the first …