Saturday, November 19, 2022

Gotta Have 'Em . . .

 

“Friendship is the hardest thing in the world to explain. It’s not something you learn in school. But if you haven’t learned the meaning of friendship, you really haven’t learned anything.” 
— Muhammad Ali

“Don’t make friends who are comfortable to be with. Make friends who will force you to lever yourself up.” 
— Thomas J. Watson

“The most beautiful discovery true friends make is that they can grow separately without growing apart.” — Elisabeth Foley

“Each friend represents a world in us, a world possibly not born until they arrive, and it is only by this meeting that a new world is born.” 
— Anais Nin

“Life is partly what we make it, and partly what it is made by the friends we choose.” 
— Tennessee Williams

“They may forget what you said, but they will never forget how you made them feel.” 
— Carl W. Buechner

“Find a group of people who challenge and inspire you; spend a lot of time with them, and it will change your life.” 
— Amy Poehler


Friends

- Buzzy Linhart



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Friday, November 18, 2022

Variation . . .

 


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Variations on 'Broken.'  

'Broken' is cut#1 on the album GRAINS 

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Thursday, November 17, 2022

Enough? . . .

 


". . . When The Washington Post Fact Checker team first started cataloguing President Donald Trump’s false or misleading claims, we recorded 492 suspect claims in the first 100 days of his presidency. On Nov. 2 alone, the day before the 2020 vote, Trump made 503 false or misleading claims as he barnstormed across the country in a desperate effort to win reelection. . . This astonishing jump in falsehoods is the story of Trump’s tumultuous reign. By the end of his term, Trump had accumulated 30,573 untruths during his presidency — averaging about 21 erroneous claims a day. . . What is especially striking is how the tsunami of untruths kept rising the longer he served as president and became increasingly unmoored from the truth. . ."


What Is Truth?

- Johnny Cash



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Wednesday, November 16, 2022

Here . . .

 

I’ve never been one to follow trends.
I won’t be with the crowd 
When they round the bend.
But I’ll be here until the very end
‘Cause, where it’s at is here with you.
Fancy parties leave me cold and drained,
Discos, crowds and posturing in vain
Only feed some silly appetite unnamed.
Where it’s at is here with you.
I don’t want to see the moon,
Fly to Paris, May or June.
I just want a one-way fare
To anyplace where you’ll be there.
I don’t need gold or precious things,
Fancy clothes or even diamond rings.
I just want the thrill that being with you brings.
‘Cause, where it’s at is here with you.
For fame or power, I have no desire.
I don’t crave acceptance, or to be admired.
I’m just happy sitting with you by the fire.
Where it’s at is here with you.



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Tuesday, November 15, 2022

More Reflecting . . .


On the surface calm, collected.
Charming, smiling, ready wit.
Quite engaging, as expected.
Likeable, I must admit.
In confidence, I could detect
Appreciation seeping slightly 
From behind a tacit grin.
Agreeable, I found his person.
Determined, he was bound to win.
But with time, or certain people,
Different shades he did reveal
And sometimes certain circumstances
Made his empathy concealed. 
Time eventually separated
Paths we took; our fate, I guess.
The residue of mixed perceptions
Of his good and bad were left.
Ambivalence was what remained
In my memory; how he impressed.
But neither malice nor ill-will 
Did cross my mind, did I entertain.
And yesterday some bad news reached me.
Circumstances are very dire.
The awfulness of twist of fate
Has sparked a sympathetic fire.





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Monday, November 14, 2022

Stories . . .

. . . church, videos & music 

Learning the ropes of a new video camera, a long time ago, in a place now long gone, I made this video. It appears that I'm reading music, but I am not. I just sat down and started playing. I hear some church in there.  Seems some things are just in you to stay.  I named this little improvisation, for You Tube purposes, Mighty Alrighty. Brings to mind a song I wrote about 'the church of music,' but that's another story.
 
 

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Sunday, November 13, 2022

Slower . . .

 


In all your haste, do you ever try
To take the time to stop and see the scenery?
There's move beauty around than you could ever imagine.
And it isn't all purely visual.
You say you haven't done it?
You haven't even tried?
You must slow it all down
And take a Slowride . . . 




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