Things… – Page 9 – Why Eye Write

My Very Own “Bridge At San Luis Rey”

Every now and then I find myself caught up in and perhaps thinking too long about shortcuts I have taken and mistakes I have made. It is easy when in one of those periodic down-cycles to reflect on what one has done and where one has been. But, be careful; if you linger in thereContinue reading “My Very Own “Bridge At San Luis Rey””

Things that make you say “hummmm” to yourself

In the category of simple things that will amaze you; True story… We are in Toledo today for a marching band competition and we decided to go to lunch at the Applebee’s near the mall where the kids are having a well deserved afternoon break and waiting on the results from the morning preliminary competition.Continue reading “Things that make you say “hummmm” to yourself”

I’m all aglow…

She rises! Suddenly Moon-shadows flood across my lawn! In the midst of the darkness, night recedes and reveals the things of the day all in the midst of evening splendor. My night is aglow with a blue moonlight wash, and I sit here upon my porch and listen to music of midnight.

Porch sittin’

I don’t know if it’s the sentimentality of an early senility or inspiration born of distant images loosed by some scent or sound, but as I sit here on my porch “The Kings of Hollywood” fill my mind and long lost memories swirl in front of me, rising upward on the breeze that carries awayContinue reading “Porch sittin’”

Another Tax! I’m Shocked!

“To compel a man to furnish funds for the propagation of ideas he disbelieves and abhors is sinful and tyrannical.”. Thomas Jefferson. It is foolhardy to believe that we will ever all feel good about our taxes. It is not something that anyone will ever become completely comfortable with, but there must be some basisContinue reading “Another Tax! I’m Shocked!”

Before The Fall

So, I’ve started this HCG diet thing… this weekend was Phase I where I dosed with the HCG and then ate as much stuff as I could. Well, it was a pretty busy weekend, so I really didn’t do all that much gratuitous eating. Saturday was a complete blur with only a few probably poor choices along theContinue reading “Before The Fall”

“Gott segne unsere edlen Werk”

I am blessed to belong to a group of people, many of whom are first generation German immigrants, called the Cincinnati Kolping Society. The organization is built around the idea embodied in its motto; “Gott segne unsere edlen Werk” which translates to God bless our noble work. So today more than other days, I thankContinue reading ““Gott segne unsere edlen Werk””

A Brief word about time…

I have long held that time is more vortex shaped than linnear. I have only recently come to know that (1) I am correct and (2) whether the ever-tightening circles of years are descending or ascending is entrely up to you.

Yeah; Well so’s your old man!!!

Few people are capable of expressing with equanimity opinions which differ from the prejudices of their social environment. Most people are even incapable of forming such opinions. – Albert Einstein So, where did all that fear and hate come from? For a nation of “good, God-fearing people,” we have certainly become prolific when it comesContinue reading “Yeah; Well so’s your old man!!!”

Dis-coarse

Sometimes I become discouraged by the coarseness of our public discourse. It seems as if the realms of the hyperbolic and the ill-mannered have merged into a thoughtless, visceral road-rage-like expression of whatever malady you may be promoting that day. I can no longer stand by and watch this train wreck of human expression. Therefore, IContinue reading “Dis-coarse”