Category: Commentary
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Oh Drat !
Oh Drat ! went to makemy signaturesloppy Joses todayonly to findI didn’t havemost of myusual ingredients no probleminprov is my forte no tomatoesand green chilieswhat to dowhat to do ah …roasted tomatoestomato pastemore chili powdersalt and black pepper the result wasless than edifyingreally not very goodusually betterthe second daybut no second-dayreprieve was granted that’ll teach…
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Save Our VA Protest – 10/17/25
Save Our VA Protest – 10/17/25 Only four of us out walking the line today… Observations from the Ajo entrance to the VA at shift change this morning (about 6:40am – 8:30am: Only two middle fingers greeted us today; only about 60% of those entering responded and much less for those leaving; it appears that…
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The Devil Went Down To Georgia
The Devil Went Down To Georgiaperformed by Voiceplay The devil went down to GeorgiaHe was looking for a soul to stealAnd he was in a bind‘Cause he was way behindAnd was willin’ to make a dealWhen he came upon a boy playing on a fiddleAnd playin’ it hotAnd the devil jumped up on a hickory…
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Adam or Lucy?
When you think of the word “successful,” who’s the first person that comes to mind and why? If Adam, then it’s because he was the first (supposedly) to be kicked out of his home in his distain for ‘authority’… Though, I was disappointed with his trying to blame his ‘soulmate’ and fellow partner in ‘crime’,…
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Shadow Of Time
Shadow Of Time Time casts its shadowover every surfacenook and cranny ofbody and mind Shrouds all lifeIn chaos and strife But sometimes incompanionablewarmthlets friends andlovers thrivefor a time A deceptive winkagainst the harshnessof the future’stoo bright lightwhile looking backto distill truth fromthe hiddendark placesthe past always hides Time’s shadowsmix in the mindcorrupting analysiscertainty and evenrecent…
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Long Life
Long Life I’ve lived a long liferelatively speakingcompared to ancestorsages long past it seems life expectancyis about to increaseexponentiallydue to science and tech provided we keep our witsdon’t force extinction bythose same gambitscoming home to haunt us Gambits, yeshuman hubris being soubiquitous among ourscientists and engineers not to mention those whorule and own us…makes ‘long…
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My Youngest Sister
My Youngest Sister My youngest sistertook her final breaththis morning aroundmidnight We were never closetoo many years between usour worldsbut intermittent glimpses Hersof a working single momdivorced and independentstood on her own in her far-off home Now she’s gone before her time She should be writing these linesnot mea distant brotherfar older There seems no…
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Heavy Rain And Cats
Heavy Rain And Cats two days of off and onheavy rains temporary lakes in the yardfront and back cats hanging out onthe porch’s sheltering sweep looking for handoutseven more food and water other than rainwaterthey’ll even settle for dry food cold rain drives snobberyof the devas away at least for the feline posselazing by the…
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Mid-October Sunday Morning Ride
Mid-October Sunday Morning Ride the morning air moist and freshafter yesterday’s rainlarge and small animal tracksstanding out in the damp butdrying mud of the riverbeda little standing waterhere and therebut the floodwatersare gone a multitude of skinkscrisscrossing the pathfinally out of theirhidey-holes a-trollin’ the sky overheada brilliant deep bluefaded to the horizonsartist-clouds ofPayne’s gray to…
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The Assurance Of Hubris
The Assurance Of Hubris looking back at my long lifeand what big and small decisionsI’m able to recall I seldom thought my ‘choices’could be so detrimentalsure, some I could guess but most were made under duressforced by circumstancesbeyond my control when I remember my journey’s coursetrying to banish remorsecan’t seem to find a brighter place…
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