Posts Tagged christmas

STEP1/64 TO LIVE NONVIOLENTLY

on December 19, 2012 by alchemystic in American Upbeat, Comments (2)

1) Courage – Eleanor Roosevelt urged, “You must do the things that you think you cannot do.” Practicing these 64 Ways will challenge you to do things that you think […]

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When There’s Smoke

on October 25, 2012 by alchemystic in American Downbeat, American Upbeat, Depression Cookbook, Comments (20)

Just Blowing SmokeI’ve got a bad habbit of grabbing for the 5 gallon can of gas, no interest in finding any water, that is, me just speaking metaphorically. So i […]

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My Mother Would Have Lived 83 Years Today

on January 30, 2012 by alchemystic in American Upbeat, Comments Off

I miss her, I guess it shows, she died Christmas Day, 2010, born January 30 1929, HAPPY BIRTHDAY MOM!

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HAPPY HOLIDAYS

on December 25, 2011 by alchemystic in American Upbeat, Comments (4)

Merry Christmas from the Southeast side of Hollywood, from Katie and me.

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“Storytellers”

on January 29, 2010 by alchemystic in American Downbeat, American Upbeat, Photography, Rim Shot, Comments Off

I figured I’d just sit back, spark one up, a pall mall, I’m trying to channel Kurt Vonnegut here, close my eyes, think about an old friend, then see what […]

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Two Dead Bugs—Smashed!

on December 19, 2009 by alchemystic in American Downbeat, Rim Shot, Comments Off

Over the summer there was a lot of talk about Wall Street Bonuses, how so out of whack, this system of risk and reward had become. So here we are […]

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Threshold

on December 6, 2009 by alchemystic in American Downbeat, American Upbeat, Comments Off

I remember my Father crossing it, he was having a rough go at it, some missed diagnosises, some bad infections had set in, everything was spiralling out of control, not […]

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Fires On The Ice

on November 15, 2009 by alchemystic in American Upbeat, Comments Off

Walking into the Moravian Pottery and Tile Works, you cross the threshold, stepping back one hundred years. Not much has changed, the clay still comes from land surrounding the factory, […]

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Monkeys, Dragons, And The Rooster Cat

on November 8, 2009 by alchemystic in American Upbeat, Comments (1)

This year, I think Christmas will be different, already I see sales starting, I don’t think retail reports on the shopping season, will be cheery. Not to worry, these are […]

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THIS AINT IT

on October 23, 2009 by alchemystic in American Downbeat, Rim Shot, Comments Off

What are the chances, that by Christmas, a DVD, Michael Jackson, THIS IS IT, will be in stores, on sale, everywhere? I’ve wondered if maybe I’m on the wrong side […]

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