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Seriously.I do not mean JK as in “Just Kidding”.Thank you for seriously taking a wretched problem and for putting your awareness behind it, in front of it. All over it. For taking a wretched problem.Offering a solution.Putting your money where your mouth is.So to speak.Caring enough about your fellow man to call a spade a spade.Get the ball rolling.Not play a God card.Having a heart.Because “speak” is what you did. And I pray (because I do) not prey (because I don’t) that people listen to you.There is a gigantic and ginormous domestic proble...
This time of year, we are all “Kids”.We are all Children of God.And, boy oh boy I, for one, am grateful for God’s patience.With me. For me. By me.Especially when doubt rears its ugly head. And heads.Two-sides-of-the-same-coin-kinda-heads.Neutrality is best, Yes?No. Not always.John 3:16“Let not your hearts be troubled; believe in God, believe also in me. in my Father’s house are many rooms; if it were not so, wouldI have told you that I go to prepare a place for you? I will come again and take you to myself, that where I am you may be also. A...
Disclaimer.Right off the bat.In no way does this piece advocate drinking.Drinking of: A magic potion, seltzer, notion or potion. Especially a “magic” potion. We do not support or advocate any recommendation to those under the legal drinking age.Chances are good it may not be enforced anyway. Will be triangulated in a million different ways leading to a dizzying array of disappearing stories, images, pictures and memories. As well as tax relationships beyond normal measure.If memory serves me correctly, of course.And. And Further. The money m...
Our deepest and sincerest apologies to: George, Benjamin, Robert, George, Roger and James.We are not living up to your expectations. We are not living up to the expectations of what you held near and dear in your hearts for the founding and building up of a great country.We did not forget. We did not forget what you fought and sought for generations to come. What you dared put down on pen and actual handwritten words on paper. And signed your lives to.But Founding Fathers. We are lost. Hundreds of years later.We are lost.We lost our way.We k...
An Act of God.For certain.It’s all about the weather.Not so certain.Parry Seight flies around. Has for quite awhile now. Freely. Flies freely as of now, but for how much longer?Only God knows.Really?Yes. Really.Parry Seight has been perusing the shelves of our existence and emptying them at an alarming rate. Before we even knew what was happening, Parry Seight was plotting to settle the score, even the score. And keep the narratively buggy-ness going, on and on and on. Exhaustingly even.Playing God is just that. Concocting potions, lotions a...
Healed people heal people.Sometimes though.It takes a lot of digging.A lot. Of digging.For truth.For lies.Digging to discover whether or not. Seeking daily whether or not…..Does God really lived beyond the skies?None of us know. Until we get “there”. There are better ways to discover. The truth though. Some of us have worn our shields of armor for our whole life. Our masks. Forgetting to put them down, take them off. Why not try to…Give it a rest.Give ourselves a rest.”What is hidden under his severity? (PF). A person’s severe actions and re...
At some point. One must declare intentions. Their intentions Wouldn’t you agree… The color-blind or rainbow intentions.Folks are weary. Folks are tired. Of your belief in you, their belief in you, and that they factually idolized you. Really, what they had hoped for, prayed for (although, it was never really declared by you) who or if you prayed. For or to aGod.Out of respect for who I thought you may become, to represent the whole people. By the people. For the people. I took my time to read your words, your thoughts. I read the first one, ...
That Smell.Of. New.Of. Old.New. Maths.Old Maths.How many eggs are in one dozen?🤔 No matter.The Smell of Rotten Eggs. Usually requires of us to purse our lips, to scrunch our noses. Maybe even toss our lunch.Put Your Best Face Forward?I thought the best, better concept, idea, attitude is to alwaysPut Your Best Foot Forward…..I’m confused.Nothing new here.The Land of Confusion is actually a place. Stop! Before you run to tackle your local realtor, take a second and think. For a better part of our awake and living days, admit it. You sometimes ...
Welcome.Thank you for being here.Thank you for crossing the pond and coming here.As you may have heard, or read or seen, things here are not so “hunky dorey.” There are relations here that have been and are tested beyond normal measure.When, at a time, you may think, What am I walking into?…What is going on over “there”. I am afraid.We thank you for putting your duty above and over your fear. We could use some strength over here. From the race race.From the rat race. From the accusations of the race race. From the rampant rat race here. You ...
Today marks the beginning of the coming for some.To some.A time for reflection. A time to remember.The Good. The Bad. The Ugly. Of us. Of ourselves.Hold ourselves accountable. If you will.I will.The Adventurous Adventures of Advent.”A beautiful promise, a time of Advent, your Lord is coming”. (PF)But. You gotta believe in the Spirit.(Disclaimer: I believe in Santa Claus.)Today’s message was enveloped in inclusivity and invitation. I accept His invitation!!I do.I “will” these spiritual beliefs to you, readily, willingly and able-y.The invitat...
Where are you “from”?Where is “home”?Attribution is Honesty.Honesty is the best Policy.Just ask my “guy”.Just ask your “guy”.I’ve got a “guy”.You’ve got a “guy”We all got a “guy”.But where is your “guy” from?High or Low.You can run, but you cannot “hide”.”A rolling stone gathers no moss”? (sa)…Not exactly.Moss without truth is slippery, muddy, messy and dirty.Why?Here is an offer. Or two. For you.Two stories of Attribution.Then you decide.Yourself.How you prefer the strings of your life to bePulled. No bend or break.No no stretch or take.Goo...
A “Lucky” SevenA Divine InterventionA Seismic ShiftDesperate times call for desperate measures?Not in My Father’s house.The placards placed carefully throughout my Father’s house as a daily reminder to us reads:Extraordinary times call for extraordinary measures.From us. Through Him. To you.Bring it on.Put your mettle to the pedal and see how you do. I follow a different path. I am walking with the Young People on the Move. I like their message, their messaging. To remember serving the Older People while they may be slowin’ down. A permanent...
Eligible. Ineligible. Legible. Illegible.”How now brown cow, rolling in the green, green grass”Pronunciation renunciation😵💫.Practice makes perfect.Be specific.Be precise.Roll your tongue to make it sound “sophisticated”. Then “they’ll” think you are…… “smarter”.🥹 If that does not work.Plan B.When in doubt, put your best face forward.Ugh. Double ugh.I though we were past all this stuff.Harumph.Alright, alright, I give you permission to photoshop mine, my maskless mug. After a good night’s sleep of course.☺️All the while remembering and not f...
Time will tell. It usually does.A Time for Choosing (RR)Choose carefully.Over-thinking has its fans in the fan club…..of the wall stall. Allowing Lord knows what into the foundational landscape.Conventional Wisdom. How far does everyone have to go down before building a brighter future? (gb)Without the nucleaus , the nuclear family, there is no real structure (sb). There is total and complete confusion. Too much doubt stirs the pot of the never-ending glory of the story.Like a bad boil that juts or jets out from the nugget goo-ey center.Goes...
Challenge accepted.Say what you need to say.Remember. It is never advisable, never good to allow a person access to information when and if, or if and when they cannotHandle it.The outcome could be a catastrophe-for-exploitation path. Of an access to evil.Never one to back down from an argument, a quarrel, a debate?Challenge accepted.Perseverance. Perception. Perfection. All matter.Prescription? Well. That changes over time. And that is not good for the silence, the loudness.No chance to fake it ‘til you make it allowed. You’re already “dead...
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