Posted in Poems on Feb 11th, 2008
It’s funny how the most disparate incidents can trigger emotion. Some years ago the Salvation Army had a TV ad running that depicted an old man in a torn singlet looking into a dirty, cracked mirror. He was looking at himself as a young man, wasting his life on alcohol and drugs. It touched me [...]
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Posted in Poems on Feb 9th, 2008
Noteworthy news this week is the closeness of the Democratic race for the nomination. The choices are clear and stark; or are they? Two firsts, one an unknown quantity to an extent. The other well known. It may be their strengths are also their weaknesses. On one hand, the lack of experience may tell against [...]
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Posted in Observations on Life on Sep 19th, 2007
Think you can, think you can’t, Either way, you’ll be right Henry Ford Industrialist I’ve seen this quote a number of times over the years and never given it much thought other than, “I suppose it’s right.” Then I spoke with an acquaintance the other day. He was bemoaning the fact that he had lost [...]
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