Emotion |
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Favorite Line(s): | |
I cry me a river | |
That leads to your ocean | |
But you never see me fall apart | |
In the words of a broken heart | |
It’s just emotion | |
That’s taken me over | |
Tied up in sorrow, | |
Lost in my soul | |
But if you don’t come back | |
Come home to me, darling | |
You know that there’ll be | |
Nobody left in this world to hold me tight | |
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On This Day In: | |
2020 | In Business And In Politics |
A Free Show | |
2019 | What Is True For War Is Also True For Elections |
2018 | Start By Trying |
Day 4: Difficult Day | |
2017 | Outlasting Division |
2016 | Said The Man Who Trained To Fight For A Living |
2015 | Tripping On Treasure |
2014 | The Flower Of Light |
2013 | Eye Catching |
2012 | The Holstee Manifesto |
2011 | Three Crooners For The Shower |
The Soldier’s Faith | |
Vacation, Books And Lots Of Movies | |
Archive for July, 2021
Lost In My Soul
Posted in Included Video, Music and Concerts, Quotes, Song Lyrics And Videos By Others, Videos, tagged Emotion -- music video, Favorite Lines, Included Video, Quotes, Samantha Sang, The Bee Gees, YouTube on July 31, 2021| Leave a Comment »
A Democratic Republic Should Promote The Majority While Defending The Minority
Posted in Philosophy, Politics, Quotes, tagged Acceptance, Democracy, Frederick Douglass, Philosophy, Politics, Quotes, Resistance, Truth on July 31, 2021| Leave a Comment »
The simplest truths often meet the sternest resistance and are slowest in getting general acceptance. | |
— Frederick Douglass | |
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On This Day In: | |
2020 | In Business And In Politics |
A Free Show | |
2019 | What Is True For War Is Also True For Elections |
2018 | Start By Trying |
Day 4: Difficult Day | |
2017 | Outlasting Division |
2016 | Said The Man Who Trained To Fight For A Living |
2015 | Tripping On Treasure |
2014 | The Flower Of Light |
2013 | Eye Catching |
2012 | The Holstee Manifesto |
2011 | Three Crooners For The Shower |
The Soldier’s Faith | |
Vacation, Books And Lots Of Movies | |
An Afternoon Nap
Posted in Philosophy, Quotes, tagged Afternoon Naps, Charles Maurice de Talleyrand, Dinner, Philosophy, Pleasure, Quotes, Time on July 30, 2021| Leave a Comment »
Show me another pleasure like dinner which comes every day and lasts an hour. | |
— Charles Maurice de Talleyrand | |
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On This Day In: | |
2020 | Magical Voices In My Head |
I Still Need Educating | |
2019 | And I’m Not Letting Go |
2018 | The Continuing Failure Of Speaker Paul Ryan |
Day 3: Approaching The Half Way Point | |
2017 | Orange Comb-Overs Unite! |
2016 | Speaking Of Which |
2015 | Complexity Has A Strict Architecture |
2014 | Just Support |
2013 | Wandering Free |
2012 | Contribute = Paying Taxes |
2011 | How Will You Be Judged? |
We ARE…
Posted in Included Video, Music and Concerts, Philosophy, Song Lyrics And Videos By Others, Videos, tagged Favorite Lines, Included Video, Philosophy, Quotes, USA For Africa, Vevo, We Are The World -- music video, YouTube on July 29, 2021| Leave a Comment »
We Are The World |
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Favorite Line(s): | |
There comes a time | |
When we heed a certain call | |
When the world must come together as one | |
There are people dying | |
Oh, and it’s time to lend a hand to life | |
The greatest gift of all | |
We can’t go on | |
Pretending day-by-day | |
That someone, somewhere soon make a change | |
We’re all a part of God’s great big family | |
And the truth, you know, love is all we need | |
We are the world | |
We are the children | |
We are the ones who make a brighter day, so let’s start giving | |
There’s a choice we’re making | |
We’re saving our own lives | |
It’s true we’ll make a better day, just you and me | |
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On This Day In: | |
2020 | Happy 11th Anniversary Of Blogging |
2019 | Happy 10th Anniversary — Thoughts On My First Decade Of Blogging |
2018 | Happy 9th Anniversary — Three Thoughts |
Day 2 – Notes On Progress | |
2017 | Happy 8th Anniversary |
2016 | Happy 7th Anniversary |
2015 | Happy 6th Anniversary |
2014 | Happy 5th Anniversary |
2013 | I Resemble That Remark! |
2012 | Happy 3rd Anniversary |
2011 | Is America Safe Tonight? |
2009 | Hello world! (See how it all began…) |
Happy 12th Anniversary Of Blogging
Posted in Guitar, Guitar Stuff, Health, Music, Science and Learning, tagged AFib, Blog Anniversary, Guitar, Happy 12th Blogging Anniversary, Health, Personal Goals on July 29, 2021| 2 Comments »
This post marks the first day of my 13th year of blogging here on WordPress. The number of countries who’ve visited this site continues to grow and the number which haven’t continues to decrease. North Korea and Cuba are still among them (the latter…) I’m also still missing a belt across the middle of Africa and a few spots in Asia. (Slowly, slowly… Resistance is futile.) | |
On reviewing my content over the past year, I have done mostly two posts a day. One is a thought, review or quote; one has been a music video. My intent was to offer up to any who stumbled onto my blog a chance to sample some of the music which affected my life. In the process, I’ve rediscovered a tremendous number of songs which came and went (in my life) and a core of songs and performers who have helped make me – me. Not, physically, like food or drink or air, but spiritually… Now that the year is completed, I doubt I’ll be continuing with the videos every day, but I will include them periodically (sporadically?). | |
My blog has continued to be an increasing part of my “normal” retired life. I routinely receive about 20 to 60 emails (per day) from the roughly 300 blogs I follow. I say “roughly” because I don’t check how many I follow. I just looked, and I have fewer than 2,000 followers myself. Every year there is a trade-off: you pick up a few steady followers and a few drop off. Those who actually post about leaving (their own sites) say they are simply moving on to other things. Most, don’t bother and just stop posting. A few come back after some period of time. Many do not. It doesn’t necessarily mean they’ve stopped blogging. Some just move to a hosted service to try to monetize their thoughts and don’t provide me a way to follow them. Or maybe they did and I simply missed the link… | |
At any rate, I am still posting thoughts, quotes, movie reviews, book reviews, and favorite music videos. I easily spend an hour per day reviewing the posts I get (via email subscription) and sometimes that is simply overwhelming. It’s not always the average blogger’s fault. If you post something interesting, I (still) will go off and investigate it further: authors, artists, locations, books, movies, science / math / history topics – they will all lead me off down the rabbit hole. And that hole can be DEEP! I don’t know why, but this year, less frequently, I’m choosing to delete fewer (unopened mail / posts). I apologize to you if you are one of those authors. I will admit to only viewing actual posts sent to me (most of the time). I seem to get a lot of “read more” posts / emails. I’m not sure why this is. I guess it’s a WordPress feature I don’t use or don’t know about. There are a few (a handful) of sites which I know are visual and I more frequently click through to the actual site, because I’m interested in the bits which are not offered in the smaller / limited / text based emails I tend to receive. I apologize if that affects your view stats negatively… | |
So, besides this blog, what am I up to? My health has been mixed. Last year, I was back in the hospital for “jump start”. I have AFib and every now and then I get my heart zapped (“reverted”) to a normal rhythm. We’ve also had this whole COVID lock down, which has put a damper on things. | |
In January, I purchased my first guitar and I’ve been practicing most every day since. I “know” some basic chords and scales. I’m still having a dickens of a time with strumming and chord changes, but I’m told that will come with time. I now own two acoustic guitars and one electric (a Stratocaster style), and I have another acoustic on loan from my brother. I have the four on a rotation calendar, but the first is still my favorite. I’m looking into picking up a few more inexpensive guitars and two basses. There is no time pressure. It’s all about my ability to save (here and there) until I can justify a purchase. [Wife: How many guitars do you NEED? Me: …One more.] | |
The few things I’ve learned have truly been amazing (to me). I do seem to have a smidgen of musical ability (although it’s still buried under layers of doubt). I’m finding the ability to concentrate on practice to be as relaxing as zoning out in computer programming used to be (in my youth). Sixty to ninety minutes can easily seem like five or ten minutes. There is also the complete exhaustion which results from prolonged concentration – however “relaxing” it may feel at the time. In a strange way, it feels good to be mentally tired at the end of a practice session. | |
But, am I getting any better at playing? An objective opinion would be: Yes! Am I any “good”? An objective opinion would be: No! Does it matter a whit? No. Why not? Because, like blogging, I’m doing it for the enjoyment of doing it and not for the expectation (mine or anyone else’s) of being any good at playing guitar. Again, like blogging, as long as it’s fun and interesting and fulfilling, I’ll just keep doing it… My not so secret goal remains to write a song (lyrics and music) for my wife. (LoL) | |
My personal goals for last year (to learn some assembly language programming and to have a play with chat-bots) never really got off the ground. I spent a few weeks looking into them and playing with some free software, but the former has been passed by history so resources are limited and the latter is beyond my means as a retired person on a limited income. In any case, I have usually been at my best when given a customer with a problem, not when I have to make up my own problems (and then create their solutions). | |
So, it’s guitar and blogging to keep me occupied (and mostly out of trouble). LoL!! | |
Once again… “Excelsior!!“ | |
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On This Day In: | |
2020 | Happy 11th Anniversary Of Blogging |
2019 | Happy 10th Anniversary — Thoughts On My First Decade Of Blogging |
2018 | Happy 9th Anniversary — Three Thoughts |
Day 2 – Notes On Progress | |
2017 | Happy 8th Anniversary |
2016 | Happy 7th Anniversary |
2015 | Happy 6th Anniversary |
2014 | Happy 5th Anniversary |
2013 | I Resemble That Remark! |
2012 | Happy 3rd Anniversary |
2011 | Is America Safe Tonight? |
2009 | Hello world! (See how it all began…) |
Make It Real
Posted in Included Video, Music and Concerts, Quotes, Song Lyrics And Videos By Others, Videos, tagged Favorite Lines, Included Video, Quotes, Rob Thomas, Santana, Smooth -- music video, Vevo, YouTube on July 28, 2021| Leave a Comment »
Smooth |
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Favorite Line(s): | |
Well, and it’s just like the ocean under the moon | |
Oh, it’s the same as the emotion that I get from you | |
You got the kind of lovin’ that can be so smooth, yeah | |
Give me your heart, make it real, or else forget about it | |
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On This Day In: | |
2020 | One Lesson In Diversity |
2019 | And Yet, I Believe |
2018 | Beats |
First Step: Starting Cleansing (Again) | |
2017 | Effective Stimuli |
2016 | Dave’s Not Here, Man |
2015 | Blink |
2014 | The Struggle To Educate America Continues… |
2013 | On Elections |
2012 | Warm Smiles |
Pick Your Poison | |
2011 | Straight Shooters |
We Are More Alike
Posted in Education, History, Philosophy, Quotes, Science and Learning, tagged Education, History, Philosophy, Quotes on July 28, 2021| Leave a Comment »
I would encourage us all, African Americans, Asians, Latinos, Whites, Native Americans to study history. I long for the time when all the human history is taught as one history. I am stronger because you are stronger. I am weaker if you are weak. So we are more alike than we are unlike. | |
— Maya Angelou | |
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On This Day In: | |
2020 | One Lesson In Diversity |
2019 | And Yet, I Believe |
2018 | Beats |
First Step: Starting Cleansing (Again) | |
2017 | Effective Stimuli |
2016 | Dave’s Not Here, Man |
2015 | Blink |
2014 | The Struggle To Educate America Continues… |
2013 | On Elections |
2012 | Warm Smiles |
Pick Your Poison | |
2011 | Straight Shooters |
Namaste
Posted in Included Video, Music and Concerts, Philosophy, Quotes, Song Lyrics And Videos By Others, Videos, tagged Cyndi Lauper, Included Video, Philosophy, Quotes, True Colors -- music video, Vevo, YouTube on July 27, 2021| Leave a Comment »
True Colors |
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Favorite Line(s): | |
Show me a smile then | |
Don’t be unhappy, can’t remember | |
When I last saw you laughing | |
If this world makes you crazy | |
And you’ve taken all you can bear | |
You call me up | |
Because you know I’ll be there | |
And I’ll see your true colors | |
Shining through | |
I see your true colors | |
And that’s why I love you | |
So don’t be afraid to let it show | |
Your true colors | |
True colors are beautiful | |
Like a rainbow | |
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On This Day In: | |
2020 | Michigan Countdown |
Risk Free | |
2019 | Speak Up / Call Out |
2018 | Does Smiling Count? |
2017 | Giving Much |
2016 | Sounds Like Class |
2015 | Inert Ideas |
2014 | Worth Anything? |
2013 | Bruises Before Bed (Or Why You Didn’t Answer) |
Revealed Riches | |
2012 | Extra Gears |
2011 | Say What? |
2010 | Hello Frogs… |
Why Do Republicans Seek To Destroy American Democracy?
Posted in Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Quotes, tagged Aggressive Civilizations, American Democracy, Capitol Insurrection, Carl Sagan, Joint Chiefs, National Debt Ceiling, Philosophy, Politics, Quotes, Republicans on July 27, 2021| Leave a Comment »
In the long run, the aggressive civilizations destroy themselves, almost always. It’s their nature. They can’t help it. | |
— Carl Sagan | |
[Does anybody else remember when being a conservative Republican meant supporting the troops, law and order and an efficient, cost effective government? Now, Republicans criticize the commander of the Joint Chiefs, support insurrection in the Capitol Building and are threatening to ruin the “good faith and credit” of the United States by refusing to raise the debt ceiling. Let’s recall, the current budget (which Congress agreed to) was signed by a Republican President. These are debts the Republicans ALREADY committed to owing when they passed last year’s budget. — kmab] | |
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On This Day In: | |
2020 | Michigan Countdown |
Risk Free | |
2019 | Speak Up / Call Out |
2018 | Does Smiling Count? |
2017 | Giving Much |
2016 | Sounds Like Class |
2015 | Inert Ideas |
2014 | Worth Anything? |
2013 | Bruises Before Bed (Or Why You Didn’t Answer) |
Revealed Riches | |
2012 | Extra Gears |
2011 | Say What? |
2010 | Hello Frogs… |
Truthfully
Posted in Philosophy, Politics, Quotes, tagged 6 January 2021, Philosophy, Politics, Quotes, Ralph Waldo Emerson, Republican Traitors on July 26, 2021| Leave a Comment »
People only see what they are prepared to see. | |
— Ralph Waldo Emerson | |
[Why Republican politicians think the 6 January 2021 insurrection at the Capitol was a love-fest: because it was Republican traitors trying to overthrow the government of the United States. — kmab] | |
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On This Day In: | |
2020 | Demonstrably Proven To Yield No Benefits |
But When You Must, Stand | |
2019 | Paint-By-Numbers |
2018 | #45: Still Trying To |
Oh, Well… | |
2017 | Two Views Of The Starting Line |
2016 | Never Had It, Never Will (Donald Trump) |
2015 | 20/20 |
2014 | All Of My Best Ideas Come While Walking… |
2013 | Learn To Learn |
2012 | I Remind You |
2011 | Respect And Prestige |
2010 | Living Legends (Willie Nelson) and the Gettysburg Address |
Burning Up The Night
Posted in General Comments, Included Video, Music and Concerts, Quotes, Song Lyrics And Videos By Others, Videos, tagged Army Memories, Comments, Disco Dancing, Favorite Lines, Included Video, Line Dancing, Macarena, Marching In Formation, Quotes, The Bee Gees, Vevo, YMCA, YouTube on July 25, 2021| 2 Comments »
Night Fever |
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Favorite Line(s): | |
Here I am | |
Prayin’ for this moment to last | |
Livin’ on the music so fine | |
Borne on the wind |
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Makin’ it mine | |
Night fever, night fever | |
We know how to do it | |
Gimme that night fever, night fever | |
We know how to show it | |
Comment(s): | |
This song is (IMHO) a “classic” disco tune. My “issue” with disco music wasn’t that I didn’t like it (the music). Generally speaking, I liked it a lot (and still do – in doses). My problem was that disco music (/ dance style) became a super-fad while I was in the Army and I had a psychological block against memorizing moves and dancing in formation. I had the same problem when the next “fad” was country line dancing, YMCA and Macarena. The “interesting” thing, for me, was I enjoyed marching in formation – when we had to do it. I just mentally objected to carrying it (acting in formation) over into the civilian part of my life. I still do… | |
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On This Day In: | |
2020 | Your Challenge |
2019 | The Tragedies Are About To Get Worse |
2018 | Plunge |
Time To Meet God | |
2017 | Wealth Within |
2016 | Soaring |
2015 | Gone To The Library… |
2014 | Choose To Lead |
2013 | Not Sent Yet |
2012 | Wall-Crawler Reboot |
Learning To Count | |
On Worshiping God | |
2011 | Emancipated Differences |
2010 | A Little More Technology, Please… |
Cabbage Looking
Posted in Philosophy, Quotes, tagged African Proverb, British Expressions, Curing, Philosophy, Proverb, Quotes, Straight on July 25, 2021| Leave a Comment »
If you refuse to be made straight when you are green, you will not be made straight when you are dry. | |
— African Proverb | |
[This quote reminds me of the British expression: “You’re not as green as you are cabbage looking.” — kmab] | |
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On This Day In: | |
2020 | Your Challenge |
2019 | The Tragedies Are About To Get Worse |
2018 | Plunge |
Time To Meet God | |
2017 | Wealth Within |
2016 | Soaring |
2015 | Gone To The Library… |
2014 | Choose To Lead |
2013 | Not Sent Yet |
2012 | Wall-Crawler Reboot |
Learning To Count | |
On Worshiping God | |
2011 | Emancipated Differences |
2010 | A Little More Technology, Please… |
End The Drought (Please, God)
Posted in Included Video, Music and Concerts, Quotes, Song Lyrics And Videos By Others, Videos, tagged Favorite Lines, I Wanna Go Outside In The Rain -- music video, I Wish It Would Rain, Included Video, Quotes, Soul Train, The Dramatics, The Temptations, YouTube on July 24, 2021| Leave a Comment »
I Wanna Go Outside In The Rain |
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Favorite Line(s): | |
I wanna go outside | |
In the rain | |
It may sound crazy | |
But I | |
Wanna go outside | |
In the rain | |
Comment(s): | |
[Watching and reading the news about wild fires and drought, I keep remembering this song (above) and “I Wish It Would Rain” by the Temptations. — KMAB] | |
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On This Day In: | |
2020 | Perhaps There Has Been Some Method In My Madness |
2019 | An Accidental Escape |
2018 | And I Thought It Was Just My Deodorant |
2017 | Hannity And Limbaugh |
2016 | Or He Could Just Be Lazy |
Small Hero | |
2015 | Seeking Cultured Leadership |
2014 | Examining Failure |
2013 | Driving Passion |
2012 | Cannibal, n. |
2011 | Moments Of Truth |
Average It Up
Posted in Included Video, Music and Concerts, Song Lyrics And Videos By Others, Videos, tagged Average White Band, AWB, Comments, Included Video, Pick Up The Pieces -- music video, YouTube on July 26, 2021| Leave a Comment »
Pick Up The Pieces
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