-
Recent Posts
Archives
- November 2019
- December 2018
- October 2018
- September 2018
- August 2018
- May 2018
- January 2018
- May 2017
- March 2017
- February 2017
- October 2016
- September 2016
- August 2016
- July 2016
- June 2016
- May 2016
- April 2016
- March 2016
- February 2016
- January 2016
- December 2015
- November 2015
- October 2015
- September 2015
- August 2015
- July 2015
- June 2015
- May 2015
- April 2015
- March 2015
- February 2015
- January 2015
- August 2014
- July 2014
- June 2014
- May 2014
- April 2014
- March 2014
- February 2014
- January 2014
- December 2013
- November 2013
- October 2013
- September 2013
- August 2013
- July 2013
- June 2013
- May 2013
- April 2013
- March 2013
- February 2013
- January 2013
- December 2012
- November 2012
- September 2012
- August 2012
Categories
Meta
-
Join 161 other subscribers
Monthly Archives: August 2012
A Break in the Battle
[This is part of a longer work.] The Pan-Pacific Auditorium was the first West Coast venue Elvis Presley ever played. In 1988 it was well past its prime. It stood as a silent sentinel over the Pan-Pacific Park. The structure … Continue reading
Posted in Musings
Tagged California, homeless, Los Angeles, memories, Pan-Pacific Park, social services, travels, USSR, welfare
Leave a comment
Technicolor Nightmare (revised)
The backhoe sank it’s teeth into an earthen bank, scooted forward, and set first one and then another foot firm on the ground like some ponderous mechanical apatosaurus situating herself to graze. With a skilled operator at the controls, this … Continue reading
Posted in Musings
Tagged Americana, baqckhoe, construction, farm, fundamentalism, heavy equipment, history, memories, Missouri, politics, unions, Work
Leave a comment
Catching the Bull at 4 (AM)
This morning I saw Jupiter in Taurus. I say that like it’s unusual, but its been there for a while. I became cognizant of their proximity because I was using my smart phone star map app. (Which I love.) I … Continue reading
Posted in Musings
Tagged 10 Bulls, ancient Greece, Apocalypse Now, Astronomy, constellations, history, Jupiter, Minoan culture, mythology, Running of the Bulls, star map app, zen, Zeus
Leave a comment
Reflections on a babbling brook
I have written several pieces–mostly poems–inspired by my maternal grandfather. One of the most rewarding experiences of my life came several months before he passed away. I had the privilege to read him three of those. This was among them. … Continue reading
“Sail Ye Winds, Heigh Ho …”
In March of 1968, returning from his first tour in Vietnam, my father moved our family to the Hampton Roads, Virginia. (There is a certain insanity in the Pentagon referring to an assignment in a combat zone as a “tour”. … Continue reading
Posted in Musings
Tagged Anne Bonny, Blackbeard, Calico Jack, Carnegie Library, Dreams, Ed Teach, Family, Ft. Monroe, Hampton Roads, Historic Triangle, history, Jack Rackham, Jamestown, Kansas, Kecoughtan Village, moving, Orwellian, Paso Robles, Peninsula, pirates, Point Comfort, Queen Anne's Revenge, Sam Bellamy, Stede Bonnet, Syms-Eaton Museum, Virginia
Leave a comment
Set in Stone
The cement masons were out in force, today. It was the second big pour in as many weeks. The first time, in the vernacular, they were “running up our ass.” It forced us to redouble our efforts to stay ahead … Continue reading
Posted in Musings
Tagged brickmason, cement, concrete, construction, Family, goldfish pond, Grampa, homebuilding, Work
Leave a comment
“Ad Astra Per Aspera.”
Leon, my three-year-old Husky mix, woke me at 4 AM. “Lie down,” I told him, “I have fifteen more minutes.” He gave me forty-five. I still rose before the alarm. And the sun. We went to the front yard, as … Continue reading
Posted in Musings
Tagged Apollo, Astronomy, childhood dreams, constellations, Dreams, early humans, Family, Gemini, memories, NASA, Orion, planets, Riverton Kansas, Route 66, sky, stars
1 Comment
makingchickensalad 