Tag: blog
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A Call To Arms
Hello, and welcome to our shared nightmare. The United States turns 250 years old next year. I hope we can become united again by then. In this disperate lexicon of what is America, we find ourselves unable to effectively communicate with each other. To say we are at a crossroads is a gross understatement. More…
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#TBT May 22, 2025 You’ve Got A Friend
I turn 54 in 2 weeks. As it happens, this song is also 54, this month. With that in mind, I would like to dedicate this week’s song to all my friends and family, to the Kindness Club, to those who also battle depression, and to anyone who may come upon this post in need…
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Two For Tuesday: Africa
“This is the story of how we begin to remember” -Paul Simon, Under African Skies I can often become overwhelmed with the news and all the harshness this world is suffering through right now. And, I don’t mean the challenges of climate change or natural disasters. I mean the tragedy of a serious lack of…
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#TBT Feb 20, 2025 Love Will Keep Us Together
If hate and fear (along with an overloaded plate of misinformation) have divided us, it stands to reason (and hope and pray) that LOVE, love will unite us. Love will keep us together. I think 1975 is calling to us. It is saying get your shit together and go home, to the place where there…
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Two For Tuesday: Homeward Bound
Where have all the poets gone? In case you missed it, Sunday was a special celebration, a very special moment in television and music history. It began with a wonderfully written and perfectly delivered monolog by Steve Martin and was bookended by two of the greatest musical talents OF… All… TIME… They both share a…
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We Are Still All Connected.
Thank you JH, “Dear God,You’re gonna need to help out today.If people in my life need some comfort and reassurance, it can’t really come from me today because I am in need of the same. I just can’t just blow sunshine up anyone’s ass today, Lord, so I ask that you send what they need,…
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Streetlights On A Friday Night: We Are All Connected
For Mom, Tough day? Rough week? Where is the peace and solace you seek? Is the pain overwhelming? Does every movement cause more pain? Is this isolation all you have left in this world? Is there nothing more to gain? October, my favorite month. The weather changes, the heat finally relents. Football, fireflies, colorful trees,…
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The Unnecessary Hate
If we are all made in God’s image, then why are so many of us persecuted, shamed, and cast out for simply being who we are, how God supposedly made us? Short side rant… I will never understand book burners. If they truly thought burning books would help, they should have started with the Bible.…
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#TBT Danke Shoën!
In January of 1986, I was a high school freshman. Technically, I was still in jr. high since the Arlington School District used to put grades 7-9 in middle school and then 3 years of high school. I graduated from Sam Houston High School, home of the fighting Texans! But in 86′, that was all…
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The Struggle The Scars And The Silver Lining Part 1
Have you ever seen the movie Field Of Dreams? It’s a great story about redemption, forgiveness, regret, and hope. But it also speaks to just how connected we truly are. At least I think so. Well, it has a part in this story. But let me start with an event that occurred a couple of…
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