Average human body holds enough phosphorous to make 2,200 matches - gives new meaning to you light up my life.
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Without dreams you'll never see the world of possibilities. Without hopes you'll never know the world of love. http://ping.fm/WCTdm

Heroes break bad laws to free others; scoundrels use them to enslave others.
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5/30/1431: 19 year old Joan d'Arc burned at stake by English in Rouen, France. Martyrs are the leavings of self-righteous gathered in war.

Editing latest book, Times to Try the Soul of Man, conspiracy/coming of age set set in N.Y.C 2000. http://ping.fm/DQVKQ

What the morning brings the night forgets. Live today before it is lost. http://ping.fm/JSLeV

Patrick Henry: "Give me liberty or give me death." Today corporations: "Give up liberty and prevent my death." Time for new revolution?

5/29/1919: Einstein's theory of relativity tested by observation of total solar eclipse. Space & time, energy & mass - all connected.

5/29/1953 Mount Everest conquered as Edmund Hillary & Tenzing Norgay reach summit. Has it been all downhill since?

Find your joys and hold them tightly; the sorrows will find you.

Am I inconsistent? Consistently so. How about you?

The poem I write is a drop of my soul come to light on yours; the song a kiss tender to your ears. Love today expressed given evermore.

Pedants and panjandrums pander to the supercilious. To know is good; to know what not to say is essential. http://ping.fm/2eHrc

Live in Phoenix? Stop by the Ice House tomorrow 5-10 & help save this important arts venue. 429 West Jackson Street.

If you do not rush to save your neighbor's barn, who will be there to extinguish the fire in your home. We are all connected. http://ping.fm/BBySG

5/26/1830:Congress passes The Indian Removal Act forcing Native Americans from their homes. Indigenous peoples of the world are important.

What nature knows a wise man does not dispute.

I woke this morning drained by dreams. The terror of being consumed. The panic of being loved. http://ping.fm/mURW8

Why doe it seem that most wealth comes from raping the earth and hurting other people. Should we rethink our priorities?

5/25/1925, John T. Scopes indicted in Tennessee - teaching Darwin's theory evolution. Congrats USA: heading back to least minds of 1925.

5/24/1883: The Brooklyn Bridge, linking Brooklyn and Manhattan, open to traffic. No doubt, somebody sold it to a succor the next day. http://ping.fm/Yklrs

Can a rational woman vote for this guy? Read this and ask yourself: http://ping.fm/Zv8Ac

5/23/1701: Captain William Kidd hanged in London. Whom would you like to see swinging from the yardarm?

TPaw takes on ethanol in Iowa; gives Newt a way to attack. Meanwhile TPaw supports oil subsidies. Like watching spiders on LSD weave webs.

TPaw takes on ethanol in Iowa; gives Newt a way to attack. Meanwhile TPaw supports oil subsidies. Like watching spiders on LSD weave webs.

Important changes are coming to the world of energy. http://ping.fm/VDphn

5/23/1934, bank robbers Bonnie and Clyde shot to death in police ambush as they drove stolen Ford Deluxe along road in Bienville Parish, La.

Just received another acceptance for a piece of short fiction. Always a great feeling. http://ping.fm/z2y0g

It would have been a shame no matter how it happened. Luckily, it didn't; so we can breathe easy.

5/22/1859 - Arthur Conan Doyle born - the rest is elementary, Watson.

Today's dream becomes tomorrow's reality, which will eventually be the future's nightmare. http://ping.fm/omywR

The brave stiffen their spines while the craven need a stiffener.

Those who fear to live hide in the sanctity of the past. Those who would live to the fullest do so in the spirit of the future.

ATTMP author Jen Knox's To Begin Again won 1st Place in the 2011 Next Generation Indie Book Awards - Short Story category. http://ping.fm/GnEXF

The monkey wrench is named after its inventor, a London blacksmith named Charles Moncke. Don't go throwing one into your day.

TOOTHACHE: The pain that drives you to extraction. http://ping.fm/nArP0

Fingernails grow faster on favored hand. Right-handed, your right nails will grow faster. Middle fingernail grows fastest. Flip bird now.

Respect for life means respect for the women who are bearing that fetus not treating them like breeding animals.

5/20/1961: whites attack bus of "Freedom Riders" in Montgomery. Federal government sends marshals to restore order. The hidden GOP agenda?

5/19/1536: Henry VIII's 32nd wife, Anne Boleyn, beheaded for alleged adultery having been cause of establishment of the Church of England.

INFLATION: Cutting money in half without damaging the paper. http://ping.fm/LM3VB

If they speak plainly will we listen more intelligently? Gov't to simplify its official language. http://ping.fm/idDxd

It seems that those who know something know very little. Of course that may still be more than those who know nothing.

Of course you want to read it: http://ping.fm/3r5DJ

Consider the alternatives - not the great possibilities but the realistic choices that can be carried forward.

Phoenix: Sunday - noon till 5 - Dog-Eared Pages 16428 N 32nd - celebration of arts & letters - open mic & creative people.

EGOTIST: Someone who is usually me-deep in conversation.
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COMMITTEE: A body that keeps minutes and wastes hours.

CHICKENS: Only animal we eat before they're born & after they're dead. Chickens important in my newest novel? http://ping.fm/KJ94w

BEAUTY PARLOR: A place where women curl up and dye.

ADULT: A person who has stopped growing at both ends and is now growing in the middle.

The bird singing in the tree outside my window also relieves himself on my car. Nature is a balance of good and ill. We must accept it all.

Our sense of social justice must rest on an understanding of the social contract that binds us into one community.

If we lower taxes on the wealthy and corporations, how will the average person benefit? They won't create jobs only hoard their wealth.

A review for an important new book: http://ping.fm/lJru9

Please stop by and like this book. (Of course it's even better if you buy it.) http://ping.fm/HsNFa

The world must be made safe, but from whom? Are we our own worst enemy?

The world must be made safe, but from whom? Are we our own worst enemy?

5/17/1954, Supreme Court landmark Brown vs. Board of Education ruling, declares racially segregated public schools inherently unequal.

Something you'll enjoy reading:
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When in power GOP wanted TSA funded, now not so much: http://ping.fm/k7LCp Underlying hypocrisy.

In a nation that cares about people, those who care for people would be properly cared for.
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What have you given up in order to fund tax cuts for big oil, corporations, and wealthy people?

Looking for bargains is an American way of life; but when people are desperate, it becomes part of a way of pain.

If you want to read books that matter, visit All Things That Matter Press, home of Widow's Walk and Memoirs From the Asylum. http://ping.fm/100Hn

When you purge and censor history, you demean your own forefathers. Know them as real people not as imaginary heroes.

Those who would cast no aspersions on heroes of history would learn nothing from it. Great men are shoulders on which we stand to see more.

plangent PLAN-juhnt , Beating with loud or deep sound, as "the plangent wave." or Expressing sadness;plaintive. "Plangent heart be still.

When did we become a nation of liars? http://ping.fm/kbN76

A good review of my novel, Widow's Walk. Available on Amazon (print and kindle) http://ping.fm/d1k5T

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The trouble with the Democratic Party is lack of backbone. The trouble with the Republicans is lack of heart.

Peace in ten Middle East is somewhat less likely than a cure for cancer. Cells are ultimately logical, humans not so much.

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We're going to be discussing thyroid problems, an important topic. http://ping.fm/6S6m5

autodidact aw-toh-DY-dakt One who is self-taught. In politics the typical autodidact knows only what (s)he has chosen to learn.

Following up my "career in baseball" and my story "Horatio At the Game" this interview: http://ping.fm/r0urH

Following up my "career in baseball" & story "Horatio At the Game" : http://ping.fm/qaN0U

Boredom can lead to madness in parrots. The birds need constant interaction, affection, and mental stimulation. A cracker doesn't do the job

Did you know toilets use 35% of indoor water use? There are some powerful bathroom scenes in Memoirs From the Asylum. http://vidego.multicastmedia.com/player.php?p=nqm74a8k

5/10/1829: HMS Beagle embarks for South America with Charles Darwin on board. Unfortunately many Americans are still unimpressed.

Widow's Walk is published by All Things That Matter Press, which is another great fact.

A cat has 32 muscles in each ear. What a great factoid.

Did you know reindeer like bananas? Send your extra bananas to Finland.

Did you know no two corn flakes look the same.

5/10/1933:Nazi youth groups hold book burning. I'm sure they'd burn books from my great publisher. http://ping.fm/0KW7D

5/10/1869 gold spike driven at Promontory, Utah, completion of 1st transcontinental railroad in US. Many Chinese and Irish immigrant workers

Did you know August has the highest percentage of births? What does that say about long December nights? http://ping.fm/FStFn

Unless food is mixed with saliva you can't taste it. Of course some people have no taste period. http://ping.fm/MAThb

Did you know macadamia nuts are toxic to dogs? Wonder how they spell that using the 12 letters of the Hawaiian alphabet. http://ping.fm/DQFMY

Did you know armadillos have 4 babies at a time and are all the same sex? Wonder if they all have the same favorite brand of tire? http://ping.fm/QhSMN

Did you know the Hawaiian alphabet has 12 letters? How many words do they have to describe the surf?

Did you know rabbits like licorice? They want to know, "How do we get rid of these dumb carrots and get some boxes of Panda?"

Did you know the 3 most common languages in the world are Mandarin Chinese, Spanish and English

5/ 9/1994, South Africa's parliament chose Nelson Mandela to be the country's first black president. "Mandela, Mandela" A hero for our times

The U.S. government is looking for a few good men and women - not for the military but to run for office. Hard to find them.

Who knew? Who cared? Are we not all Private Schultz? Morality be damned.

callithump KAL-uh-thuhmp A children's parade, with prizes for the best costumes.
I thought that was a Republican debate on Fox.

If you choose to kill your enemies, from whom will you learn?

5/6/1865:http:The birth of Sigmund Freud. Do you know where your Oedipus is?

Karin Cameron was kind enough to interview me, so please take a look. http://ping.fm/RWIQX

You love to read? You love to think? Visit All Things That Matter Press - home for good books for thinking people.

5/5/1862: Cinco de Mayo (Battle of Puebla, Mexico) Or is is just an excuse to drink Margaritas?

Great word for writers: epigamic, adjective;
Attracting the opposite sex, as the colors of certain birds. In full epigamic display, she ...

The hummingbird outside my window demands I come out and play. I shall oblige. Back later today.

5/4/1970 Ohio National Guard open fire on anti-war protesters at Kent State Univ; kill 4 students and wound 9 others. War destroys innocence

Music surely is man's best communication with nature. "If you ain't got that rhythm you don't got a thing."

If you don't understand what the right wing is about, maybe you should read http://ping.fm/bWtJe

Children should be dandled not diddled. (Dandle - bounce gently on ones knee or in arms) (Diddle needs definition only incarceration)

Take time to laugh before you learn the truth and can't.

Fox news just doesn't get reality. http://ping.fm/1xTnV

Social media shrinks the world - http://ping.fm/QsKWq

May Day - Have you erected your pole?

My good friend Sal shows you don't have to be Jewish to write importance stuff in Hebrew. Check this poem out. http://ping.fm/cTnEj

A great new book is coming from All Things That Matter Press, publisher of Memoirs From the Asylum and Widow's Walk. http://ping.fm/U0UIi