You came into this world with eyes as clear as water You didn’t look a thing like your grandmother’s daughter With a heart so heavy and beating like a drum Yeah, neither did you look like your grandfather’s son Wilder than a brushfire burns deep inside the bramble Baby, I… Read More »Wilder (We’re Chained)
NOTE: THERE ARE SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS FOR THIS WEEK’S THEME, SO MAKE SURE TO PAY SPECIAL ATTENTION TO THEM. JUST DON’T SKIM BY THEM. NOT THAT ANYBODY DOES THAT. EVERYBODY HANGS ON MY EVERY WORD. TEXTURE. It is something you really have to feel. But as a theme, did a bunch… Read More »WPC – WEEK 403 – TEXTURE
You carry me along with you Keep my spirit strong, you do Maybe I was meant to be Under your lock and key The hard times that I had Really, don’t seem all that bad Yesterday is long ago and far away And I’m beginning to feel the years But… Read More »Beginning to Feel the Years
If you are reading this, then I got too busy this morning to compile and code the submissions for last week’s THE WEEKLY PHOTO CHALLENGE. However, that doesn’t mean you can’t get started on this week’s theme. Hopefully I will publish this week’s submissions later tonight. I’m guessing around 8:01… Read More »WEEK 403 – REVEAL
I’m gonna fit in I’m on the list I’m gonna to get in Haven’t you heard And don’t you know who I am? I’m with the Joneses I’m their best friend I’ve come to saturate the market To perpetuate the hip kid I was born so I can fall in… Read More »Mainstream Kid
Today is the birthday of somebody very important! You all know who it is! Happy birthday Steph! I hope your birthday is everything you want it to be! It has been way too long since the last time I saw Steph. That is probably mostly my fault. +++++++ There’s a… Read More »The Things I Regret
It really breaks my heart To see a dear old friend Go down to the worn out place again Do you know the sound Of a closing door? Have you heard that sound somewhere before? Do you wonder if she knows you anymore? Did you think the bottle Would ever… Read More »The Eye
I think it’s time we found a way back home You loose so many things you love as you grow I missed the days when I was just a kid My fear became my shadow, I swear it did You made me feel like I was always falling Always falling… Read More »Wherever Is Your Heart
ROAD TRIP! What a great theme and an even better way to spend a day or two. Nothing calls to me like the open road. But did it call to many other people? Or did people stay firmly entrenched on their couches? You will have to keep scrolling to find… Read More »WPC – WEEK 398 – ROAD TRIP
Were we just kids, just starting out Didn’t we know then love was about Were we just fooling, playing around Were we ever gonna get out of this town All in a moment, all in a sound All in a day’s work, we’re tumbling down Down by the old school,… Read More »Just Kids
I need to start today by wishing Faust a happy birthday. Happy birthday Faust! I hope your birthday is filled with lots of good food. I’m not sure I even remember the last time I saw Faust in person. There is a rift between us ever since he did the… Read More »Rise Again
Today is Maundy Thursday. I hope this Thursday is the maundiest Thursday you have ever had. And if you know what maundy means, you know that sentence is nonsense. But joyful nonsense. If you are not familiar with Maundy Thursday, let me explain. Pull up a chair, but don’t get… Read More »Heart’s Content
I’ve been gone for so long And how I missed you My heart was aching for home And then one night as I lay down Somewhere far from you I dreamt that I heard you call my name But my mind was playing games I knew right then that I’d… Read More »What Did I Ever Come Here For
I named this post Edward Grasshopper because I love grasshoppers and I like and am somewhat influenced by the art of Edward Hopper. I admittedly don’t know much about Edward Hopper the person, so I did a little bit of research on him and the most interesting thing about him… Read More »Edward Grasshopper
A good time to clean up some of the backlog. These pictures were all taken in June and never really found there way into an “Artist’s Notebook” entry. Almost all of these are from Maven’s birthday party. The other image was taken as a theme reveal for THE WEEKLY PHOTO… Read More »You Found Someone More Exciting
This is my last pitch to get you to join the Roundball Oracles NCAA Tournament Pool for this year. The deadline to enter this year’s pool is approximately 2 hours after this post publishes. I just wanted to brag on the state of Iowa a little bit. Something I rarely… Read More »A Promise to Keep
When I’m blowin’ out the candles And when people start to sing I will always cross my fingers tight I remember everything But I always make my wishes For the same thing every time If I live to be 100 If I ever get it right My mind is racing… Read More »100
Need to start today by sharing some sad news for those of you that don’t know. My Aunt Barbara passed away a few days ago. I wanted to share her obituary. Barbara Bernice Kessler Bennett O’Connor, 90, of Fort Dodge passed away Thursday, February 23, 2023, at the University of… Read More »Keep Your Heart Young
Hang on, just hang on for a minute I’ve got something to say I’m not asking you to move on or forget it But these are better days To be wrong all along and admit it Is not amazing grace But to be loved like a song you remember Even… Read More »That Wasn’t Me
The sun came up and five years gone Life goes on, yeah, life goes on I wonder how you’re gettin’ by The sun goes down and I feel blue Now I toss ’cause my mind’s on you And I kind of miss your broken smile Save part of yourself for… Read More »Save Part of Yourself
I’ve been down with a broken heart Since the day I learned to speak The devil gave me a crooked start When he gave me crooked feet But Gabriel done came to me And kissed me in my sleep And I’ll be singing like an angel Until I’m six feet… Read More »Raise Hell