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Ode to Yard Work

I do not like this twinge I feel, So I tell myself it is not real.   Ow.   It feels like there’s  a knife in my back. Perhaps I should give it one good crack.   Ow.   Now…

Musical Musings – Hallelujah

The first time I heard this song, it was actually playing in the background of a scene in “The West Wing,” shortly after Mark Harmon’s character had been killed during a robbery. In combination with the scene, the lyrics just…

Dear God

Dear God I have a bone to pick with you. You see, I’ve become extraordinarily disillusioned with you, or the idea of you, a supreme, omnipotent being. I’ve spent a lot of time lately praying, begging, pleading, bargaining, with you…

Putting a Face on California Furloughs

To Governor “Terminator” and the rest of the morons running California: I thought I would take some time to personally tell you just how much you’ve screwed up the State of California. I imagine my story is much like the…