If you want to get a sense of the passing of time through the deaths of musicians, go to wikipedia and look at how long that list is. Although not all by any means, but the ones who stand out for me for 2023 are:Tom Verlaine died 1/28/23Wayne Shorter died 3/2/23Gordon Lightfoot died 5/1/23Sinead O’Connor…
Month: December 2023
Doodads — micro and macro
The pics in this Doodads are from the last week. On Christmas Day older son and I took a walk around a lake that years ago was a mountainous dune. Somebody’s palms were greased and one f*cker has been allowed to mine all kinds of sand and polluted the groundwater while processing the sand for…
Favorite TV/Streaming series from 2023
Series, Series, Series! Just like my favorite movies, these are in no particular order and all are recommended as worthy watching material. The title links take you to YouTube trailers. UFOs – French made with subtitles. The French equivalent of NASA’s top aeronautical engineer makes a flub and gets reassigned to the local branch of…
Movies, Movies, Movies! My Favorite Movies from 2023
Here we are again, at the end of a year of viewing. Most of what I’ve seen has been from home, library borrows or on streaming channels. I am choosing not to put them in ranking order. Each movie is worthy of a watch in my opinion. Included is just a short blurb for each…
Friday Favorite Feature 19 — “Whole Lotta Rock and Roll” by The Immediate Family
I was sitting with Bon Scott backstage at an AC/DC concert. It was incredible. I was having the best time just talking to Bon when all of a sudden, my dog’s cold nose touched my back and woke me up. I shouted, “Oh no!” and then instantly grabbed my guitar and started writing. The song…
#FF — Tick-tock
PHOTO PROMPT © Rochelle Wisoff-Fields Light is dark, dark is light, and the clock is ticking. Seasons flip. Flood, fire, disease, greed, and war reign. Tick-tock. Tick-tock. In the alley, by the vent, I curl within my mountain of bin-pick clothes, warm enough to sleep despite single-digit temperatures. You would think a wretch like me…
24 SSPC 14 Winter Solstice (2nd week) (Dec 21 – Jan 4) Touji
Open Shopping sales Boxing Dayblinders fall, turn to seehomeless who look like me;smile, ask to tea. Will New Year’s Eve closes yearreborn babe upon dawnblank slate potential yawnswith will to good. Warm Long cold walk around lakeHow do the birds stay warm?Wings touching, safe from harm.My hot drink: Cheers! top image by Michael S. Williamson…
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