Is anyone listening? I spotted Joe doing impossible (for me anyway) pull ups at a chinning bar on our Long Beach boardwalk. He had gray hair which made the sight of his […]
Is Anyone Listening?
Afterlife and Soul
Sometimes I touch things that reach my heart, my soul. Sometimes it’s a touch of natural things: earth, sand, wood, water. The touch of an iPad screen can reach a satellite orbiting […]
When We Meet
Ripples on the sand, of joy, of art…of sadness too. I was in my sand chair as close to the water as one can be without actually being in it. I watched […]
Keeping the Soul Ajar
“The soul should always stand ajar, ready to welcome the ecstatic experience.” Emily Dickenson My dad and many of yours too would start with, “Why, when I was a boy…” to reminisce […]
Heroes? I Do Swear.
These days when veterans are a political topic, it might be good to pause. To take a look, take little listen, to what it’s really all about. Men and women stand up […]
The Fragile and the Furious
“maybe it’s time to treat all beings as members of our civilization.” See first link. Long Beach, NY is conspicuous for its compassion for the creatures with whom we dwell. You might […]
Dances with Dogs
Video at the bottom of page. “If there are no dogs in Heaven, then when I die I want to go where they went.” Attributed to Will Rogers…but embraced by me. I’m […]
Sex, Guns and Gronc
“Patrolman Leander Brower of the 109 Pct., Long Island City, was arrested at noon today for a holdup…” I’ve been spelunking the news pages of the ages and found fascinating items, both […]
Hugging Life
Dope-slapped twice, have we awakened? I was a Marine at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, in the fall of 1962 when the world faced extinction in the Cuban Missile Crisis. It was the same […]
A Peek at Ass-Backwards
“There was an eclectic group of us, containing among others, a gynecologist, a lawyer, an R.N, a retired teacher, a real estate agent…and me…the retired cop…the crew of Gilligan’s Island.” “When everything […]
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