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A pretty thick slice of hell That was life so far But today things will change Today he was six years old and that meant old enough to guide his blind father on the streets The old man was only blind for a year after some work related accident involving acid And there was aContinue reading “feeling the train”

Tomorrow is THE DAY when 81,009,468 Americans finally will get to say: “Don’t let the door hit you on the butt as you leave, Donald. You’re fired.” [Lock him up.] I tell ‘ya, what a clusterfork these last four years have been*. I’m emotionally exhausted by the hate, intellectually tired of the stupidity, and morallyContinue reading “Waiting For The Inauguration, I Snark + Laugh + Celebrate A Blogging Milestone”

It still makes me angry to think of you Sometimes I wonder if you’ve moved on Then I remember all the things you did I can’t believe I ever let you into my life Like an unexpected storm you turned it upside down Love isn’t supposed to hurt like this Love is supposed to beContinue reading “I Still Love You”

I didn’t blog much in 2020 –I didn’t feel I had much to say, if I’m honest I still don’t.  We all know how terrible the year was. As a family, we’ve faced challenges the same as everybody else; illness, hospital admissions, bereavement, an accident, a decline in health, the list is endless. My creativity wasContinue reading “An inadequate thank you to book bloggers”

In The Past 1964, a Vietnam Christmas for Bob Hope Bob Hope brings Christmas cheer to troops in Vietnam 1964 | BIEN HOA, South Vietnam — Bob Hope brought some laughter to a place of war Christmas Eve. READ MORE Residents of an outer island of Palau retrieve boxes from the U.S. Air Force’s 1999 ChristmasContinue reading “Pre-Christmas post from Star and Stripes – 75th Anniversary”

I am not an author.  I don’t know if what I do qualifies as writing either. All my work you’ve seen on this blog is quite often nothing but me rambling or just adding my thoughts on paper (or a screen) or writing poetry after having my heart broken. I don’t even know the firstContinue reading “My First Day as an ‘AUTHOR’”

AZdesign; Shutterstock How beautiful this winter would be if the sky were the color of your eyes. A naked night knocked at the door. She wanted to buy love.  I sent her away. If I must pick one type of love it wouldn’t be eternal love. Every morning I wake up to a list ofContinue reading “On Life, Love, and Literature: Collage”

Late afternoons I sit at the counter of a small diner sipping vanilla coke watching the day turn into night or dollar green but it seems as Gershwin said, not for me. It is dog days and I am hot and tired and mostly luckless, angry too, my new love fading so soon. I dreamContinue reading “Lily Was Here”

Cherish your vision, Cherish your ideas; Cherish your dreams, Cherish the beauty that form in your mind; You’ve got a new story to write. If you remain true to yourself, everything is possible. He who conquered doubt and fear has conquered failure. With love 💖, © Anjali Sharma, Positive Side Of The Coin Cherish.

For attractive lips, speak words of kindness. For lovely eyes, seek out the good in people. For a slim figure, share your food with the hungry. For beautiful hair, let a child run his fingers through it once a day. For poise, walk with the knowledge you’ll never walk alone. … We leave you aContinue reading “Attaining perfect beauty rules”