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A True Winter Day
Photo by freestocks on Unsplash At 7:00 a.m. it was 1 degree below zero, with a wind chill of 18 below. Continue reading
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This And That
Suppose we wake up and see that what we thought to be this and that, ain’t this and that at all? -Jack Kerouac Continue reading
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The Moon
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Life
All life is an experiment. The more experiments you make the better. – Ralph Waldo Emerson Continue reading
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its ….
thursday morning had my coffee with more to imbibe…now i sit and drumming my fingers on the table am i thinking or bored or a combination of both Continue reading
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Money Is Numbers
Money is numbers and numbers never end. If it takes money to be happy, your search for happiness will never end. Bob Marley Continue reading
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Man And Nature
It appears to be a law that you cannot have a deep sympathy with both man and nature. ~ Henry David Thoreau Continue reading
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Three Words
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hmmmm
the 1st Monday of the year 2022 with 51 more of them to come Continue reading
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good karma
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Same old, same old
same shit different day same shit different month same shit different year and it goes on and on and … Continue reading
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January
To read a poem in January is as lovely as to go for a walk in June. ~Jean-Paul Sartre Continue reading
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Having A Frustrating Day, Then The Advice On The Wall Is A Good Idea
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Winter Wonderland
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Silhouette Of Man On Cliff
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Today
Yesterday I got the booster shot. Today, having blood work done, and A1c level checked. With that said, I feel great. Continue reading
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Change
The only way to make sense out of change is to plunge into it, move with it, and join the dance. ~ Alan Watts Continue reading
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Four Words
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Nothing In The World Is Permanent
“Nothing in the world is permanent, and we’re foolish when we ask anything to last, but surely we’re still more foolish not to take delight in it while we have it.” ~ W. Somerset Maugham Continue reading
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Purple and White Petaled Flower
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More ….
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Hopefully ….
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Three Words
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Coffee Cup Inspiration
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Any Readers Know Who This Guy Is Or Was
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Polar Bear Cub
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Reading Cartoon
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December
When dark December glooms the day, And takes our autumn joys away; When short and scant the sun-beam throws, Upon the weary waste of snows… ~Walter Scott, Marmion, 1808 Source: Quote Garden Continue reading
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The Sign Says It All
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Alertness
drink water to stay hydrated … drink coffee to stay awake … and alert Continue reading
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A
good book good coffee a comfortable place to do it Continue reading
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Meditation – Silhouette Image
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Not ready to do this
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The Earth Has Rights, Too
“Sooner or later, we will have to recognize that the Earth has rights, too, to live without pollution. What mankind must know is that human beings cannot live without Mother Earth, but the planet can live without humans.” ~ Evo Morales, President of Bolivia Continue reading
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Opinions
“New opinions are always suspected, and usually opposed, without any other reason but because they are not already common.” ~ John Locke Continue reading
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I heed her advice
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International Community Of Readers
“More and more the writer is aware of an international community of readers for whom dense language use and frequent local references are a hindrance. This seems obvious. I don’t decry it or criticize it – it’s just a fact.” ~ Tim Parks, Novelist Continue reading
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The World We See
“The world we see that seems so insane is the result of a belief system that is not working. To perceive the world differently, we must be willing to change our belief system, let the past slip away, expand our sense of now, and dissolve the fear in our minds.” ~ William James Continue reading
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Expression Of An Opinion
“The peculiar evil of silencing the expression of an opinion is, that it is robbing the human race; posterity as well as the existing generation; those who dissent from the opinion, still more than those who hold it. If the opinion is right, they are deprived of the opportunity of exchanging error for truth: if… Continue reading
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Looking for a book I’ve been badly wanting to read. Where do I begin?
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Silhouette Photo of a woman looking out the window
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The wording on the mug says it all
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Children
“There is frequently more to be learned from the unexpected questions of a child than the discourses of men.” ~ John Locke, Philosopher, 1632 – 1704 Continue reading
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Reading Books
“Books are the plane, and the train, and the road. They are the destination, and the journey. They are home.” ~ Anna Quindlen Continue reading
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Yup I Do
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The Best Experiences
“With books at least, the best experiences are not when you find what you were looking for, but when something quite different finds you, takes you by surprise, shifts your tastes to new territory.” ~ Tim Parks, Novelist Continue reading
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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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