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Category Archives: Humptulips County
Monday Morning Quarterbacking
I am not a football junky and am probably about to demonstrate a profound lack of understanding of the the sport, but nonetheless…. I do watch my home team play since at my age and my state of retirement it … Continue reading
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Everyday Heroism
I read today that in Jacksonville, Florida a black campus police officer at an HBCU was the first law enforcement officer to confront the Jacksonville shooter. He was alerted to the shooter’s presence on campus by a carload of students … Continue reading
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Endings Or Beginnings
Wait without thought, for you are not ready for thought: So the darkness shall be the light, and the stillness the dancing. T S Eliot, Wait Without Hope I am skimming above the tarmac. Weather, geography, and time … Continue reading
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The Moment Of Truth
If you hear music when she’s near you And Christmas comes ev’ry day of the year Then you must know why it’s the first clue That the moment of truth is near The Moment Of Truth, Tex Satterwhite, Frank Scott … Continue reading
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A Beacon in the Mists of Time
Copyright secured by Digiprove © 2021 Stephen EllisSome Rights ReservedOriginal content here is published under these license terms: X License Type:Non-commercial, Attribution, no Derivative workLicense Abstract:You may copy this content, and re-publish it in unmodified form for non-commercial purposes, provided you include an overt attribution to the author(s). You … Continue reading
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It’s Late October And All Is Well
It’s late October, 2017. I have nearly completed my seventy-second October, twenty-six of which have been spent here on the Farm amid our fields. All Octobers are watercolor landscapes, but no two are alike. As with any watercolor of a similar view painted from a … Continue reading
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Fairy Tales Can Come True (Even If Only For Awhile)
Fairy tales can come true, it can happen to you If you’re young at heart. Young at Heart, Johnny Richards and Carolyn Leigh Once upon a time, probably in the early 1990s, I walked into a small bookshop in Seattle … Continue reading
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Lazing About On An August Morning
I am sitting on our front porch enjoying the quiet of a late August Sunday morning. I just returned from getting our Sunday papers and stopped here to enjoy the hush I interrupted with uneven steps and the staccato thudding of my cane. A lone single-engine airplane … Continue reading
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The Momentary Stewardship Of Gods And Daisies
Take your place on The Great Mandala As it moves through your brief moment of time. Win or lose now you must choose now And if you lose you’re only losing your life. Peter Yarrow, The Great Mandala Each May … Continue reading
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The Meek New World
I’ve woken up in a new world. Not a brave one; one created by insecure people afraid of a future they’re unable to understand. The view of this new world from Humptulips County is mixed – mostly bad, but with just enough dash of good in the mixture … Continue reading
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