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On Knowing The Land

If on a clear day in october there is a single dark puff of cloud on the northwestern horizon....a man sees it within moments of coming outside (that swift eye-sweep of the sky that you find in old rurals, even those ending their days in rest homes and wheeled onto a terrace for air) and guages its probable meaning.

Bouncing through a pasture in a pickup and passing a cow on her left side, he somehow discerns a wire cut on…

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Added by Bob Stepp on February 9, 2010 at 2:54pm — 2 Comments

Fresh New Meaning: for all you word addicts

Here are the winners of this year's Washington Post's Mensa Invitational which once again asked readers to take any word from the dictionary, alter it by adding, subtracting, or changing one letter, and supply a new…

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Added by Grace Linda on February 9, 2010 at 1:29pm — 2 Comments

White Racism

Although I didn't vote for Barack Obama, I welcomed the election of a black man to America's highest office. I assumed his election signaled that white America had finally atoned for the sin of slavery. I assumed that Martin Luther King's dream of judging a man by the content of his character instead of the color of his skin had become a reality.

No more would I have to spend my life proving a negative, as in 'I am not a racist.' No more would I have to automatically lower my voice… Continue

Added by Nancy Morgan on February 8, 2010 at 2:24am — 19 Comments

Creature Comforts

I was without power and heat for 40 hours. I know there are others in my area that are still without it because I just got back from the make shift shelter at the volunteer firehouse. It was so great to get a hot meal, share some laugher about the situation with others in the same situation.

I never thought I would ever go to a shelter, but when I heard about it my mind was made up. I had to wipe some tears away from my son. He wanted to wait it out at home. But one day…

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Added by Grace Linda on February 7, 2010 at 7:29pm — 2 Comments

what I did today

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AcSEI_TLaXM

Added by Michael J Masiko on February 6, 2010 at 2:36pm — 2 Comments

Be Yourself

It doesn't matter how a person responds to a cry for help or to a response from someone who sounds ill or depressed or sad or lonely or angry..The fact that someone takes the time to respond at all is what should matter in my opinion...That is only my opinion...I am certainly not telling anyone what to do....I am just being little old non-perfect me. Show me a perfect person and I will eat my hat.

Just be yourself and if that doesn't work......To freakin bad......screw em if they can't take… Continue

Added by caseyjo on February 5, 2010 at 1:48pm — 11 Comments

New Meds Helping Heart

New Meds Helping Heart. I was also checked for asbestosis and found to be clean. I should be my old self in a few weeks with new meds for heart. My hard head is going to kill me.

Added by JUSTBILL on February 4, 2010 at 11:33am — No Comments

still hanging in here

like I have a lot of choice in the matter. doing laundry and trying to survive. at least the septic tank is pumped out now with all the heavy rain coming.

Added by Bill Kofron on February 4, 2010 at 9:48am — 2 Comments

Valentine

This is My Valentine offering. enjoy.

Valentine

I been alone for a long long time

No one sends me no Valentine

But I’m not lonely

I keep myself amused

I find

Falling in Love akin to being abused

And lord knows this weathered heart

Has blown a fuse, babe

And every night

I sing the Blues

Now

I’m not complaining as a matter of fact

I’m quite content

With this guitar on my… Continue

Added by Michael J Masiko on February 4, 2010 at 8:54am — 4 Comments

hi all

been a few months since I posted just staying busy trying to survive, with a economy that sucks, jobs that are non existent, more and more taxes looming. Basically cutting back to one meal a day. several days of rain on the way and the ground is already saturated here with 7 inches so far this month. January was rough too. The Marines are hanging all the Marines and their families that were exposed to the toxic water at Camp Lejuene NC out to dry. Cancer has been rampant from Marines and their… Continue

Added by Bill Kofron on February 4, 2010 at 5:13am — 1 Comment

twenty one two (vox testdrive)

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Added by Michael J Masiko on February 4, 2010 at 12:30am — No Comments

yak

Feels good listening to you
Rain keeps falling middle of the night, middle of my day, middle of my life.Things are quite ok.Just cause I'm sayin don't mean I'm complainin,maybe I'm just playin cause thats what I do.It all may mean somthin sometimes to me,or it may mean sometimes somethin to you.Its not what I say ,its what you say thats so interesting to you.Thats ok,I love it that way cause you can't blame me for anything you may do.Good day, nice day and happy whatever day today to you...

Added by terry2 on February 3, 2010 at 1:23pm — No Comments

New T-shirt idea:

New T-shirt idea:
U Dat, New Dat; trying to claim our Who Dat! Boo Dat, Screw Dat, we'll never let you Do Dat! He Dat, She Dat, We ARE the nation WHO DAT! Get Dat, Got Dat, and Oh you Best Believe Dat! Repost if ya want Dat!!!!!

Added by JUSTBILL on February 2, 2010 at 9:39am — No Comments

Physical Attributes

http://www.milkandcookies.com/link/181631/detail/

Added by Danni Raye on February 2, 2010 at 6:45am — No Comments

Has anyone seen my thoughts? I lost them.

If you find them, please do not give them all back to me. If you can figure out which ones I need and which ones I don't, I would appreciate you only giving me back the ones I need.....These words are not my thoughts, they are only a front.........Thanks....K..

Added by caseyjo on February 1, 2010 at 11:30am — 11 Comments

the Reins of NoWhere

http://teebeedee.ning.com/profiles/blogs/the-reins-of-nowhere

Added by Michael J Masiko on January 29, 2010 at 8:45pm — No Comments

Principles for Living

Principles for Living a Disciplined Life

from Pastor John MacArthur

1. Begin with Small Things ~ it’s the little things that make for the big successes. They may not be important in themselves, but Jesus said, “He who is faithful in a very little thing is faithful also in much; and he who is unrighteous in a very little thing is unrighteous also in much” (Luke 16:10).

2. Clean Your Environment—start with your… Continue

Added by Michael J Masiko on January 29, 2010 at 4:00pm — 1 Comment

psalm of ephraim

psalm of ephraim

(a study in autumn)

whiling away the hours

whittling a stick down to a nub

if I had stopped at dusk

I would have a nice spear

Zimri is in Tishbe

wait until I say:

"we come in peace",

then heave the hoe this way.

Ephraim is zythering

zound fills the halls

will You counsel the dead

or try to buy… Continue

Added by Michael J Masiko on January 29, 2010 at 3:59pm — 1 Comment

Why are We such slow learners? (or am I just too antsy?)

January 30, 1948

Gandhi assassinated

Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi, the political and spiritual leader of the Indian independence movement, is assassinated in New Delhi by a Hindu fanatic.

Born the son of an Indian official in 1869, Gandhi's Vaishnava mother was deeply religious and early on exposed her son to Jainism, a morally rigorous Indian religion that advocated nonviolence. Gandhi was an unremarkable student but in 1888 was given an opportunity to study law in England.… Continue

Added by Michael J Masiko on January 29, 2010 at 9:57am — 1 Comment

Dare to Soar Dare to Dream

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Sing out with A Dream Sing out with the Spirit

Sing out With the Song upon the Wind

Sing out when You are down Sing out with joy as your Heart soars unbound

Freedom comes from within Soaring beyond… Continue

Added by Tony337 on January 29, 2010 at 8:20am — 1 Comment