They gave their blood, their limbs, their functioning minds. We gave them fake hope, for help…then let them die on fake lists. Too many young Americans march off to war, with blood infused with […]
Our Vets Didn’t Fake it
Moms who Row and Moms who Sow
“…she sowed compassion in us…a dollar at a time.” Mothers Day, to remember, to honor A journal entry: Oct. 15, 1974 a visit to the hospital’s ICU: You can only visit for […]
Imagine…Iron into Gold.
Human migration, it’s as natural as foliage reaching for the light, as natural as an infant reaching for a mother’s breast. Regarding my post, The Souls on the Other Side:https://leebythesea.me/2014/04/20/the-souls-on-the-other-side/ Humankind has […]
Five Thousand mile Bike Ride
From Long Beach NY to Long Beach CA by bike…by the 4th of July. I took a bike ride on our boardwalk this April 22nd morning and came upon three hardy […]
The Souls on the Other Side
I often stroll our shores lost in thought, as are many of you. Too lost to be present to the waves crashing, the gulls screaming, the primordial scent of life in the […]
Are you one of those tidewrackers?
Look me in the eye! Are YOU looking at ME? I think you might be one of those tidewrackers. Yes, you there, all ready to party. Dear Leebythesea.me readers, I’ve only been blogging for […]
Public Figures Private Acts
Long Beach, NY is a relatively small City by the Sea. It has a City Manager who would be thought of as Mayor in other towns. But maybe bigger cities’ Mayors may […]
The Splendid Kiss of Spring
Anticipation. It’s the brain tracing the faint scent of hope, even joy, in the future. It’s the awakening to the promise of change…of new, rich, experience. The antithesis of the Polar […]
The Naked Beach
For too many of us the beach, when we walk it, is demurely covered, her secrets hidden. We see only dull clouds, a span of water, lots of sand. Only those who […]
Making your sad go away
From David Wong’s, John Dies at the End, “The kittens will make your sad go away.” That’s true, puppies too. But even if your not sad at all, creatures of many […]
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