“Enjoy every Sandwich” Warren Zevon.
Me and my daughters at Christmas. Katie is on the right and Sarah is on the left; I was enjoying my sandwich.
“I’ve always thought of friendship as where two people really tear one another apart and perhaps in that way learn something from one another.” – Francis Bacon
Paul Celan wrote, Poetry is a sort of homecoming.” When I read poetry, it feels like I am getting a glimpse into the poet’s abode. It is something personal that I have been given permission to see. I am no poet but when I do write I think it comes from the wellspring and whispering of my heart. Each word is music and each line is unique.
“Keep away from people who try to belittle your ambitions. Small people always do that, but the really great make you feel that you, too, can become great.” – Mark Twain
My parents taught me the values that I have carried with me through my entire life among many life lessons: Be generous in praise, refrain from criticizing, and be eager to encourage. We all struggle with our own demons; don’t pull the rug out from under your neighbor’s feet. Smile, people are just as important and we will have to make an atonement when it’s all said and done. Today we can embrace all human beings. Let kindness prevail.
You say you are holy,
Because I have not seen you sin.
Aye, but there are those
Who have seen you sin, my friend.”
-Stephen Crane
Nothing seems to be anyone’s fault anymore. Blame gets tossed around like confetti at a ticker tape parade. I did not realize that responsibility had suddenly become a four-letter word.
Walking through the woods in any season is like walking through the door of the most ornate cathedral. I get a lot more from being among the wood fibers than all the hammered stone in the world. You can have the Taj Mahal, I’ll take a grove of white pine anytime.
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There is not a day that goes by that I don’t think about death. It is my constant companion. You cannot escape it. When you’re full of yourself, it will just creep up and bite you in the ass.
“If A is success in life, then A=X+Y+Z. Work is X; Y is play; and Z is keeping your mouth shut.” – Albert Einstein
I have now discovered another annoying sound; the back-up alarms on heavy equipment. They are clearing some land across the street from where I live. The incessant beeping drives me nuts.
“You just have to scrape the shit right off your shoes.” From Sweet Virginia by The Rolling Stones
My Granddaughter, Eloise. Another sandwich I enjoy! Grampa and Dad are such honorific titles. But they must be earned. They are not handed out like diplomas.