Tag: history
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First? Perhaps…
Write about your first crush. I’ve written about her previously and will provide a link to that poem below. As I was saying: first? Perhaps, but certainly the most ‘crushing’ to my soul in my young life to that point. There had been other girls that I’d fancied, ‘liked’, who’d swiped me to their ‘friends…
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No Kings Protest Everyday
No Kings Protest Everyday For democracy to succeedEvery day must be aNo Kings Day protestWe thought kingsWere a thing of ancient historyBut they tricked us all Didn’t go quietly into the pagesOf history, as we’d hopedMerely changed from robesTo business suits andTitles from king toCEO Every day must beA refusal to bend the kneeKiss the…
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No Kings Protest Tucson
Describe one of your favorite moments. When citizens stand up to authoritarians. Here, we thought the world was, for the most part, DONE WITH KINGS. Unfortunately, they tricked us. They didn’t go away, just changed their titles from ‘kings’ to ‘CEOs’. Down with ‘kings’ in any and all their forms! For me, it was a…
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A Scoundrel’s Last Refuge & Murder
A few quotes that say it all… “Distrust everyone in whom the impulse to punish is powerful!” –Friedrich Nietzsche “All in all, punishment hardens and renders people more insensible; it concentrates; it increases the feeling of estrangement; it strengthens the power of resistance.” –Friedrich Nietzsche You may notice that I’ve started this out with the…
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Legend Of A Mind
Legend Of A Mindby The Moody Blues Timothy Leary’s dead.No, no, no, no, He’s outside looking in.Timothy Leary’s dead.No, no, no, no, He’s outside looking in.He’ll fly his astral plane,Takes you trips around the bay,Brings you back the same day,Timothy Leary. Timothy Leary. Timothy Leary’s dead.No, no, no, no, He’s outside looking in.Timothy Leary’s dead.No,…
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London Bridge Is Falling Down – Part 2
The Lamposts on London Bridge were created from the melted down cannons of Napoean Bonaparte. This bridge stood across the Thames from 1831 to 1967. It wasn’t really ‘falling down’, but due to modern traffic, it was sinking in the riverbed. Since the bridge opened at Lake Havasu, a so-called ‘English Village’ (read, tourist-trap) was…
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London Bridge Is Falling Down – Part 1
I took a little 4-day vacation for my birthday. Went to see the famous London Bridge. The following is the result of my little reprieve…; -) London Bridge Is Falling Down Well, not anymore. Because it was falling down (so to speak), a new bridge was built to replace it. The old bridge was sold…
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If Push Comes To Shove…
List three books that have had an impact on you. Why? Way too many to count. Reading was a problem for me until Jr. High School. It was a combination of just poor eyesight and slight youthful dyslexia. But, I was always interested in stories. My parents used to read to us when I was…
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My Wage-slave Career
What jobs have you had? My Career as a Wage-slave I started wage-slaving at the age of 10. My dad took me with him as his ‘go-for’ in his plumbing and heating business. He later branched out into remodeling and roofing too, which I also learned and worked at off and on in hard times…
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An Old Statement Of Widom And Ethics
An old statement of wisdom and ethics that sitll motivates me after a lifetime of trials, tribulations, and ecstasies, even though some of my poems and rants may seem to contridict them… Mr. Ehrmann expressed my core feelings as well as I’ve seen them expressed anywhere. And yes, I’ve posted this before (a couple of years…
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