John Lennon being interviewed in Los Angeles on 9/29/74image by Tony Barnard, LA Times Lennon died on 12/8/80. Milk and Honey was released on 1/27/84. When I think of this song, I can’t help but wonder if John knew his life was close to ending. It wouldn’t surprise me, as he was wise beyond his…
Songs about the homeless: A Call for Compassion — Friday Favorite Feature 45
“Homeless,” by Ylli Haruni Not sure how I came up with the idea for a playlist on homelessness. Oh, yes, I do. After hearing Johnny Flynn’s song, “The Box.” He was the seed from which the playlist grew. Homelessness is real. It’s in your face every time you go out into a city street or…
“Sewer Socialism” defined and direct applications from Half-fast Cycling Club
I had asked Steve from Half-fast Cycling Club to define “sewer socialism” for me and he went the extra mile in doing so and giving real-life scenarios from history, particularly in Milwaukee. Please take a look at it.
#MMB July 2025 — “4th of July,” by Soundgarden, from Superunknown
image link takes you to info on the cover art I was first introduced to Soundgarden by my older son. After, “Spoonman” became a hit and got radioplay, he bought the album it was on, “Superunknown,” their fourth album, released in 1994. Another song that got a lot of radioplay from the album was, “Black…
Esther Chilton’s Writing Prompt 73 — Birds — Dream
Dream “Every night is the same dream. I walk outside into a cloudy blue sky day. Then I hear their piercing cacophony and turn towards it. As I look at them, they go silent. One by one, they glide down and land near my feet, until every one has formed a circle around me. The…
#FF — First Fourth
PHOTO PROMPT © Roger Bultot First Fourth Stars in the sky tonight come from bridge globes, cell phone glows, and gunpowder concoctions. It’s as if the real ones have gotten the night off. I stand shoulder to shoulder with strangers at the rail, watching the spectacle. Turning left and right, I see shining, smiling faces….
Dawn Redwood at fmg
Anybody who has read my blog for any length of time has heard me go on and on about the gardens and feeding the koi at the waterfall pond. Last Tuesday I realized the whole area around the pond has a stand of dawn redwood trees. How could I have failed to see them before?…
Tao Talk 