image link Reena asked us to choose from a list of questions and answer. This is the one I chose. “For the sake of goodness, how much evil are you willing to do? Fill in the following blanks with the names of your favorite evils and acts of hatred.” I wouldn’t have a clue how…
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#MM Tale Weaver 250 — The Fisher King
When I think of cup my first thought is The Holy Grail. Merriam-Webster’s dictionary describes it as, “The Holy Grail is a treasure that serves as an important motif in Arthurian literature. Different traditions describe it as a cup, dish or stone with miraculous powers that provide happiness, eternal youth or sustenance in infinite abundance,…
Music Discoveries: The Clash — Panorama of the Mountains
Liam at Panorama of the Mountains has done a discography review and compiled a list of his Top 10 Clash songs. Check it out! In Music Discoveries, I find artists and bands that I’ve liked but have only listened to a small portion of their output, and do a complete listen of their discography. In…
Coloring Club Plus — 11/22/19
Today’s Celtic letter “U” is dedicated YO(U), my readers and blogmates. I appreciate each and every one of U. I picked up three The Killers albums from the library today and listened to one tonight. I’ll be frank when I say that some of the 17 songs (70:12-worth) on it sound generic and grating, but…
Thursday Inspiration 31 — Grey Day
It was a miserable December morning in Michigan. The meteorologist predicted 40’s degrees F and sunny last night, but it was 30 degrees and grey skies. Even the clouds were grey, probably with cached snow. Usually I would put the pillow over my head and go back to sleep in disappointment; not today. Today I…
dVerse — imitation practice — Grace Transformed
One of my favorite poems even before I began to write poetry is Henry Wadsworth Longfellow’s poem, “A Psalm of Life.” It’s one I’ve turned to many times when I’ve needed a jolt of encouragement, and it has worked every time. Aside from the positive, life-affirming message, the idea that somewhere along the way I…
Coloring Club Plus — 11/21/19
One of the best songwriting duos of all time, Bacharach and David. “Anyone Who Had a Heart” is a song written by Burt Bacharach (music) and Hal David (lyrics) for Dionne Warwick in 1963. In January 1964, Warwick’s original recording hit the Top Ten in the United States, Canada, Spain, Netherlands, South Africa, Belgium and…
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