The great philosopher Elvis Presley once said ... "Truth is like the sun. You can shut it out for a time, but it ain't goin' away." The King would probably see lots of suspicious lies in this education madness ... and be all shook up over the lack of truth. Okay! ... no more campy … Continue reading Tell Me No Lies
I could never get enough of my mother … because the line was too long. I was the fifth of six sons. Denis in the middle. My situation wasn’t any more desperate than anyone else in the tribe … we were all mother-deprived. But it wasn’t her fault. The poor lady was run-ragged searching … Continue reading Lady Madonna
I am not so young anymore. I lug around lots of memory stuff ... flashbacks I mostly keep to myself because ... because they're only important to me. But sometimes I see something ... or hear something ... and I have a " if only I knew then, what I know now" moment. So I … Continue reading Unhurry Your Child …
“All these creations shall dance every day until every person, in a grave, shall lay…” via Universe — A. R. Teller
“Would you know my name If I saw you in heaven? Would it be the same If I saw you in heaven? I must be strong And carry on 'Cause I know I don't belong Here in heaven Would you hold my hand If I saw you in heaven? Would you help me stand … Continue reading Alfie Evans
It’s impossible to tell a story you don’t even know. A jigsaw story with lots of pieces that don’t fit together. But I can’t get this story that I don’t know out of my head. I bought a book I shouldn’t have … at an estate sale. Found it in a danky basement. No one … Continue reading A Pious Frenzy
Guest post Street Lights I was sitting in a diner, only a couple of people around, having their own conversations, taking their time with every movement they made. I sipped on my sprite and looked at the clock on the wall, seeing how slowly the seconds ticked by. I watched as the bubbles from my … Continue reading Street Lights
GUEST POST in response to "We Have Hit Bottom" A MUST read ... do not miss this... by Róisín Michele... As I was getting ready for work this morning (and as most mornings), I was contemplating the turbulent events that have been circulating like dark storm clouds in our country and subsequently across the globe. I have … Continue reading Guest Post…”Demigods Sell Morality, Value And Virtue To The Highest Bidder.”
America is a two-party system … there’s the Republican Party … and the CNN Party. The Democrat Party has vanished … gone away … and the CNN Party now runs the Republican opposition. They set the agenda … chart the strategies … grow the enthusiasm ... and spin the issues. Pelosi and Schumer are political … Continue reading Silly Stuff – CNN Is A Political Party
“The Western world has lost its civic courage . . . . [it] is particularly noticeable among the ruling and intellectual elite, causing an impression of a loss of courage by the entire society.” Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn That’s us. Uncourageous civic cowards. Societal skulkers. Cultural invertebrates. American liberals have this handy habit of excusing themselves from … Continue reading SOS – Shiny Object Syndrome – Scary Black Apparatus
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