Note: my email program notifying subscribers of new posts is failing me. Why did this one get highlighted and sent to you? I have no idea. We are one, after all, you and I, together we suffer, together exist and Read more
NETFLIX SCORES A MASSIVE WINNER. This is the most amazing music history movie that I have ever seen. Jakob Dylan does an admirable job hosting, and playing tribute to many great bands, and legendary musicians. It portrayed the musical heroes Read more
Each and every one of us has the capacity to be an oppressor. I want to encourage each and every one of us to interrogate how we might be an oppressor and how we might be able to become liberators Read more
I completed my first road race in 15 years today. I was in position number 49, out of 330 participants. No rain, great race, nice people, and an all around well organized and fun 5K event! I ran about five Read more
“It is No Measure of Health to Be Well Adjusted to a Profoundly Sick Society” —Jiddu Krishnamurti Be mindful oh Mankind, of all the painful secrets that we must keep, By sharing with others we may awaken, or by our Read more
One of the greatest music influences in my life, Neil Peart, lyricist and drummer for the rock trio RUSH, has died. I attended two Rush concerts in the ’70’s, and loved all of their music. Rush always had a powerful, Read more
Christmas Message, 2019 (for my one consistent reader, and partner in the sublime, Sharon!) The real meaning of Christmas gets lost in the mythology, and economics of religion and capitalism. Yet, in my own humble way, I now deliver my Read more
Yes, there truly is a deep state in the USA, and it is called RUSSIA. Isn’t it heartwarming that the Russian leader and Trump Puppet Master, Putin, can reach out to his special little Pinocchio puppet, Trump? Trump is getting Read more
The Great White Hopeless, Donald Trump. The great white hopeless, the American male, now crippled by despair, anger, hatred, and poor judgement. “oh, and one more thingyou’re not going to likewhat comes after America…”–Leonard Cohen And yet, the heartless, thoughtless, Read more
“It is No Measure of Health to Be Well Adjusted to a Profoundly Sick Society”—Jiddu Krishnamurti Be mindful oh Mankind, of all the painful secrets that we must keep,By sharing with others we may awaken, or by our suffering silence Read more
Iris came into our lives in January of 2001. My sister and a US Forest Service ranger had found her, and her mother, abandoned and wandering through the Clackamas Wilderness area. It is unknown how long they had been lost, Read more
Hi Mitch, Happy Birthday, and hello from your third string grandpa. I hope that you are continuing to enjoy life and love at the highest, healthiest levels possible, for a man of your age and inclinations! We won’t be Read more
Brian, I am nearly sixty four years old. I have been writing since 2016, with no intention of ever publishing. In 2017, my best friend, who had been in remission from terminal malignant melanoma, was finally able to convince Read more
Our lives begin to end, the moment we become silent about things that matter—-Martin Luther King Or: There are two secrets to a successful life. 1. Don’t tell everyone everything that you know. 2. I deactivated my Facebook accounts on Read more
What are our origins? From what location in space, time, and spirit were our lives launched? We all came from somewhere not of our present sense of self. For better or for worse, we all have our family and our Read more
A New Easter Sunrise Over the years, I have become deeply disturbed by the developments within our shared world, within my individual consciousness, and the points of connection between self and other, through language, religion, and philosophy, that have created Read more
Chapter 14: Toxic Masculinity And Defender Dan “Until you make the unconscious conscious, it will direct your life and you will call it fate.” ― C.G. Jung Guns, gold, greed, gonads, and girls. . . . how much is enough, Read more
Engaging Our Launch Sequence In Life “We set sail on this new sea because there is new knowledge to be gained, and new rights to be won, and they must be won and used for the progress of all people. Read more
As the slowly shifting sands of time create ever taller hills for lost souls to climb, It is in this selfish, hateful world of little reason and rhyme, that I must seek the way to truth, to find Love sublime. Read more
“Our lives begin to end, the moment that we become silent about things that matter” Martin Luther King, Jr. Be mindful, oh Mankind, of all of the painful secrets that we must keep, For, by our suffering silence, we will Read more