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“We are what we pretend to be, so we must be careful what we pretend to be.” ~ Kurt Vonnegut
Kurt Vonnegut (2009). “Mother Night: A Novel”, p.5, Dial Press Continue reading
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Just A Thought
big is bulky small is beautiful it’s all good Continue reading
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Update
Now that I am no longer injecting insulin, the glucose (sugar) level(s) are good. It took a little work get to this point, as I watch what and how much I eat, and that’s a good thing, as it works out in my favor. When I was diagnosed and told that I have type 2… Continue reading
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Be
Accept who you are Be who you are Think for yourself Enjoy life Continue reading
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Time Away
I’m taking some much needed time away from blogging. I need to concentrate on my diabetes, as I am no longer on insulin. I feel great, but there are the moments when the sugar level is a bit high. I don’t fret over it, as I know what to do. When will I return, I… Continue reading
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We must stop talking about the American dream and start listening to the dreams of Americans. ~ Max Beerbohm
Max Beerbohm, English Essayist ~ 1872 – 1956 Continue reading
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“A classic is a book that has never finished saying what it has to say.” ~ Italo Calvino
Italo Calvino (2017). “The Uses of Literature”, p.134, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Continue reading
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Thoughts From A Tired Mind
hot searing sun broiling the desert not a house or any building to be seen for as far as the eye can see carcasses of long ago dead animals litter the ground rattle snakes hissing scorpions and black widows crawling seeking to bite and deposit their deadly venom no water to be found not an… Continue reading
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“You need nothing to be happy – you need something to be sad.” ~ Mooji
Mooji, Teacher ~ Born: January 29, 1954 Continue reading
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Traveling Is Like Flirting
“Traveling is like flirting with life. It’s like saying, ‘I would stay and love you, but I have to go; this is my station.” ~ Lisa St. Aubin de Terán, Novelist Continue reading
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So…
tired spent done in worn out lethargic listless and whatever else Continue reading
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All the world Began With A Yes
“All the world began with a yes. One molecule said yes to another molecule and life was born. But before prehistory there was the prehistory of the prehistory and there was the never and there was the yes. It was ever so. I don’t know why, but I do know that the universe never began.… Continue reading
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The Joy Of Reading Fiction
That is the joy of reading fiction: when all is said and done, the novel belongs to the reader and his or hers imagination. ~ Alice Hoffman Continue reading
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“What worries you, masters you.” ~ John Locke
John Locke – Philosopher B: August 29, 1632 – D: October 28, 1704 Continue reading
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In law, nothing is certain but the expense. ~Samuel Butler
Samuel Butler – English Author, 1835 – 1902 Continue reading
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And
the month of August is now in the home stretch and life goes on Continue reading
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All Things
“All things are our relatives; what we do to everything, we do to ourselves. All is really One.” ~ Black Elk, Medicine Man ~ B: Dec. 1, 1863 – D: Aug. 19, 1950 Continue reading
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A Pondering Moment
we live our lives like laundry wash-rinse-dry-repeat Continue reading
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Cup Of Coffee
“Is it possible to get a cup of coffee-flavored coffee anymore in this country? What happened with coffee? Did I miss a meeting? They have every other flavor but coffee-flavored coffee. They have mochaccino, frappaccino, cappuccino, Al Pacino…Coffee doesn’t need a menu, it needs a cup.” ~ Denis Leary Continue reading
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Wondering Evermore
out the door with the backpack containing only with the basics of necessities in order to find seek/ search/ and/or locate the meaning of truth that is does it truly exist or is it a figment of our collective imagination if so then can we say that the human race is living in a world… Continue reading
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Short, Short Story
The half-whacked preacher, is speaking the unspeakable of a lewd and lascivious nature. Continue reading
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I Write Differently ~ Franz Kafka
I write differently from what I speak, I speak differently from what I think, I think differently from the way I ought to think, and so it all proceeds into deepest darkness. ~ Franz Kafka Continue reading
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William Blake Poem
“To see a world in a grain of sand And a heaven in a wild flower, Hold infinity in the palm of your hand, And eternity in an hour.” ~ William Blake ‘Auguries of Innocence’ (c. 1803) Continue reading
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R.I.P Toni Morrison
“If there’s a book that you want to read, but it hasn’t been written yet, then you must write it.” ~ Toni Morrison, 88 y/o – Author, Nobel Laureate Continue reading
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A Pondering Moment
may the slice of toast land on the floor buttered side facing up Continue reading
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Art is the only way to run away without leaving home. ~ Twyla Tharp
Twyla Tharp, American Dancer Continue reading
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Okay ….
reading writing posting blogging walking eating not nesesarily in that order Continue reading
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A poet is, before anything else, a person who is passionately in love with language. ~ W. H. Auden
W. H. Auden, Anglo-American poet ~ 1907 – 1973 Continue reading
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“A good snapshot stops a moment from running away.” ~ Eudora Welty
Eudora Welty (1998), “Stories, Essays and Memoir” Continue reading
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Who Am I ~ Carl Sandburg
“It is necessary … for a man to go away by himself … to sit on a rock … and ask, ‘Who am I, where have I been, and where am I going?” ~ Carl Sandburg, Writer, 1878-1967 Continue reading
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Music ~ Albert Einstein
If I were not a physicist, I would probably be a musician. I often think in music. I live my daydreams in music. I see my life in terms of music. ~ Albert Einstein Continue reading
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#1 priority is water, water, and more water. ~ Joe Teti
With the high heat and humidity, having/drinking plenty of water, is a good thing. Continue reading
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Short Short Story
Trekking with the numerous lost souls. The journey continues on. Continue reading
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“You might be poor, your shoes might be broken, but your mind is a palace.” ~ Frank McCourt
Frank McCourt (1999), Angela’s Ashes: A Memoir Continue reading
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Me
I am me always will be me no one will ever change me as I was born as me so the end result is a total me and I am happy to be me Continue reading
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To see the Summer Sky ~ Emily Dickinson
To see the Summer Sky Is Poetry, though never in a Book it lie – True Poems flee – ~Emily Dickinson, c.1879 Continue reading
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Benign Indifference To The Universe ~ Albert Camus
For the first time, the first, I laid my heart open to the benign indifference to the universe. To feel it so like myself, indeed so brotherly, made me realize that I’d been happy, and that I was happy still. ~ Albert Camus Continue reading
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The City
people on the stoops watching the passersby hydrants open spraying cool water on the neighborhood kids ice cream truck has arrived people lining up to buy and enjoy an ice cream or something cold to drink to hot cook inside so pizza and sandwiches are the meals for the hungry the ones without a/c suffer… Continue reading
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Just Thinking
If Jack Kerouac were alive what would be his thoughts of the state of affairs this country It would surely be an interesting read Continue reading
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Saturday Afternoon
eating a pear accompanied with a cup of black French Roast coffee while reading emails and blogs Continue reading
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A Nostalgic Moment
Tod Stiles (Martin Milner) and Buzz Murdoch (George Maharis) on Route 66 an old black and white television show with great screenwriting and acting Continue reading
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“If you are lonely when you’re alone, you are in bad company.” ~ Jean-Paul Sartre
Jean-Paul Sartre, Philosopher – Born: June 21, 1905 – Died: April 15, 1980 Continue reading
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Emily Dickinson Quote
I hope you love birds too. It is economical. It saves going to heaven. ~ Emily Dickinson Continue reading
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Greed ~ Erich Fromm
Psychologist, 1900 – 1980 Continue reading
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Quiet People ~ Susan Gale
Sometimes quiet people really do have a lot to say. They’re just being careful about who they open up to. ~ Susan Gale Continue reading
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The Best Things In Life Are Free.
The best things in life are free. Sunsets and sunrises are free. Air is free. Love is free. Death is free. The best things in life are free. ~ Frederick Lindemann, 1st Viscount Cherwell Continue reading
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I’ll read my books ….
I’ll read my books and I’ll drink coffee and I’ll listen to music, and I’ll bolt the door. … Continue reading
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In A Conumdrum
mug of coffee to my left open laptop in front of me a new book that was started this morning sits to the right of me now what the hell shall I do flip a coin rock paper scissors put a blindfold on and pick one spin the bottle good luck Continue reading
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“If the literature we are reading does not wake us, why then do we read it? A literary work must be an ice-axe to break the sea frozen inside us.” ~ Franz Kafka
Franz Kafka, Writer – Born: July 3, 1883 – Died: June 3, 1924 Continue reading
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“Learning is not attained by chance, it must be sought for with ardor and diligence.” ~ Abigail Adams
Abigail Adams, Former First Lady of the United States – 1744 – 1818 Continue reading
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“A painting is music you can see and music is a painting you can hear.” ~ Miles Davis
Miles Davis, Musician – B: May 26, 1926 – D: September 28, 1991 Continue reading
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A Pondering Moment
put today’s bullshit in the dumpster make tomorrow a better day Continue reading
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Yeah
it’s one of them days that I don’t feel like doing a damn thing Continue reading
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A Pondering Moment 2
knowing what you already know is known so that is all you need to know Continue reading
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To read a book …..
To read a book for the first time is to make an acquaintance with a new friend; to read it for a second time is to meet an old one. ~ Chinese Saying Continue reading
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