And Adam looked back at the gates of the garden God had driven them from and saw the angel there, with the fiery sword, to prevent them ever entering again. Eve turned to see what he was looking at and said “Well , what are we supposed to do now.” She put her fists on her […]
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It All Begins
Jul 23
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Tags: Adam, Bible, Bullying, choose, creation, devil, earth, Eve, fiery sword, Free Will, full bore, Garden of Eden, Genesis, pain, Restore, subdue, subdue the earth, unhappiness
Dr. Martin Luther Kings Favorite Poem
Apr 10
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Okay, let me admit right off the bat that I can’t swear to the absolute truth of the title; but, I do believe it was one of his favorite rhymes, because he quoted from it in several of his speeches. The poem is ‘The Present Crisis’ by James Russell Lowell. It was published in 1844, and concerns the growing […]
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HYPE
Feb 22
Posted by thelastminstrel
I don’t remember the name of the movie or the year, but I was about ten or eleven. I had gone early to the little theater in our town so I could catch the Previews; my favorite part of going to the show. For the one dollar that was my working capital for the week […]
Of Splinters and Wounds pt 2
Sep 8
Posted by thelastminstrel
Summer of 1984 I’m the general contractor on a large remodel and addition to a home in the rich part of Dallas. I’m driving on Harry Hines Blvd. looking for a hardware wholesaler. This is the same street Parkland Hospital sits on, where JFK was pronounced dead in 1963. Five miles or so […]
Of Splinters and Wounds-part 1
Sep 6
Posted by thelastminstrel
I have a knot on the outside edge of my right hand, below the little finger. It’s been there for years. If you run your finger along the edge of the hand you can feel the bump, like a BB under the skin. If you press hard it hurts. I don’t remember how it got there, but I […]
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