“People
seldom improve when they have no other model but themselves to copy after.”
Oliver Goldsmith
Saturday, October 3, 2020
October 3, 2020
COVID 19 MASKS - THE SECRET
Masks work – but in the USA – in October 2020 - only about 50 % of the people wear masks. So is there a secret to get more people in the USA to wear masks? Of course, there is! It’s messages. Put messages on the masks. With masks people don’t see our smiles, but they can see message on masks. Messages on t-shirts and hats get people talking. “Great t-shirt!” Politicians, Christians, Advertisers – get your message out in public! Give out free masks with your messages on them. People are walking billboards. For example: “If you can read this, it’s because I’m wearing a mask to protect you!” “I’m wearing this mask. because I don’t like to floss or buy mouthwash.” “Love the Lord with your whole heart, mind, soul and strength and love your neighbor as yourself.”
“Poetry
is the opening and closing of a door,
leaving those who look through to guess about what is seen during a
moment.”
Carl
Sandburg (1878-1967)
Atlantic
Monthly, March 1923,
PoetryConsidered
Friday, October 2, 2020
October 2, 2020
BRAIN WAVES
I just took a long,long walk down an empty beach along miles and miles of silent sand asthoughts and
memories came rolling in and out like the waves along that beach. Some were soft. Some were loud crashing waves against the shore of my life. I just took a long, long talk down an empty beach for miles and miles and miles....
“A
writer is essentially a man who does not resign himself to loneliness.”
Fraincois
Mauriac:
Dieu et Mammon,1929
Painting: Study of Man
at Writing Table, 1st Half
of 20th Century
Thursday, October 1, 2020
October 1, 2020
SOMETIMES, YOU JUSTKNOW The wind twisted a leaf and I knew …. The sun sent a ray and I knew …. The temperature warmed up and I knew …. The temptation stalked me and I forgot.