Thursday, June 30, 2011

Wednesday, June 29, 2011

Here's a short film that will warm your heart. http://ping.fm/9zf7H
We post old poems and recollect
youth, love, song, and merriment.
The day is gone; the night's forlorn;
hold tight to sweetest sentiment.

Tuesday, June 28, 2011

In case you believe that profit motivation is best for everything. http://ping.fm/wVkQd
Life is running slow, best change your own schedule before it's too damn late. Warning brought by Memoirs From the Asylum. http://ping.fm/UzHKr

Monday, June 27, 2011

Don't miss this, chuckles and warm gooey feelings all around. http://ping.fm/opil1
6/27/1969: Stonewall riots begin in New York City. Now we the gay community has marriage equality in N.Y. Only took 42 years.
Sandy Cohen's book Revelations is getting great reviews. From my publisher, ATTMP, and a friend, http://ping.fm/cxTGS
Humans, the ultimate pollution: http://ping.fm/EhrUg

Sunday, June 26, 2011

Listen to a great short story by my friend Harris Tobias. http://ping.fm/LJcU1
If you are not ready for the judge, stay out of the court.
In the moment was anxiety; /
then came the awful truth. /
It didn't matter anyway /
when I said goodbye to you.
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Saturday, June 25, 2011

Who cannot laugh at world cannot cry with her pain. without capacity to see ourselves as fools we are we are left believing we are judge.
6/25/1876, Lt. Col. George A. Custer & his 7th Cavalry wiped out by Sioux and Cheyenne Indians in the Battle of Little Big Horn in Montana.

Friday, June 24, 2011

When the expectation offered exceeds the passion of the doing, disappointment is inevitable. http://ping.fm/jsxku
When love fails, when relationship ends, the quality of survival is the result of the sense of worthiness developed in childhood. http://ping.fm/P5Lr8
The best advice is to give none.

Thursday, June 23, 2011

Morning and coffee./
Nighttime and tea./
Bagel, biscotti./
Happy we'll be.

Wednesday, June 22, 2011

If you don't stop to sing a song or recite a poem, how can you possibly know what good wine is for?
When the revolution comes,/
when the barricades go up, /
whose side will you take? /
Whose side will you be on? /
Your happy dog with his new bone
lies in sunbeams all alone;
dares the neighbors to come around
expects you to stand his ground.

Tuesday, June 21, 2011

So read a good book. Memoirs From the Asylum http://ping.fm/D7wde
6/21/1633: Catholic Church forces Galileo disavow heliocentric theory of Solar System. Dogma beats science - not. http://ping.fm/2IvYN
All Things That Matter Press - publishers of Kenneth Weene novels and other fine books. http://ping.fm/NzrS4
If we were now at Stonehenge, we should surely sing and dance./
As days of summer shorten, may autumnal crops advance.
May the solstice bring you joy and the blessings of nature. http://ping.fm/3Gp5G
Will this encourage people to stop smoking or is it just a government agency justifying itself? http://ping.fm/k5DnT
laodicean (lay-ah-duh-SEE-uhn)
adjective: Lukewarm or indifferent, especially regarding religion. A word we might want to learn & practice.

Monday, June 20, 2011

Poetry should know no ruler
Her feet unmeasured and unbound
Height enough to reach the heavens
Long enough to touch the ground.
Our electrons touch in cyberspace./ Have we become a different race?/ The lies we are too free to tell/ The products we all want to sell.
If it were easy, would you bother doing it? If answer is no, why are you doing it anyway? Better to do what matters than rise to the bait.
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Sunday, June 19, 2011

Have you given your dad a copy of Memoirs From the Asylum? What are you been waiting for? He deserves a great present. http://ping.fm/TmOhE
6/19/1964, Civil Rights Act of 1964 was approved surviving 83-day filibuster in US Senate. Still prejudice lingers. The American Dilemma.

Saturday, June 18, 2011

Today I worked on the rewrite. Tomorrow I will rewrite again. Then it will be ready for the editor. Perhaps by next Sunday it will be done.
The truth unknown is often better than the truth known too well. To seek is better than to believe.
Each novel written is a world created. Visit my mad world. http://ping.fm/7wkCe
Some days my mind just isn't fast enough to keep up with my computer. http://ping.fm/VYvf3
Do I hear "bail out?" No! No ! No! http://ping.fm/8s0LM
When life gives you lemons, use them to descent your garbage disposal. The sugar in lemonade is bad for you.
In the game of politics the goal is often to exploit your enemy's weakness rather than to build your own strength.
A fellow author from All Things That Matter Press and a good guy. http://ping.fm/SGrCL

Friday, June 17, 2011

The successful continuation of existing policies is the fantasy over which administrator trip and agencies fail.
Be careful of the questions you ask. They may make people think.
Have you a voice? Speak for justice. Have you ears? Listen to others. Have you arms? Use them to comfort. Have you legs? March for freedom.
6/17/1885: To chagrin of know nothings of our country, Statue of Liberty arrives in New York Harbor. Send me your tired, your poor, your ...
6/17/1775: Battle of Bunker Hill. Proving that professional soldiers can be foolish and that the righteous cause can sometimes prevail.

Thursday, June 16, 2011

If your goal is to live up to expectations of another, you have already failed to live up to your potential. http://ping.fm/bJMPf
Religion and politics, coming up in 40 minutes. Here's the link. http://ping.fm/nSNmf
Here's a piece I wrote that you might find interesting. http://ping.fm/Gehw7
Watch out! There are some strange characters out there - especially in my novels. http://ping.fm/O8A9P
Poetry should know no ruler/
Her feet unmeasured and unbound/
Height enough to reach the heavens/
Long enough to touch the ground.

Wednesday, June 15, 2011

No bureaucracy agrees to its own demise or even to a stop decrease in its rate of growth. That is a great cause of government waste.
6/15/1215: Magna Carta starts movement toward democratic & constitutional rights. Much of Magna Carta was about riparian and forest rights.
Obviously you use a computer, so this should interest you. PC users vs. Mac. http://ping.fm/LBUMn
One reason to distrust the TEA party, they indoctrinate their children. http://ping.fm/ECz3r
Fascinating ethological view of mothers who kill. http://ping.fm/Moq8G

Tuesday, June 14, 2011

Explore freedom and choice. Memoirs From the Asylum
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The problem some people have with the democratic process is when they lose a vote. Sadly for others it is when they win. http://ping.fm/cnv4C
Somehow this gives the rebels legitimacy, something about Canada. http://ping.fm/DGFa4
Read something for pleasure every day, listen to a new piece of music, try dancing a new step. Experiment, experience, enjoy.

Monday, June 13, 2011

Another great line from Wright: "I planted some bird seed. A bird came up. Now I don't know what to feed it."
Great line from Stephen Wright "They've invented a microwave fireplace. Now you can sit by the fire all evening in just three minutes."
6/13/1920: US Postal Service rules children may not be sent via parcel post. I begged them, but they said nope so I brought the kid home.
Time for somebody to reach for greatness: http://ping.fm/Yc0Hj

Sunday, June 12, 2011

Why not to take every blog on faith.http://ping.fm/33dsS
My computer and I are having an argument. No illusions: I'll lose.
Today should be a wonder-filled day. To begin with I wonder if I'll make it till the coffee is ready?
A movie I want to see. Love elephants, not in circuses. http://ping.fm/hw2EN

Saturday, June 11, 2011

The music stopped but we danced on. A moment of joy. A lifetime of love.
If you are following your dream, you may be sleepwalking. http://ping.fm/sGy64
Blue Bells of Scotland has received 2 more 5 star reviews in past week. http://ping.fm/JBR4W
An outstanding Internet radio show coming up. http://ping.fm/oK6xe
Having lounged away the morning, I'm ready for a nap. How better to live the life of a canine? Wait, I smell lunch.
Having lounged away the morning, I'm ready for a nap. How better to live the life of a canine? Wait, I smell lunch.
And Americans wonder why we are becoming a laughing stock. http://ping.fm/oeOQz
A have to share. Love dogs? Check these out. http://ping.fm/W32n0

Friday, June 10, 2011

6/10/1692: Bridget Bishop is hanged at Gallows Hill near Salem, Massachusetts for witchcraft. The madness of American politics begins?
To be a child forever, what a great wish. Here's one way. http://ping.fm/FuTOE

Thursday, June 9, 2011

The male sea lion may have more than 100 wives. The ency of many a politician.
6/9/54 J. Welch > Sen. Joe McCarthy "Have you no sense of decency, sir? At long last, have you left no sense of decency?'' Decency matters.

Wednesday, June 8, 2011

http://ping.fm/JpxlY Elephants rampage. Denouement of Memoirs From the Asylum starts with berserk elephant.

Tuesday, June 7, 2011

June 7,1789: James Madison proposes Bill of Rights.
Check this out. The Native American Experience
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Yes! A new idea for poisoning for my latest short story. I love inspirations:
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Having found a movie theater that actually kicks those texters out, I have to share this one. http://ping.fm/bMLPt

Monday, June 6, 2011

Weiner demonstrated male preening takes precedence over rational thought. Palin that rational thought not necessary for political preening.
Word from Dickens: pecksniffian . Hypocritically and smugly affecting benevolence or high moral principles. Also know as being in U.S. Congress.
Needed: Readers who appreciate good books. Check out ALl Things That Matter Press. http://ping.fm/hyjxJ
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Sunday, June 5, 2011

Love is the string that connects desire and terror. Its vibrations sing poems that the heart alone can hear. http://ping.fm/ZLUWc

Saturday, June 4, 2011

As earth absorbs energy there will changes in temperature, weather, or crust of the planet. Only fools think we can avoid the effects.
Owls have asymmetrical ears: one is directed downward, the other upward. Sort of like human minds.
Sarah Palin's notion of Paul Revere shows why homeschooling has to be monitored. Hallucination & delusion are not reality. http://ping.fm/gbu2J

Friday, June 3, 2011

The joy of courtship. http://ping.fm/KG8W2
The intersection of wonder and surety. Explore it here: http://ping.fm/BHvUd

Thursday, June 2, 2011

A better way to leave this world? Sounds like. http://ping.fm/ZAmuZ
In the end we must decide what stories are worth the telling and turn off the news that doesn't inform or it will go on and on.
Are Weiners in briefs better than those in boxers? Do we really care?

Wednesday, June 1, 2011

With one trumpet the elephant in frenzy destroyed years of planning. Gone were the tent, the paraphernalia, the circus of dreams. http://ping.fm/MgmDK
The women in my life have always been right - just ask them. For my part, I know nothing.
That with which we grow up we use flexibly; what we add later in life is approached more rigidly. http://ping.fm/G9TY8