“Love Your Enemy?” Forget That or Die. As a lifelong people watcher and pattern recorder I can’t help seeing and concluding that there is just too much forgiveness and feely touchy sentiment between my partner Democrats and our common enemies, Republicans. I’ll comment based on my observations. Democrats are easy Read more…
“First They Came…” by Martin Niemoller. First they came for the socialists, and I did not speak out. Because I as not a socialist. Then they came for the trade unionists, and I did not speak out. Because I was not a trade unionist. Then they came for Jews, and Read more…
Phenomenal Woman -Maya Angelou Pretty women wonder where my secret lies. I’m not cute or built to suit a fashion model’s size. But when I start to tell them, They think I’m telling lies I say, It’s in the reach of my arms, The span of my hips, The stride Read more…
I am wind. I am. I am! Invisible, but seeing and feeling everything while I dance upon the sky and through the swaying trees and even your flowing hair. I am Wind. I love to twirl and lift seeds that need transport to far away places. I am Wind. I Read more…
Have you ever considered what it would feel like to be a rose? If you were a rose on this glorious, second day of Spring? Being a seductress, aware of your beauty while you unfold and extend your many arms and textures into the world that eagerly awaits you? Imagine Read more…
The common saying that “You are what you eat”, is truer, when applied as ” You are what your read”. My personal writing muse is prompted by specific imagery, mostly by art. Images remind me of specific events that are meaningful to me and the writing comes afterwards. The picture Read more…
Zen teaches us how to free our mind and allow our thoughts to flow unhinged by social mores. It’s like going a little crazy. This free, crazy mind joyfully wanders and seeks and finds mysteries, while poking them and trying to know more about anything, about everything. Is the mind Read more…
People stories are interesting. Real life, unvarnished and easy to grasp. How did this couple get from there to here? What is the core that rules their lives? I recently asked a friend, in passing, how she had met her husband. This is the story of how they met and Read more…
A Palindrome is a word, phrase, or sequence that reads the same backwards as forward. Example, madam or nurses run. Once in a blue moon calendar dates contain a palindrome and we seem enthralled by them. What could they possibly mean? How to interpret them? Is it a good sign? Read more…
Several years ago an article in Smithsonian Magazine proved that, which I have known my entire life. There is distinct and clear between communication between dogs and humans. After all, pre-our-history we all hunted together, dogs helping in the hunt and getting its fair share of its food. I’ve also Read more…
There is a wonderful surge of people talking about, and engaging in, the concept of “critical thinking”. It’s the objective analysis and evolution of an issue in order to form a judgment. Another page to the same story is “Hegel’s dialectics” which refers to the particular dialectical method of argument Read more…
The ingredients are chicken breasts cut into bite sizes. Extra Virgin Olive Oil. Garlic Powder. Parsley. Rosemary. Cream Cheese. Grated Mozzarella. Fresh Spinach. Use enough oil to cover the bottom of your skillet but this is not deep frying. You want enough for the the chicken to cook without sticking. Read more…
A lifetime of traveling within the eye of a powerful hurricane really inhibits clear vision. Seeing what surrounds you is close to impossible. Regardless of these shortcomings it is an exhilarating ride, worthy of your time. The Girl spent most, if not all, of her life riding on the wind, Read more…
Someday soon my body will release me and lay down to its eternal rest. Only then shall we meet again and mingle like before and forever more. Till then…
During the past five to six years we have watched and participated in one of the most heated discussion in the history of the United States. The subject remains open and there are many issues still on the table. The final outcome is still undecided. Will we re-establish our democracy Read more…
Sometimes deciding on the menu takes more time than actually cooking and setting the meal. With that in mind we decided to help out with some elegant and meant-to-please meal ideas. The recipes are easy to find. Just google them or ask us. We’d be happy to help you out. Read more…
Once in a while a particular word sticks, like glue and Velcro, to my mind and I just can’t shake it. The word feels like a discovery, an unveiling to a puzzle or riddle. Just like that the word ” inappropriate” jumped up front into my mind while reading about Read more…
