Prose

Verbal doodles and things I find interesting.

The End of the Innocence

I’m no puritan, but l have a theory that part of the current social climate of extremism and discord can be traced to a sort of decay in our culture. I’m not talking about the culture war to which Rush Limbaugh and his right wing media colleagues refer when they are seeking to gin up …

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Micah and the Snake

So, I had a strange dream that stuck with me until after I woke. I was riding a public bus. At one point in the dream, Rev. Rich Rose was on the bus talking of Micah and telling of “Micah and the snake”. This was a story I was dubious about. I had never read …

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In Justice We Trust

Not only was the attack on our Nation’s Capital a wake up call to the fragility of our democracy. It was a clear picture of the inequity of law enforcement in America. There is nothing unique about this statement, In the past few weeks numerous people in the media and in kitchens and living rooms …

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A New Year

I’m not one of those people who look forward to the new year as a major milestone. l don’t view it as some symbolic rebirth. I don’t countdown the hours and days to January 1. I don’t makeresolutions. I don’t hang my hopes on expectations of some fantasy future. But this year it is different. …

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The Frozen Feat

This morning, as I lay desperately struggling to hold on to those last precious minutes of sleep before my day begins, I dreamed of a fictional song with only a title on which to craft a narrative: “The Frozen Feat (beneath our feet)”. First I need to mention how much I hate rhyming literal homophones. …

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The Zen of Lawn Mowing

I recently made the conscious decision to transition from expelling cuttings from my mower via a side discharge chute to mulching the cuttings within the deck. I partially blame my faulty eyesight, and partially blame poor design on behalf of the Murray corporation, for my lawn care choice.  I will admit I am no expert …

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Gotta Get Down On Friday!

I think a lot of people hear of Rebecca Black and just see the surface. Sure, the beat is so catchy it makes you want to strangle someone, but we shouldn’t overlook the complexities beneath the kiddie pop veneer. First, she wants to wake up feeling like P-Diddy, but she’s only 13. Who’s going to …

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