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Validation
Man, my ego is, and has been my worst enemy throughout my life ( Read more... ) -
a poem - "Unlovable"
UNLOVABLE ( Read more... ) -
Vegas Impending
In 5 weeks, I'll be heading to Las Vegas, to watch my dear friend Kerryan (from the UK) marry Michelle (an American). It will be my 2nd Las Vegas wedding. The first one, I was best man. This one, I'm just a guest, and glad to be ( Read more... ) -
Anticipation vs dread
Being a carer for an elder can be very challenging. When I first started, mom was resistant to almost all assistance and advice. She was in a frame of mind that was generally defiant of anyone else's take on her condition, as well as her needs for care. It was exhausting ( Read more... ) -
My book of poetry and ideas is available free
I have collated hundreds of my own poems and bits of fluff into a book, which I would be happy to send anyone the pdf for.
Yes, the bits of fluff are from the old days here on my journal, as well as newer ones posted elsewhere over the years.
Fair warning - it's 200 pages long. The bits of fluff alone take up 55 pages :-) -
Dear Diary
So, just to log my situation ( Read more... ) -
A little blurb about Karma
(What follows is not my original idea. But I have tweaked it to hopefully make it easier to visualise ( Read more... ) -
Last of a dying breed?
So, music is fundamental to my life. Music has helped me sculpt my personality and values. Music was my livelihood for many years. Of course, its also true that were it not for music, I never would have met my children's mother ( Read more... ) -
The Root of the Problem of American Gun Violence
A culture which breeds homicidal maniacs needs to look itself in the mirror. It is a highly disturbing fact the school shootings, and other mass shootings are actually now, unarguably, an identifiable aspect of American culture ( Read more... ) -
traveling home
Well, yesterday was my first day out of quarantine after being ill with covid19. The simple pleasure of going outside was less pleasurable than I had anticipated - here in St. Louis, the temperature was 96, with humidity of 85 ( Read more... )