Why do the innocent suffer? Why does evil go unpunished? Far better men than me have chewed on these questions for eons. I have read and listened to a few of them and most have answers or solutions that don’t really satisfy, they don’t close the circle. The answers I have been taught and have […]
Monthly Archives: January 2013
Falling Gracefully
Jan 20
Many there are that can fall, but few can arrive at the felicity of falling gracefully. Alexander Pope ‘He’s going to the dirt’ – – expression used by tower hands when someone falls from a 1,000 ft. radio tower When you first begin to fall, from a tree, a ladder, a cliff, for the first […]
Where Have all the Graveyards Gone?
Jan 7
“Where have all the graveyards gone? Long time passing Where have all the graveyards gone Long time ago?” I like graveyards. Tired, old graveyards best. They are quiet, serene, well sculpted and orderly. There usually aren’t any crowds in graveyards. You can wander, unhurried, amid the trees, stones and flowers and reflect without interruption on […]
Things to Do
Jan 6
Lately I’ve been doing a lot of writing, but it’s mostly comments to others articles on other blogs. This is my response to a list of “Things to learn to do.” on ‘The Huffington Post’, I go there mostly to rattle the cages which I suppose isn’t very admirable but its infinitely amusing. The ‘Posts’ list included […]
Where Have all the Soldiers Gone?
Jan 2
“Where have all the soldiers gone? Long time passing Where have all the soldiers gone Long time ago?” If you ask this question in Switzerland they will answer; “They went home.” In 1847 there was a month-long Civil War in Switzerland that produced about a hundred casualties. Since that time no Swiss soldier has fired a shot […]
Where Have all the Young Men Gone?
Jan 1
Where have all the young men gone? Long time passing Where have all the young men gone Long time ago?” The correct answer to the songs question is; they haven’t gone anywhere, they are still here , for the most part, among us. Young men become mature men in the natural order of things. Then […]
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