I am Santa

I am Santa

Oct 18

Back in 1999, my life was very different than it is today.  I was single… I was teaching school… I was a foster parent.  I don’t know where my foster child is now but she certainly taught me some valuable lessons and I am not just hopeful but certain that she learned some valuable lessons from me.  My foster daughter had an extremely rough upbringing that included neglect and...

The Wizard of Oz: Economics

The Wizard of Oz: Economics

Oct 10

Wizard of Oz: You, my friend, are a victim of disorganized thinking. You are under the unfortunate impression that just because you run away you have no courage; you’re confusing courage with wisdom. Who says you can’t learn anything reading children’s literature?  My friend Michelle sent me an article on this topic a few months ago and I just got around to reading it. ...

Not So Idle Hands: The Lamp of Poor Souls

Not So Idle Hands: The Lamp of Poor Souls

Oct 04

Shine, little lamp, nor let thy light grow dim. Into what vast, dread dreams, what lonely lands, Into what griefs hath death delivered him, Far from my hands? Marjorie Lowry Christie Pickthall In English churches before the Protestant Reformation people prayed to the Lamp of Poor Souls in hopes of providing intercession for friends and loved ones who didn’t have the money to buy their way...

Stutter

Stutter

Oct 01

A while back I was supposed to get to sing in a band with some friends of mine in an Irish pub up in Huntington Beach. Unfortunately, some of the folks in the band worked with a current client of the company I was contracting for. Long story short…the contract fell through and I wasn’t able to discuss any of the details of what had happened. As a result, I didn’t get to go...

The Anti-Christ: Prophecy or Google Lackey?

The Anti-Christ: Prophecy or Google Lackey?

Sep 27

So I pop onto WordPress today and realize that I have been so busy with work that I haven’t had time to blog my thoughts.  As I add content, it has been pretty interesting to see what google ads have been placed in the sponsor box on my home page.  Today’s edition really baffled me.  There’s a book about the Anti-Christ in my Google Ads!  Evidently my website here is being...

Who’s Wislawa Szymborska?

Who’s Wislawa Szymborska?

Sep 15

If you don’t know this author, you should. My friend Laura introduced me to her a few years ago and to be honest, I had never even heard the name before. I had no idea what I was missing. Evidently, she won the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1996 and I can clearly see why. The most interesting thing about her poetry is that it was originally published in a Slavic language and still...

Peddlers

Peddlers

Aug 28

by Angela Fardo Thought takes shape in unseen places Blank stares and vacant faces An eternal whirlwind of cognizance Objectivism, Astronomy, Philosophy, Autonomy You must be saved to cast aside The chains that are reality Confusion marks the mood of the existential labyrinth A search for convergence Weary humans banging walls along with happy mice A quest for fire from within To raise the pyre...

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