image link Fandango’s One-Word Challenge today is driver . R.E.M.’s song, “Driver 8”, came to mind. Maybe because of last night’s prompt at dverse where a repetitive form was called for. Usually I don’t like repetitive songs, but it works so well in, “Driver 8”. Maybe it is used as a reflection of the often-monotonous…
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White Elephant Gift Exchange #THWWE
image link This fun game was initiated by Teresa, The Haunted Wordsmith. I have been tagged and presented a gift by Kristian at Tales from the Mind of Kristian. Kristian is a thoughtful giver and knew I would love this gift: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H48j3KGBomU Thank you so much for your careful consideration! As part of this party,…
Balmy
Word Challenge of the Day is balmy. Fandango One-Word Challenge is pending. data would enter through her senses: sights, sounds, touches tastes, smells, but be trapped by thoughts, plans, dreams, many times stuck, rolling around, looping to absurdity, squeaking to halt — terminal pending. * after the cleanup crew duct taped her to…
Song Lyric Sunday — Last Shift
image link The theme for Song Lyric Sunday is last. In my search for the chosen song, I ran across this one. Had never heard it before, but I absolutely LOVE Richard Thompson, as a songwriter, singer, and guitarist. This is a very sad and political song. I dedicate it to Coal Miners and Their…
Not that God
image link The Word of the Day Challenge is hymn. Fandango’s One Word Challenge is contrast. Every Sunday, it was the same routine. Same old sermons, same old songs. Until that one Sunday, when our pastor was gone and we had a substitute. The substitute was a young woman who had spiked blue hair, a…
“Listen”
image link “Listen” is a song from musical group, Chicago’s, first LP, Chicago Transit Authority. I got this 2-LP set as a youngster and played the grooves off of it. It was music like I’d never heard before. I lost the vinyl back in ’94 but was blessed to come across it in the basement…
Tao-Talk 