I still read books. The kind that you can read when you are away from your computer. The kind that you can read by candle light when the power is out and no longer have internet access. I have changed the way I purchase books. I have started purchasing books utilizing the links that Kevin […]
All of the talk recently about our school days has got me reminiscing now, too, LOL. So here is my high school story that I would like to share with the class. I originally posted it back on MySpace “back in the day”. Andy Warhol said that “everybody would have their 15 minutes of fame” […]
the Saturday afternoon gig with Daryl Davis went well enuff for ME…fairly sure he wasn’t as happy as he wanted to be…I made a bunch of mistakes…worked with a new drummer…he lives at the very VERY bottom of the hill I used to live on all those years ago…after about four hours of mostly 1 […]
last night’s gig was fairly typical…energy? yes; Musical incompetence? some…paying for soft drinks? THAT was a surprise–cheap bastards…quite a turn out…I predicted (to myself unfortunately) a certain person might show up and he did…I’m doing a gig with him later today…what made it all worth while for me was the presence of Jessica…IF she didn’t […]
Buffalo Springfield – For What It’s Worth (Monterey 1967) The Gaian Dragon I Ching Calendar #12 : Danger Be aware, and pay attention, when you are in danger. Stick to your principles. Seek to Provide. Recognize Danger. Repair damaged thinking. Adhere to Truth. Follow Enlightenment Be aware of greed. Be patient. Maintain confidence. Follow through […]
I’m back home from Ft. Gordon. Three weeks relearning to set up a Combat Support Hospital. Physically refreshed. Emotionally exhausted. Before leaving a young soldier passed out in formation. When the decision was made to let him proceed to Georgia he was assigned a permanent Battle Buddy. A Battle watches your back. You watch his. […]
My Guardian Angel
Jupiter sounds (so strange!) NASA-Voyager recording Over Your Head Contact at Craney Hill, New Hampshire : 1975 by James Clair Lewis It was in August of 1975, and I had been camped atop Craney Hill near New England College in Henniker, New Hampshire for about a month. I was spending my time meditating, and contemplating. […]
Could we get three any more different nouns in a blog title? This is just another of my “this day in Joko History” blogs, where I run some re-runs. This one happens to be remarkable because it starts with “What You Don’t Want To See at Airport Security”, my single most viewed video on YouTube. […]
It’s well-established that low-income students are much less likely than their more affluent counterparts to receive a challenging, fulfilling education. When one group of students is at a disadvantage from the beginning, they don’t perform as well on the standardized tests required to graduate from high school and they are more likely to have behavioral […]
