Sunday, May 8, 2022

There Was . . .

. . . a party 

The stars lay in a blanket above.
A gentle breeze blowing in from the sea.
The last light flickers from one lonely candle.
Never before was a night half as perfect
For you and me.

But there was a party last night. 
Yes there was a party nextdoor,
‘Cause there’s a boy sleeping on the back porch.

You would have noticed a pin drop that evening.
The peace and calm when romance fills the air.
Ambience oozing from Coltrane and Hartman.
And barely twenty feet away, we’d no clue
What was happening there.

No blaring rock and roll.
No bottles on the walk.
No screaming, shouting and no fight.
Nobody called the law.
No sirens in the night.
Just one young man, stretched out on a chaise,
Sleeping it off.

Occasions such as this should be savored.
The combination of circumstance rare.
You may just be the true love that I’ve searched for.
I think though, that the folks in the house that’s next door 
Just don’t care. 



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Saturday, May 7, 2022

Something . . .

 

. . . is clearly wrong when a society places an abnormally high value upon every utterance from a person who happens to have one, exceptional ability, and who has earned a great fortune as a result of it, but has few other talents within realms such as social dynamics, politics, or human nature. If such talents were within his possession, proof of same would be readily visible in the actions he takes (regarding his fortune) and in the words he speaks. 


Fool On the Hill

- The Beatles



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Friday, May 6, 2022

A Talent . . .

 . . . to reckon with

. . . 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?

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

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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Monday, May 2, 2022

Screwed . . .

(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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