Life – Life As An Anomaly

Olivia’s Music Monday Motivation: Serenity

As I wrote before, Olivia Newton John’s music is basically the playlist to my life. Every night, I listen to this particular song just before going to sleep. It is one of three songs on my “Olivia Go To Sleep” playlist. This particular song is so poignant to everything in my life and living with…

Second Look Sunday: Putting Things Into Perspective

Originally posted December 2, 2013 Today I had no intention or desire to go to my therapist. You may have read before the previous post that I started Buddhist psychotherapy. Today I was in no mood to talk. It was a long weekend, I was really really tired and in no mood for dealing with…

Olivia’s Music Monday Motivation

In 1971, when I was 9 years old, i was outside in my yard playing by myself. The television was on inside the living room and I heard the most beautiful voice eminating from the black and white TV. I ran inside to see who was the angel singing and saw a blond woman in…

Have You Ever Wondered Who Is Paying For All Of This?

Questions For Trump Supporters

There are two topics that I generally shy away from – religion and politics. However, I came across this post over at Nan’s Notebook and I just had to repost it here. The piece says so much about what I think of those that support the giant peach that occupies the Oval Office who is…

When People Start Disappointing You, Just Read This

People will disappoint you and anger you and frustrate you. And when they do, simply take a minute to read these words.

Wednesday’s Words Of Wisdom: Praise vs Criticism

Second Look Sunday: “The Power Of Social Media”

Originally posted July 17, 2013 I was not one for social media until I got into it. I found Twitter really pointless when it first came out, but now I am a tweeter. Looking at the evolution of social media such as Facebook and Twitter over the last few years, I realized just how effective…

The Great Home Made Bread Picture Battle – A Chef Talks Food

Meanwhile, over at one of my other blogs, I recently read a post and commented over at Cyranny’s Cove about the difficulty in getting yeast to make bread. My comment lead to a challenge from her for a home made bread picture battle. So here is my picture and I include the recipe also. —…

Second Look Sunday: “Words have Power. Use Them Cautiously”

Originally posted July 3, 2013 This story has been told many different ways in many religions. In the Jewish faith it is told as a rabbi, the Catholics say it was Saint Phillip Neri, and I have even seen it told as a Buddhist monk. In any case, the story is all the same with…

Second Look Sunday: “The Farmer” – A Story By Basil Rene

Originally posted June 28 2013 The Farmer – A Story By Basil Rene Once, there was a farmer that worked his land from sunrise to sunset, spring through fall. Every day he woke before the sun rose and worked all day only to stop for his lunch which he took every day under an old…

Thinking Out Loud Thursday: Nostradamus

Wednesday Words Of Wisdom: Hiding Crazy

Six Word Story Saturday: “The Piano”

Wednesday Words Of Wisdom: Hate

Second Look Sunday: “Hitting The Fan”

Originally posted June 2013 These past few days have been extremely busy for me at work. I worked four 16 hour days in a row and with the current heat in the northeast US with bad air quality, it has not been easy. Add to that two nights of lousy sleep and I feel like…

Thinking Out Loud Thursday: Complexions

Wednesday Words Of Wisdom: Fame

Second Look Sunday: For My Cousin

Originally Posted May 22, 2013 As a boy, my favorite cousin, Fay, was about 20 years older than me and she was fun. She had three children around my age that I played with frequently. The middle child, Stacy, was exactly like Fay in every way and we got along great despite she being a…

Yep, I Have Yet Another Blog

I already have two blogs here on WordPress, and now the crazy person that I am apparently does not think I have enough on my plate, so I start a new blog. This new one is just photography though. No expounding on life. Check the blog here

Good Deeds Are Sometimes Best Left In Your Heart

Today I pulled up behind a car at a red light in a left turn only lane, driven by an elderly lady. Her car was too far from the line to be registered by the sensor so the light never turned green. After the other lights turned green a couple of times I contemplated tooting…

Wednesday Words Of Wisdom: Ending Misery

All too often you hear people bitch and moan about their life. No one can ever make you do anything. You always have the option to refuse. You may probably lose your job or your partner but you will keep your integrity. Rather than be miserable, find the joy and love in your job, your…

Happy New Year!

Wishing Everyone A Very Happy New Year!

Merry, Merry Christmas

Wednesday Words Of Wisdom: Wise Investments

This Church’s Nativity Depicts The Holy Family Separated At The Border

“Claremont United Methodist Church transformed its Christmas nativity scene into a powerful statement about family separation by caging their figures of Jesus, Mary, and Joseph and releasing a theological statement on the United States’ treatment of refugees. ” — Read on mashable.com/article/claremont-umc-nativity-scene-family-separation/

Wednesday Words Of Wisdom: Accepting The Past

Wednesday Words Of Wisdom: Life Lessons

Dropping Strawberries: The State Of Humanity On A Grocery Floor

Today I was leaving the supermarket and a woman’s pack of strawberries fell out of her packed shopping cart, scattering strawberries all over the floor at the exit. There were three other customers, a couple and a woman besides myself exiting and an employee of the supermarket right there. The couple, who were right next…