Category Archives: People

Pleasure From Such Little Effort

Posted on May 18, 2013 by

Gladly I can point my finger at my high school English teacher for awakening my awareness to Victorian poetry. What began when I was fifteen has grown to become a treasured appreciation. I find solace in words as they dance … Continue reading →

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This Is All There Is

Posted on April 7, 2013 by

Each person is unique; a completely original work crafted by intention, deeds, heredity, family, choices, fate and forces beyond understanding. And the path we each choose is one of a kind. There are commonalities, but no exact matches. That is … Continue reading →

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Hate Hurts the Hater

Posted on November 13, 2012 by

Hate is never good, but it’s understandably felt by some toward people such as child abusers, perpetrators of violent crimes, terrorists and some who are just plain evil. Otherwise, with ordinary people there’s an adage that goes, someone most often … Continue reading →

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An Old Cottage of Clay

Posted on October 10, 2012 by

When beginning here today my first inclination was to write a piece titled “I am not broken” in reference to myself. I find images can be inspiring, wake feelings within and focus my attention so I often find a few … Continue reading →

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Third Most Popular

Posted on September 12, 2012 by

A lot has changed in the U.S. in a hundred years and what names babies are given is no exception. In 1911, the most popular names given to females were Mary, Helen, Margaret, Dorothy and Ruth. One hundred later in … Continue reading →

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Thank You Sherry

Posted on August 30, 2012 by

It has been several weeks since I had visited my favorite used book store and yesterday was pleased to find the poetry section had been restocked. In among the dozen titles I picked from Kahlil Gibran to Susan Polis Schutz, was … Continue reading →

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August 5, 1930 – August 25, 2012

Posted on August 26, 2012 by

It was five days from my sixteenth birthday at 9:56pm CT when Neil Armstrong spoke the immortal words that’s one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind. The date was July 20, 1969 and those words were heard live … Continue reading →

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A Blog Written with Pictures

Posted on August 13, 2012 by

 

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Peebles and Grains of Sand

Posted on July 10, 2012 by

Every day I change the world. We all do. Not often in big ways, but constantly in small, at first glance relatively unmeaning ways. If in traffic on my way to work someone cuts me off, I can honk making … Continue reading →

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I’m Living Proof!

Posted on July 1, 2012 by

It’s a shame modern society trains to hold our emotions in and not express them fully, including gratitude. Most of us robotically say “thank you” and “I appreciate it” a good bit of the time, but words alone are not an expression … Continue reading →

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