Tag: Ethics
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Sorcery Is Us
Sorcery Is Us we’re all would-be mageschoosing our words carefullyto achieve desired effectscreating spells and incantations sorcerers selecting words and phrasescarefully using poetic devicesrhyme, alliteration, and metaphorto conjure power and much more the very invention of languagesbut human sorceries, rendered incantationscreated societies and civilizationsgenocides and desertifications homo sapiens innate predatory natureexpressed in languages, lethal products…
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Typical Tucson July
Typical Tucson July early morning ride sawstraw colored buffel grasscovered hills and flatsthe desert floor resemblingyellow-tan tatami mats contrast the verdant greensof the bushes and treesthe aloe’s silver-blue greensthe dry, desert landscapea somber, mottled scene two roadrunners crossed my pathas did a couple of lizardsforegoing their pushups todayas three scorpions hightailed itright and left, out…
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Joe The Crow – Another Memoir Memory
Joe The Crow When I was a childWe bird-sat a crow named JoeHis real name unknownExcept to other crows Uncle Bob left him with usFor a couple of yearsWhile he was deployed to JapanThough mom wasn’t a fan Joe could imitate her dog-callBy name and whistleCrows can imitate soundsAnd words, make you bristle Before Joe,…
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Dog-walking Archer Lake
Dog-walking Archer Lake Tucson heron stands sentinel like a statueon a half submerged rock in the shallowsclose to the shoreline while grackles forage those same shallowsand hang out in nearby trees withraucous cries and tomfoolery while a few ducks waddle the deserted beachand glide through the water nearbyready for a handout by any passersby Archer…
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Ravens v Crows
Ravens v Crows Circling high above the dry washThe inherent unkindness and treacheryIn the ravens’ conspiracyRegarding the murder of crowsScavenging the nooks and crannies belowA conspiracy, both treacherousAnd unkind… –LE – 7/3/26
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Killing Us Slower Than Guns
Artists of the time were warning us of the toxic wasteland we were creating even back when Motown and pysodelic music were the rage, when Disco was beginning its rise. This song aired in 1970. Slower Than Gunsby Iron Butterfly Can you feel the manmade mistAs it starts to twist your lungs?Slower than guns Breathe…
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Warmshowers – 3/3 – A Memoir Memory
The Erie Canal Towpath We do miss the lovely trails around our former home in Northern Ohio. Our favorite was the canal towpath which ran from Lake Erie in Cleveland to Akron (a distance of about 30 miles) This continuous strip of land was quite narrow in places and mostly followed the Erie Canal through…
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Warmshowers – 2/3 – A Memoir Memory
Our Houseguests Arrived As we waited for our guests to arrive, the sky darkened ominously and I tried to figure out if it was a wiser decision to ask three total strangers to sleep in our house, or allow them to possibly drown if our backyard flooded. Ultimately, I reminded myself that ax murderers hardly…
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Warmshowers – 1/3 – A Memoir Memory
Warmshowers This section was written by Tina. It happened a couple of years after I retired and moved to Ashland. Warmshowers is an international group that gives travelers (usually cross-country bicyclists) a place to stay for a night or two at no charge. They have an app that allows you to contact individuals who are…
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Wild Thing
Wild Thingby The Troggs Wild thingWild thingWild thingYou make my heart singYou make everything groovyWild thing Wild thing, I think I love youBut I wanna know for sureSo come on, hold me tightI love you Wild thingWild thingWild thingYou make my heart singYou make everything groovyWild thing Wild thing, I think you move meBut I…
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