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Still thinking about Joe Cocker, his life and times. Joe died
Still thinking about Joe Cocker, his life and times. Joe died yesterday at the age of 70 of lung cancer. It occurred to me after the initial shock of ...

Meeting pal Martin D. for coffee at 2:30 p.m. Old Monterey still
Meeting pal Martin D. for coffee at 2:30 p.m. Old Monterey still overcast and looking las though more rain may be coming soon. Its unusual to be this ...

Just viewed a video of Bonnie Bramlett performing with the Allman
Just viewed a video of Bonnie Bramlett performing with the Allman Brothers Band in 1979. She belted-out Will the Circle Go Unbroken backed by Greg and...

Human decency is alive and well in Whitwell, Tenn. (pop. 1600)
Human decency is alive and well in Whitwell, Tenn. (pop. 1600) where not so long ago Middle School kids there began a project to commemorate the six m...

Writing fiction is sometimes comparable to giving birth sans the
Writing fiction is sometimes comparable to giving birth sans the benefit of anesthetic I imagine. So much of what I write as fiction is derived from m...

Did my laundry, finally about 3 p.m. Now I have no excuse not to
Did my laundry, finally about 3 p.m. Now I have no excuse not to attend Mass in the morning. Clean clothes are a requisite for me when I do Mass. Neve...

Pretty tame Saturday. I did not leave my apartment except to
Pretty tame Saturday. I did not leave my apartment except to collect my mail. Have been viewing movies all day. My neighbor Minnie was rushed to the h...

So, the fire department showed-up at midnight to douse a pot of
So, the fire department showed-up at midnight to douse a pot of somebodys burning beans. At 2:12 p.m., 14 hours later, the elevators in my apartment c...