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I’ve been to this station in Denver
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Life Quote
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3 For 3
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My Philosophy
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I Second The Motion
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Only Way To Read A Book
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Early Sunsets
With daylight savings time done for the next four months… it won’t stop me from taking my early evening walks…I’ll admit that I enjoy it….even when there is snow and whatnot on the ground…plod on…plod on…. Continue reading
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Great Advice
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Soooooo
you can’t have your cake and eat it too … fine … i don’t eat cake… _____________________ just tell it like it is Continue reading
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Human Emotions
“Sorry is the Kool-Aid of human emotions. It’s what you say when you spill a cup of coffee or throw a gutter ball when you’re bowling with the girls in the league. True sorrow is as rare as true love.” ~ Stephen King Continue reading
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Yup
sunday night sitting on the living room couch which is accommodating a retired person like me so…i have no qualms about it…yup Continue reading
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War
“War: a massacre of people who don’t know each other for the profit of people who know each other but don’t massacre each other.” ~ Paul Valery, Poet, 1871 – 1945 Continue reading
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Judging People
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Relaxing Photo
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World
“If you look the right way, you can see that the whole world is a garden.” ~ Frances Hodgson Burnett, Playwright 1849 – 1924 Continue reading
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Okay
nothing said nothing written nothing to read Continue reading
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All Truth
“All truth passes through three stages. First, it is ridiculed. Second, it is violently opposed. Third, it is accepted as being self-evident.” ~ Arthur Schopenhauer Continue reading
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A Syndrome
so I have been self-diagnosed with brain fog syndrome no long term effects the only cure is to wait it out ________________________ just something to write – that’s what I did in my other life Continue reading
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Its time
to put Columbus Day to bed and make the change to indigenous people day. They deserve it. Continue reading
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I
just go with the flow its a great feeling Continue reading
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The Key To Life
“When I was 5 years old, my mother always told me that happiness was the key to life. When I went to school, they asked me what I wanted to be when I grew up. I wrote down ‘happy’. They told me I didn’t understand the assignment, and I told them they didn’t understand life.” Continue reading
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Gloomy
day good for puttering around apartment good for kicking back relax good for taking a siesta good for doing anything a person chooses to do Continue reading
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Jack Kerouac
Finishing up Jack Kerouac’s novel: The Town and The City. Its the second time I have read it, and its an interesting read. The beginning of the book, he mentions the city I was born and raised in, the city I reside in now, and the river which is only two blocks away. When I Continue reading
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Greed Is A Bottomless Pit
“Greed is a bottomless pit which exhausts the person in an endless effort to satisfy the need without ever reaching satisfaction.” ~ Erich Fromm Continue reading
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October
now its October the days are getting shorter the air a tad cooler …. the leaves slowly turning their collective colors soon to be naked indicating winter is on its way Continue reading
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Calm State Of Mind
alone at his favorite outdoor table while quietly thinking … blocking out the sounds of the traffic and people passing by … completely focused on the other world that he knows will never happen Continue reading
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Sundays
are for kicking back relaxing reading writing crosswords sports on the boob tube or… just being a lazy ass… Continue reading
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Interesting People
When I venture out for a walk, I sometimes meet some interesting people…from all walks of life. They could be dog walkers…people going or returning from an errand…the homeless… some of them I’ve gotten to know over the past few years…sometimes I’ll give them a dollar or two, as I know how it is to Continue reading
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What is
what is reality what is real what is fake what is true not even going to try and figure it out just crawl back into my niche and live Continue reading
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The Creative Center Of A Writer’s Life
“Reading is the creative center of a writer’s life. I take a book with me everywhere I go, and find there are all sorts of opportunities to dip in. The trick is to teach yourself to read in small sips as well as in long swallows. Waiting rooms were made for books— of course! But Continue reading
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summer
came to an end at 3:21 pm past history in a flash like it was all a blur that was real Continue reading
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Walking Aimlessly
early morning coffee in hand pounding the pavement saying hi to everyone yet no plan as to where he is going Continue reading
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Knowing…Not Knowing
We have to cross the boundary between knowing and not knowing many times before we achieve understanding. ~David Hawkins Continue reading
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The Sound Of Water
Anyone who has become entranced by the sound of water drops in the darkness of a ruin can attest to the extraordinary capacity of the ear to carve a volume into the void of darkness. The space traced by the ear becomes a cavity sculpted in the interior of the mind. ~Steven Holl Continue reading
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The Greatest Achievement
“The greatest achievement was at first and for a time a dream. The oak sleeps in the acorn, the bird waits in the egg, and in the highest vision of the soul a waking angel stirs. Dreams are the seedlings of realities.” ~ James Allen, Writer, 1864 – 1912 Continue reading
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Being An Intellectual
“Being an intellectual creates a lot of questions and no answers. You can fill your life up with ideas and still go home lonely. All you really have that really matters are feelings. That’s what music is to me.” – Janis Joplin” Continue reading
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America…
“America… just a nation of two hundred million used car salesmen with all the money we need to buy guns and no qualms about killing anybody else in the world who tries to make us uncomfortable.” ~ Hunter S. Thompson Continue reading
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A Writer’s Life
“Reading is the creative center of a writer’s life. I take a book with me everywhere I go, and find there are all sorts of opportunities to dip in. The trick is to teach yourself to read in small sips as well as in long swallows. Waiting rooms were made for books— of course! But Continue reading
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its been
so long since i used an alarm clock … probably wouldn’t know how to set one and even if i did … well Continue reading
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People Are Strange
“People are strange: They are constantly angered by trivial things, but on a major matter like totally wasting their lives, they hardly seem to notice.” ~ Charles Bukowsk, Poet, 1920 – 1994 Continue reading
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The Mind Loves The Unknown
“The mind loves the unknown. It loves images whose meaning is unknown, since the meaning of the mind itself is unknown.” ~ Rene Magritte, Artist, 1898 – 1967 Continue reading
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Not What She expected
A rural upbringing, she decided to move to a big city. The realtor won her over with all the good things and the closeness to some of the best restaurants, cinemas, etc., etc…so she agreed to take the one bedroom apartment, which was on 12th floor. What she didn’t expect, was the littered sidewalks, traffic Continue reading
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remember
the television show Route 66 starring Martin Milner… George Maharis…Glenn Corbett Continue reading
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“Those who fear the facts will forever try to discredit the fact-finders.” ~ Denis Diderot
Denis Diderot, Philosopher, 1713 – 1784 Continue reading
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Independent Thinkers
“A society with too few independent thinkers is vulnerable to control by disturbed and opportunistic leaders. A society which wants to create and maintain a free and democratic social system must create responsible independence of thought among its young.” ~ John Dewey, Philosopher, 1859 – 1952 Continue reading
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Monday Evening 8:54 p.m.
the smoke from the west coast wildfires is really bad here in my part of the state…wore a mask while I took a walk… you can actually smell it too… shortly after 7:00..the sun was a ball of red as it was behind the smoke…its supposed to be a little better tomorrow…as I’ve had enough Continue reading
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Monday Morning 9:13 a.m.
the air stinks from the wildfires out west…cut my walk short…can see the smoke on the horizon Continue reading
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sunday afternoon 4:44 p.m.
since its Sunday not much if anything is happening in my neck of the woods …that’s fine with me Continue reading
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sunday morning 10:07 a.m.
while spinning using the in stride cycle xl …i started a new book…. Invisible by Paul Auster… one of my favorite writers Continue reading
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11:54 a.m.
approaching noontime on the east coast the day is about to begin the second half Continue reading
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Six Words
wearing a mask again. staying safe. Continue reading
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Life Is Too Short
“I don’t care what people think about me. Never did, never will. Life is too short to be worrying about that shit.” ~ Amy Winehouse, Singer-songwriter, Born: September 14, 1983 – Died: July 23, 2011 Continue reading
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thursday 3:41 p.m.
what to think…say…write…will it make sense…what to make of it…it looks and sounds daft to me Continue reading
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Noble And Beautiful
“When you do something noble and beautiful and nobody noticed, do not be sad. For the sun every morning is a beautiful spectacle and yet most of the audience still sleeps.” ~ John Lennon Continue reading
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10:38 a.m.
all is well in the neighborhood love it Continue reading
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early morning
in the early morning hour of 4:30… its still dark and yet the early birds are chirping and tweeting… no other sounds are heard its a thing of beauty listening and also relaxing Continue reading
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Dreaming
“Death is a sleep that ends our dreaming. Oh, that we may be allowed to wake before death wakes us.” ~ Petrarch, Poet, 1304 – 1374 Continue reading
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Helping Others
“It is easy to sit up and take notice, What is difficult is getting up and taking action.” ~ Honore de Balzac Continue reading
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Dedication To A Friend
A few months back, I contemplated whether to continue blogging, or throw in the towel and call it a day. One of the first to email me, to say she would miss the things I post, and what not. Another follower from my local area, more or less said the same thing. Anyways, after a Continue reading
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Six Words
more rain later. bring it on. Continue reading
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yup
morning coffee will make the lousy weather a bit more tolerable Continue reading
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6:39 a.m.
dark. dreary. rainy. lightning. thundering start to the morning Continue reading
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so
went to the store as I needed to get a few things…when it was time for me to do what shoppers normally do at the register…the cashier had the personality of a sloth… when I was done, I was just shaking my head in wonder as to why they hire people like her…yikes Continue reading
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question
why don’t houses of worship have bedroom and living room sets Continue reading
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wondering
do single unattached people have love seats in their abodes Continue reading
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4:37 p.m.
i’m a human not a potato sitting on the couch…ho-hum Continue reading
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4:34 p.m.
just a lazy saturday afternoon being spent on the couch Continue reading
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7:44 a.m.
its a new day but the same old same old Continue reading
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and
did i say i sometimes write utter nonsense… at least i admit it and it gives me pleasure writing it Continue reading
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okay
so i’m an unofficial member of the… there’s a method to my madness club Continue reading
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Voting
https://www.quotemaster.org Continue reading
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me
an easy going guy get along well with others but generally keep to myself as I don’t like to get caught up in someone else’s bullshit religion is not my thing and politics…well that’s a subject that can get you into a lot of trouble… so tend to stay away from the subject what keeps Continue reading
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hmm
friday will be hot and humid have things to do so i’ll pace myself also have plenty of bottled water Continue reading
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7:24 p.m.
took a walk this evening the air…sticky as all hell felt like i was in a sauna so my pace was a bit slower than normal …it sucks is all i can say Continue reading
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time
the times are changing along with the climate nothing stays the same Continue reading
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7:57 p.m.
approaching the hour of 8:00 p.m. soon it will be getting a public service announcement from your friendly blogger Continue reading
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you know
wake up in the morning enjoying the first cup of coffee open the laptop to read and view the latest news lo and behold come to realize nothing has changed everything is the same not really surprised but…you never know a morning in the future may stun the mind saying that it is to good Continue reading
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7:16 a.m.
pouring rain a mug of coffee a book to read makes for a perfect start of the day Continue reading
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a thought redux
what I don’t see, hear and/or know about doesn’t bother me, and I am fine with that. so with that said, all is well and good and I will leave it like that. Continue reading
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