AWARENESS In those first moments of day when I am the center of the universe still Waking from my bed, Outside, Sitting, Sipping the coffee deliciously waking and feeling the sun on my back, Warming me – almost returning me to sleep, My eye wanders to the left – the voice that guides my movements … More Good Morning!
QUIET LOVE RAIN OR SHINE After the Snow Drops and Crocuses and Siberian squill, Come the granddaddy Dandelions and Clouds, large and small, of Forget-Me-Nots and Bluets, Quietly, and without a sound, finally Come the white and blue Violets, How can I not feel loved? Gentle George 21 May 2020
On hold at City of Rocks State Park, New Mexico Fifteen minutes after I’d last spoken to a human voice, I began to estimate how many times I’d listened to this particularly horrible song on my battery-dwindling cell phone. I was on hold with a road assistance operator/representative for the company that provided such service … More Cultural and Structural Violence
I’ve been around long enough to be less and less knowledgeable regarding what goes on on a daily basis in our world. Lately, my eyes have been opened to newer and less recognizable activities and pastimes. The longer I’m around, the less I know what is going on. I believe that getting old is a … More Overwhelming, to Say the Least.
IT’S NEVER TOO LATE It’s never too late but it can be too little. Perhaps, “it’s the thought that counts”, is more fitting here. I did something in 1971 that has bugged me all these years. Last week I found myself in a situation where I could make an amends about the cruel act I … More It’s Never Too Late. (an encore post)
ARE YOU GLAD IT HAPPENED? “Are you glad it happened?” I wasn’t ready for it. It was not directed toward me. I was a bystander in someone else’s drama but I caught the weight of the words. The words were delivered lovingly; the questioner was sincere. They were truly curious regarding the event which the … More Are You Glad It Happened?
They that go down to the sea in ships, that do business in great waters; Psalm 107: 23-27 From the Boston Globe, 21 April 2020 By Abigail Feldman Globe Correspondent, Updated April 20, 2020, 9:55 p.m. A man died after falling off a fishing boat near the coast of Gloucester on Monday afternoon, according to … More They that go down to the sea in ships, that do business in great waters; Psalm 107: 23-27
The requirements I’ve put upon myself! I have bitten off more than I can chew apparently. Typical behavior for an ‘A’ type personality like myself. Hunkering down should be easier than this, I would think, but it has proven a little more than I bargained for. Let me explain. (Bear with me, if you can.) … More I Can Hardly Keep Up!
CENSUS 2020 Goodbye Note to Census 2020 I just completed filling out the census 2020 form on line. It took me all of ten minutes. Not long but long enough that now the U.S. Government knows that I am an old white guy who lives alone in a house on a back road far from … More Census 2020, Being a Good Citizen
STRENGTH AND POISE I am, sometimes, embarrassed to see people who are extras in films carrying something I could, at one time, carry three of. Tonight, I saw two people carry a small log. To me it was small. I have carried three of them through the woods on my shoulder at one time avoiding … More Strength and Poise
Playing Fair and Being Kind 