Wednesday, September 15, 2021

Call . . .

 

https://unsplash.com/s/photos/telephone

We got along famously so.
No indication of discord.
Then like a bolt from the blue 
Or beyond without warning, 
Silence.

Why don’t you call me Margarita?
I’ve tried so hard to get in touch.
All in good faith I want to see you
Cause a mutually beneficial
Prospect’s here.

Comfortable fit, shoes hat or glove.
Almost my own epidermis.
My own right arm, the very
Sustenance that I require;
Desire.

Professed undying devotion to
Each other then. Back in the past.
No single trace of dissatisfaction.

Mystery one not to be solved. 
All circumstances still suspect.
No rocket scientist 
Needed to read all the writing
On the wall. 


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Tuesday, September 14, 2021

Out . . .

. . . of step 

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(from https://www.usnews.com/news/the-report/articles/2021-09-03/social-conservatives-flex-their-muscle-in-texas)
" . . . A dwindling GOP power base is passing laws out of step with the state’s changing demographics – and with much of the rest of the United States. . . A plane pulls the message 'Don't Mess with Texas Voter Y'all' over the Texas Capitol, Tuesday, July 13, 2021, in Austin, Texas. Texas Democrats left the state to block sweeping new election laws, while Republican Gov. Greg Abbott threatened them with arrest the moment they return. . . If you live here, you're going to have a hard time getting an abortion. And if someone drives you to a clinic or checks you in for the procedure after six weeks of pregnancy, your cranky neighbor or office rival might take the new opportunity to collect $10,000 for turning you in. Voting will be harder for lots of people, and you could be jailed if you send someone an unsolicited absentee ballot application. You'll be able to carry a gun without a license or training, but if you are homeless you can be fined $500 for camping in an unapproved public space. Teachers will be limited on how they can discuss racism and current events, and businesses aren't allowed to demand "vaccine passports" or inoculation information. . . This is the new Texas, and it's a social conservative's heaven. Proud of its longtime image as a swashbuckling big state that favors small government, Texas has recently taken a dramatic move rightward as the GOP-run state adopts a slew of laws and policies that read like a MAGA hat-wearer's Christmas list. . ."


That's Right - Lyle Lovett [A Texan Who Understands The Music]



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Monday, September 13, 2021

The Devil . . .

. . . you say??? 

 . . . Au contraire mon frere . . . 

(from xhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Church_of_Satan)
"The Church of Satan . . .  does not espouse a belief in Satan as an entity who literally exists, and (Anton Szandor) LaVey (who established the church in 1966) did not encourage the worship of Satan as a deity. High Priest Peter H. Gilmore has stated "My real feeling is that anybody who believes in supernatural entities on some level is insane. Whether they believe in the Devil or God, they are abdicating reason." Gilmore defines the word "Satan" as "a model or a mode of behavior", noting that in Hebrew the word means "adversary" or "opposer", which can be regarded as "one who questions." Gilmore describes Satanism as beginning with atheism, and taking the view that the universe is indifferent: "There's no God, there's no Devil. No one cares!" LaVey sought to cement his belief system within the secularist world-view that derived from natural science, thus providing him with an anti-theistic basis with which to criticize Christianity and other supernaturalist beliefs. He legitimized his religion by highlighting what he claimed was its rational nature, contrasting this with what he saw as the supernaturalist irrationality of established religions. . ."


The Devil Tried To Kill Me - David Murray



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Sunday, September 12, 2021

Rich . . .

https://www.teleflora.com/blog/how-to-make-a-lei-with-fresh-flowers/
Southward bound
A latte grande on the seat
Between my legs.
All around,
I see the saints,
I see the dregs.
And the byproducts of civilization
Enter, exit from stage left, stage right.

Another monument 
To the elusive and mysterious
Honolulu Harry, 
The richest man I know.
Honolulu Harry,
The richest man in this life 
Or the next.

Through the town,
Sometimes with baggage,
Some without,
Making a livelihood.
Up or down,
Any direction that you choose
And among the fast foods, strip malls and traffic, 
There’s that name again as plain as day.

Harry was certainly rich,
But it only was money.
Very few liked him that much.
Now it seems kind of funny.

Just the sound
Of his name spoken with respect
And reverence that’s owed to him,
Brings to mind
Beneficence 
Without a peer.
And it warms the heart to think of the thousands
Harry helped, but not while he was here.





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Saturday, September 11, 2021

Broken . . .

https://unsplash.com/s/photos/broken

(An advance preview of a song from forthcoming release "Grains")

Just when I thought my little 
Empire would never be conquered.
I was invincible. 
Went from the frying pan
Right into the fire.
Now I don’t care at all.
I’m one smooth operator,
But standing two feet tall;
Was like some great dictator.

Damn the coffee. 
Damn the sugar. 
Damn the colonies.
Where’s my future?
What awaits me?
I don’t want to be
Napoleon of broken dreams.

So when I got myself
A taste of that glorious power.
It was intoxicating.
The more I took became
The more that I wanted. 
But soon the thrill was gone.
Wanted to meet my maker.
I’ll pay for what I’ve done 
Just like that great dictator.

Could be people like me
Should be alone.
Nothing is ever enough;
Enough for this eccentricity.

It’s said, by nature, that a
Man can become territorial.
And I’ve been known to do it.
Simple offense became 
An outright obsession.
I got my just desserts.
Maybe I’ll see you later.
But still it could be worse
Just like that great dictator. 


Broken - Ray Jozwiak
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Friday, September 10, 2021

Joy . . .

https://drmichaelmcgee.com/joy/

T’is So Much Joy
‘T is so much joy! ‘T is so much joy!
If I should fail, what poverty!
And yet, as poor as I
Have ventured all upon a throw;
Have gained! Yes! Hesitated so
This side the victory!

Life is but life, and death but death!
Bliss is but bliss, and breath but breath!
And if, indeed, I fail,
At least to know the worst is sweet.
Defeat means nothing but defeat,
No drearier can prevail!

And if I gain, – oh, gun at sea,
Oh, bells that in the steeples be,
At first repeat it slow!
For heaven is a different thing
Conjectured, and waked sudden in,
And might o’erwhelm me so!

– Emily Dickinson


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Thursday, September 9, 2021

Not Sure . . .

. . . I understand . . . 
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(from https://www.theverge.com/22310188/nft-explainer-what-is-blockchain-crypto-art-faq)
". . . What is an NFT? . . . Non-fungible token. . . “Non-fungible” more or less means that it’s unique and can’t be replaced with something else. For example, a bitcoin is fungible — trade one for another bitcoin, and you’ll have exactly the same thing. A one-of-a-kind trading card, however, is non-fungible. If you traded it for a different card, you’d have something completely different. You gave up a Squirtle, and got a 1909 T206 Honus Wagner, which StadiumTalk calls “the Mona Lisa of baseball cards.” (I’ll take their word for it.) . . . How do NFTs work? . . . At a very high level, most NFTs are part of the Ethereum blockchain. Ethereum is a cryptocurrency, like bitcoin or dogecoin, but its blockchain also supports these NFTs, which store extra information that makes them work differently from, say, an ETH coin. It is worth noting that other blockchains can implement their own versions of NFTs. (Some already have.) . . . Do people really think this will become like art collecting?. . . I’m sure some people really hope so — like whoever paid almost $390,000 for a 50-second video by Grimes or the person who paid $6.6 million for a video by Beeple. . . "

Confusion - The Electric Light Orchestra



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