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nothing sacred….

January 26, 2009

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Some days I feel that my children have no concept of the value of “stuff.” I will often rant while in a temper that they treat everything like garbage then I go straight to “I’m just going to throw all your toys away!” or “Why can’t I have ANYTHING nice?” Today, in the light of […]

sequence of events…

January 23, 2009

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over the course of approximately 60 minutes this morning. 9:00am downloading a song for Riley whilst cleaning up the kitchen from breakfast 9:05am get called away by a mournful Chet who has just been stung by a bee (or something) 9:06am while attending to Chet, Riley interrupts to tell me that the download is finished […]

the mirror

January 21, 2009

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mirror the mirror surprises me when I lean in close and intimate it tells me more than I expect and less than I hope like a long time lover no secrets can escape it says that I wear my worry on my brow deep and dormant I bring my sadness in my eyes quiet and […]

crossing lines…

January 20, 2009

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whatever your politics…whatever your hang ups about the man who takes office today as president of the United States…whether it’s the inaugural pricetag or the security measures…whatever you have coming in as Barack Obama takes office here is something important. A line is crossed today. A very important line. The election of an African American […]

and…

January 17, 2009

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I have this little habit of using the word “and.” Ok, yes, I know we all use the word “and.” I just happen to like to use it when most people expect a “but.” I picked this up from my wise friend Paula. It struck me hard and stuck to me. I love it when […]

robbed…

January 9, 2009

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I had a couple of new friends here at the house this weekend, Steve Lawson and his wife, Lobelia. They are awesome folk, incredible musicians and purveyors of all things social media related; i.e. Twitter, ReverbNation, Facebook, etc. Steve gave an awesome workshop on the future of musicians (in particular) and the rise of social […]

little bird

January 4, 2009

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I wrote this a few months ago and am working on the music for it now. It’s hard because I feel so limited by my guitar playing skillz but I got a plan…one day it’ll sing. I promise I’ll share it. Little Bird (adc) I know you are a poem with wings with wings well […]

the value of language…

January 2, 2009

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mrs metaphor

metaphor

from the Latin. metaphora,
from Gk. metaphora "a transfer," especially of the sense of one word to a different word,
lit. "a carrying over," from metapherein "transfer, carry over," from meta- "over, across" (see meta-) + pherein "to carry, bear" (see infer).

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