Friday, May 6, 2022

A Talent . . .

 . . . to reckon with

https://www.templeton.org/funding-areas/exceptional-cognitive-talent-development
. . . Umm, "with which to reckon."

Jay Graboski is likely known to most music fans as a member of the Baltimore eclectic progressive rock band OHO which formed all the way back in 1970. On this latest compilation titled STEPS (1971-2019) Graboski has handpicked his work from a number of bands including OHO, Lunar Merchant, El Sledge+, Food For Worms, Dark Side and many others.

 

 


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Thursday, May 5, 2022

Can It . . .

. . . go on?
https://kathmandupost.com/opinion/2017/09/07/state-of-perfidy

What’s in a name?
Words are just words.
Such compromise,
Faithless was she.
Deceitfulness; treachery,
Breeching a trust; perfidious.
No way to know 
Well in advance,
Now it’s all clear,
Reaped what she sowed.
Had to go.

Dishonor waits 
On perfidy.
Rising above 
Your misery.
False man forgets worldliness.
Minus or plus; perfidious.
Cowards and fools 
Hiding beneath lies.
Accusat’ry,
In you just like me,
Will not die.

Duplicity; two-facedness,
Untrustworthiness confuses me.
Such perfidy.

Disloyalty,
Baseless intrigue,
Can it go on 
Indefinitely?
Perfidy.


Perfidy
©2021 Raymond M. Jozwiak
From the forthcoming release 'GRAINS', due June 7, 2022



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Wednesday, May 4, 2022

The Words . . .

. . . they are a-shrinking

https://dylanchords.info/professors/dylans_guitars.htm

While reading about the many skills that have become obsolete during my lifetime, I realized that one of them is the inability express oneself. Now I do realize that texting and other forms of electronic communication made this inevitable. I sometimes fail though, to understand what people are trying to say. WTF???!!! Here are some examples of modern, written (specificallyld 'texted') English-


(from https://www.slicktext.com/blog/2019/02/text-abbreviations-guide/) 
ROFL: Rolling on floor laughing
STFU: Shut the *swear word!* up
ICYMI: In case you missed it
TL;DR: Too long, didn’t read
NVM: Nevermind
TGIF: Thank goodness it’s Friday
TBH: To be honest
TBF: To be frank
RN: Right now
QOTD: Quote of the day
OOTD: Outfit of the day
BRB: Be right back
BTW: By the way
LOL: Laugh out loud
TTYL: Talk to you later
HMU: Hit me up
FWIW: For what it’s worth
IMO: In my opinion
IMHO: In my humble opinion
IDK: I don’t know
TBA: To be announced
TBD: To be decided
EOD: End of day
FAQ: Frequently asked question
AKA: Also known as
ASAP: As soon as possible
DIY: Do it yourself
LMGTFY: Let me Google that for you
NP: No problem
N/A: Not applicable or not available
OOO: Out of office
TIA: Thanks in advance
ILY: I love you
MCM: Man crush Monday
WCW: Woman crush Wednesday
BF: Boyfriend
GF: Girlfriend
CTA: Call to action
UGC: User-generated content
SMS: Short message service
MMS: Multimedia messaging service
RCS: Rich communication services
ROI: Return on investment
CTR: Click-through rate
5G: 5th generation, meaning the newest generation of mobile communications
LMK: Let me know


The Times They Are A-Changing
- Bob Dylann



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Tuesday, May 3, 2022

Quite . . .

. . . Unique.  Hear the song here.

https://www.istockphoto.com/photos/unique






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Monday, May 2, 2022

Screwed . . .

https://www.bobvila.com/articles/how-to-choose-the-right-screw/
(from https://www.salon.com/2022/04/21/and-desantis-want-to-drag-us-backward--ultimately-that-wont-work/)
". . . The evolution of the human species is not a straightforward proposition. While in the past we produced Shakespeare, George Washington Carver, Einstein and Voltaire, to name a few more noteworthy evolved humans,  more recently we collectively coughed up phlegm like Marjorie Taylor Greene, Lauren Boebert, Matt Gaetz, Mitch McConnell and Donald Trump. . . "We are kind of in the middle of a technological-medieval age," another Capitol Hill legislator told me. "Religion is taking precedence over science. People are denying facts. Hell, in Florida they're banning math books! If we can't agree on facts and truth, then we're truly screwed.". . . '


I Will Survive
- Cake



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Sunday, May 1, 2022

Proof . . .

https://www.shutterstock.com/search/education+qualifications

. . . of qualifications should be required of any and all parents to claim they have even the slightest knowledge of what constitutes and thorough and well-rounded education.  Being parents, the only thing they have proven to have mastered is procreation! 


(https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2022/04/23/republicans-lgbt/)
". . . Fifty percent of Americans, including 65 percent of Republicans, said parents have “too little” influence on classroom curriculum, according to an AP-NORC poll released in March. But 21 percent of Americans supported prohibiting teachers from teaching about sex and sexuality in schools, including 33 percent of Republicans, the poll showed. . ."


Teach Your Children
- Crosby, Stills & Nash



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Saturday, April 30, 2022

Instructions . . .

https://www.lrb.usace.army.mil/Media/News-Stories/Article/1932632/
recreational-harbor-economic-benefit-surveys-on-lake-ontario/

How do you know when you’re at the end?
Where will you go? 
After so long the marina’s become your friend.
There’ll be a day when your ship comes in.
Take it in stride.
You keep it slow, keep it steady, and all in time.

Half of the T-head on E, Albert.
Half of the T-head on E. 
How big’s your boat gonna be Albert,
When you are free?

Albert always wore a smile on his face,
Never a trace of weariness. 

No one thought Albert would do much more
Than they thought he would.
Albert, oblivious, struggled despite their scorn.
One little blink, he’s no longer there.
Blends with the crowd. 
Sometimes at night he will cry
But it’s never loud.

Always one you’ll find in every crowd.
We sure could use some more like him.

What kind of man would do all the things that he should do?
What’s your reaction? Something you want? Can it be true?

But the perception so widely held 
Is not all that good. 
Such was the case, or was apathy what he befell?
Really, we’re all just like Albert too,
Just not as wise.
One bit of patience, no burden’s beyond your size.

Take your dreams and fly so far from this place.
Feel no regrets, no bridges burned.




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