Hope

"A little song on the breeze"What a gentle little ZephyrThis evening will sighUnder the pines in the little grove.And the rest he'll understand." Wolfgang Amadeus MozartLE NOZZE DI FIGAROAct III Duetto: "Sull'aria...che Soave Zeffiretto" Andy Dufresne: That's the beauty of music. They can't get that from you... Haven't you ever felt that way about music? … Continue reading Hope

old feelings…

Flopside cOmics The arch of her back, the tall reach of fullness up front, that isn't it. Her hair is growing please no... not those feelings again. The smiles and looks she gets... she knows. The smell of her perfume, or them... She's been around please don't....don't bring those feelings back again. That dream in Hotel … Continue reading old feelings…

Sunday Is Random pick and random read day….“gigs and flyers!”

Nothing is more sad than the death of an illusion. ~Arthur Koestler Humid and a belly filled with coffee on a Sunday while kids are playing their games; I find that I am OK! I look to see that the cats are OK too. Youngest is silent as oldest is screaming at his friends as … Continue reading Sunday Is Random pick and random read day….“gigs and flyers!”

Venus Image

An image is manifesting in my life. The flower image of Venus. The image or pattern that the planet Venus makes while traveling around the earth. It have been studied for years and is close to one of our oldest images to be acknowledged throughout the ages of humanity and the planets. Simple things. Images … Continue reading Venus Image

Book Reading of The Day Randomly, Every Sunday !!

Sunday hot Sunday is here. Too hot to handle and no fun at all so Mantis looked over to the nearest book on the nearest shelf. One that holds a few Rock & Roll numbers if only indirectly. A Gofuckyerself Press paperback book called MOSQUITOES & WHISKY by Chris Walter tumbled into the green claws. … Continue reading Book Reading of The Day Randomly, Every Sunday !!

Random Pick day is Sunday !

Here at the office of The Seminary Of Praying Mantis are many many books. Mantis does more than, with silence and insightful grace, sit on a flower or leaf. Often Mantis is found engaged in a book. As this is a seminary of sorts, and today is under the wonderful magic of a waxing gibbous … Continue reading Random Pick day is Sunday !

Green-gold olives

Towards the end of the day. I went out the front door. I saw one of the Rue, feral kittens eating Lizard the Wizard. How many times have I seen Lizard the Wizard tease my kitties inside our home as they look out the window. Today he was not so lucky. He was half eaten … Continue reading Green-gold olives

“The Electromagnetic Hypothesis of Olfaction”

Punk Rock Colleague & Historian and Professional Consultant Hudley Flipside "What a wicked web we weave /When governments deceive/And I wanna believe....../I gotta believe/Conspiracy theory abound/But the truth is under ground,/I wanna believe I wanna believe/I gotta believe" ~ GBH I have a suspicion, and I believe that Colin Abrahall wrote the lyrics to the … Continue reading “The Electromagnetic Hypothesis of Olfaction”

Sky Woman

The bronze Statue of Freedom by Thomas Crawford is the crowning feature of the Dome of the United States Capitol. The bronze statue stands 19 feet 6 inches tall and weighs approximately 15,000 pounds. Ataensic "In the mythology of the Iroquois and Huron of North America, the Woman Who Fell From the Sky is a … Continue reading Sky Woman

Jean’s Sour Cream Beans

here was a woman in my mother's life. A girlfriend to her father. She was mentioned now and then, if only indirectly. This woman had a big influence in my life as well. My maternal grandmother died when my mother was young. Later came Jean who was my grandfather's longtime girlfriend. They never married. I … Continue reading Jean’s Sour Cream Beans

Tattoo therapy

While at Sam Ash music store (RIP), to pick up some sheet music with youngest Son, a worker there said something to me, “Does that hurt?’ I looked down at my arm and held it as if to see if it did. I then remembered the tattoos there. “No!” “When you got them didn’t, … Continue reading Tattoo therapy

Philomena

http://philomenamovie.com/ On a day when it's too hot outside to play and when my back is aching so, I happened upon a heartfelt film. A simple true story about a mother looking for her lost son, and a journalist that helps her find him. The journalist acts just like a real annoying son. Many interesting heartfelt … Continue reading Philomena

enlivens

Wherefore is light given to him that is in misery, and life unto the bitter in soul? Job, 3. 20 I am the kind of person that likes to be alone. The sounds of nature outside and the sounds of the house inside bring familiar ways to the reality of life. All seems good. Only … Continue reading enlivens

Furlong Moll

She spent her time wrapped around wise guys or a big cheese bimbo.This is where she got her forecasts. Playing the races and ditching the dogs is where she was keen on...a real bearcat! Her tic-tack-toes pivoted the dance floor as she kicked her heals up. No panties yet lots of lace; pink, black and … Continue reading Furlong Moll

A wish under Orion’s belt and the Pleiades…

You don’t have to read this, it is a little on the girly corny side… but I want to put some good vibes out there.. The corporate woman has been defined as the ‘liberated woman’ and I see that as the exact opposite. I think she now is more enslaved, maybe even more than the … Continue reading A wish under Orion’s belt and the Pleiades…

All About A Song III big gorilla

One band I have seen live more than Charged GBH and The Adolescents are The Dickies; how many times,’ who knows but close to the stars in the Milky Way. An excellent band and even if Leonard Graves Phillips blocked me from his Facebook site, I will always love his band and one song in … Continue reading All About A Song III big gorilla

All about a Song II: We are the champions by Queen!

Punk Rock Historian and Professional Consultant Hudley Flipside Sue and Holly June 1976 Graduates Putting this up because it fits with the theme of "All About A Song." They played this song at a punk rock night at the local pub! The bartender was a thorn in my side with his mockery! I was sporting … Continue reading All about a Song II: We are the champions by Queen!

Yellow

Ancient Greek pottery c.330 BCE in British Museum – Delphic Tripod and the Pythia. The worst of times bearing grief and betrayal looking down towards the earth... walking slowly in duty... Comes up a spring bubbling and fresh female voices from the past speak of hope and inspiration... Images & symbols in my mind and … Continue reading Yellow

All About A Song: Very Very, Wild Wild…

Punk Rock Historian and Professional Consultant Hudley Flipside 8/30/2022 I resurrected this old post because it is a good story about the history of a song. As I am beholding to many. KROQ, Rodney Bingenheimer and the early Flipside Fanzine Crew and all of those nobody punks on the streets who welcomed me in… us … Continue reading All About A Song: Very Very, Wild Wild…

Teaching Nature politics

Youngest son at the Museum Today I awoke with a lecture on my tongue. The kids are home on winter break. I am experiencing my normal winter blues. What came to mind was something a profession said to me years ago, "Don't take on someones else's karma." He is a Jungian therapist and Buddhist priest. … Continue reading Teaching Nature politics