I’ve been sick with a terrible cold for the last few days. Today I made myself get up, get dressed, get some things accomplished. I
Category: Respect
The Attempted Elimination of the Middle Class
I live in California. I was born in California during a time when being a first-generation Californian was still something of a thing, even if
The First Day of Fall, and Life Ever After
The first day of fall has arrived, the Autumnal Equinox. I am three years sober, sans alcohol, as of today. But not only that, I
The Road, for Jess
The Road November 1, 1996 Thereโs another lady in your life, Though she can never be your wife, With shoulders soft and curving lines, Oh,
The Idea
“The idea, a long, long, time ago, was to be able to live decently, and create art. Everything after that was icing on the cake,
The New Book: Magdalene Aubergine
We barely broke eighty degrees here today. There are still some ninety-degree temperatures predicted into the middle of the month, but today Summer officially began
One of the things I need…
Things I need, the thirty-six hour day. I’m also finding that I have to exert my will just about continuously over the hours I do
Toad the Wet Sprocket
Toad the Wet Sprocket. Music from the 1990s, classified as Alternative Rock, and Grunge. I’m listening to it again and it’s speaking to me
Still There Are
Still there are the Moon and the Stars the light of the night to know where we are under the same sky and everything else
When Half-Gods Go
Here we are, can you believe it, going into September. Where does the time go? I’m still reading Carl Sandburg’s big book of Abraham Lincoln.
What They Didn’t Teach Us in School, Carl Sandburg, Abraham Lincoln, and the History of the United States
I am continuing my reading of “Abraham Lincoln: The Prarie Years, The War Years” by Carl Sandburg. I’ve decided to share some of the content
Dream Bigger
Do you ever let yourself daydream the most fantastical daydream you can possibly imagine for your life? Some people don’t daydream like that. Others will
There is Still Beauty
There is still good in the world. There is still beauty. TS
Forward
This isn’t what I was going to write about today. I was going to write about dreams, about thinking positive, being happy, and dreaming bigger.
Inspirations
I’ve re-started a Tumblr page, and I’ve created a companion page to this page. The goal is, to keep what is good, to focus on
The Vibe Changed
I’ve been tempted to log back on to twitter, to save my account before the thirty days is up. I’ve resisted that temptation. I’ve
Making Changes, Driving the Car
I am off twitter once and for all and for good. (Only took how many tries?) They just changed their format anyway and, I wasn’t
Earthquake Weather
This implies that I smoke cigarettes. I don’t. I value my lungs. I used to smoke cigarettes, and I was excellent at it. Here’s the
What Makes You Happy?
Here’s a quote from the book “Illusions”, by Richard Bach… “In the path of our happiness shall we find the learning for which we have
Wings
This is how I spread my wings, on four winds in mournful sigh, this is how I live my dreams, this is how I fly,
Quantum Leap: The Mona Lisa Question
Big ideas. I’m having a Quantum Leap kind of day. Hypothesizing some things. Suspend your disbelief for a moment and imagine you can see the
Pigeon Hole
Don’t try to put me in your pigeon hole, don’t tell me how you sold your soul, I don’t really want to know, I’ve got
Danielle Steel
Here’s a great write up/interview of author Danielle Steel at Glamour mag. How has Steel written 179 books? She writes/works twenty to twenty-two hours a
Spring 2019
Some of the photographs I’ve taken this Spring. Photography is one of my favorite hobbies. ~ TS
