One down, two to go…

So MSR played the Main St. Café which is (almost) within walking distance of where I now live…actually it’s not too far to walk (not quite a mile and a half), but I’m so outta shape…The gig went well enough I guess…One of the rough spots was a woman singing from her table; she was […]

Saturday Share, Come One ~ Come All !!!

Earlier in the week, a blog was posted inviting everyone to come and give “One-More-Line” to generate lines for this “Collab” Poetry. Hope you will join in the fun with collabs and/or comments.

Angel Love Blogs 40

Angel Love Blogs 40 Blue Skies What is Enlightenment? Angels Sing Your Name The Greatest Secret of All Moon Magic My Guardian Angels 7 Ways to Protect and Cultivate Your Feelings of Gratitude Calm in the Storm Create Everyday Miracles Speak From Your Heart With Kindness

Healing our Shadow

We’ve often heard from the sages of the past that the true path to enlightenment requires the total acceptance of the shadow self.

Being Kind

As I was reflecting the other day on love — loving ourselves, loving our neighbor, loving the world itself — it came to me that with all the “stigma” attached to the word love, sometimes we may be at a loss as to what it means.

POEM; A Good Case of “Influenca”

This was written for the Thematic Attic Thursday poetry challenge on the CPC.  Hosts Diane and Bettie were looking for writes about a favorite teacher.  I did mine as a Villanelle because that is the recommended format on this week’s Friday Fling challenge.  NB: my centering function will not work reliably here anymore, so there […]

lots goin’ on IMO…with and without me…

Just on Friday alone I’ve gotta put new strings on the acoustic, go to the Food Stamps Office, go pay the cell phone bill, do laundry…and (hopefully) have some time to chill and/or prep for the gig with MSR in the Kentlands…and because I said I’d work on Monday I kinda gotta do as much […]

The Friday Fling Writes Its Way To Villanellaville!

Friday Fling #194 August 24th 2012 This week on Friday we’re gonna Fling it and let you go ahead and wing it. Anything goes as far as a subject; None will be frowned on or labeled a reject as long as it is not too rudely crude to make readers spew coffee recently brewed. So […]

Classic Jazz : Joe Pass 1

Classic Jazz : Joe Pass 1 Joe Pass All Things You Are Joe Pass – Summertime [1992] Joe Pass – 02 – Joes Blues Joe Pass – When You Wish Upon A Star Joe Pass – Limehouse Blues Joe Pass – Night and Day Joe Pass – Satin Doll Joe Pass – Stella by Starlight […]

The Mothership

Close encounters of the third kind Landing Backbone Trail Five The Mothership by James Clair Lewis During Star and Planetary formation processes, it happens that some new planets get thrown out of a solar system by gravitational forces. These become lifeless planets floating out in space. Currently, our scientists estimate that there are more of […]