02-20-14-My Morning Thoughts: “would you still love me”
If I said I loved the president and all he stood for would you still love me? If I said I think atheists are one hundred percent right would you still love me? If I said I loved all conservatives would you still love me? If I said I loved Christianity would you still love me? I could probably say a bunch of things you may or may not agree with but I would never base my feelings or degrade my respect for anyone because I don’t see exactly eye to eye with them. We may believe in different things some slight and some monumental however we do believe in ‘something’ and that makes us unified with the belief of that ‘something’…sure words can hurt, people can hurt, things can hurt though disagreement should not hurt, it should enlighten at bare minimum in my mind. We are still all human beings! The air we breathe is the same! The problems we face affect all, one way or another! There are plenty of times in life that we may disagree on politics, religion and just about everything else in between…nevertheless…know that I believe in you…and…I still love ya my brothers and sisters!...plain and simple.
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02-19-14-My Morning Thoughts: “Give us your tired your poor”…
“Give us your tired your poor”…they might have said, tired of being poor…come on in and make your own way…the sky is the limit if you’re willing to work hard for it…welcome brother!...plain and simple.
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02-17-14-My Morning Thoughts: is there a problem here?
Millions upon millions of dollars spent on new school buildings, new laptops, new everything…but however nice and new and fantastic you make the school experience it boils down to this…time spent educating! First parents then teachers!...this will never change and all parents should realize this. You must have a parent or legal guarding participation throughout the process or the outcome is already written, and it is unfortunately almost never good. There have been monumental statistics that show a teacher alone cannot be the parent and the teacher for every student all the time, it’s just not feasible. Think about this; if a teacher works 30 years and has an average classroom of 20 to 30 students each day, that teacher taught thousands of students in his or her career. Do you think you could teach (and parent) thousands of students? I think even Olivia Walton would have a tough time with that request…not only must it start at home it must finish at home there are no easy ways around it. Parents need accountability for their actions or in some cases lack of their actions to regain some normalcy that works…time spent educating does not just mean those licensed to educate, it’s the total package deal needed for total package recovery…take some time or should I say spend some time and effort and you will be truly amazed at the results…kids will learn, and with the right direction, they will learn well…plain and simple.
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02-14-14-My Morning Thoughts: “The Kite”
Hey why was the term “Go Fly a Kite” given such bad connotations over the years? If you had enough of the conversation people would say…hey…why don’t you just go fly a kite! I kind of like flying kites! Never did it that much although when I did I always had a good time. It’s relaxing after you get over the part of running down the beach trying to get the darn thing in the air…but when you do…the skies the limit, PUN intended…have a great weekend all and if your ever told to go fly a kite, you might just want to give it a try and smile…plain and simple.
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02-12-14-My Morning Thoughts: “The Music Biz”
One thing for sure…it is tough to make it in the music business! Back in the day there were ‘niches’ that a young talented musician could find their way into the business. Songwriting, session work, cover bands, original bands but today, although the many avenues are still around, there is such an abundance of raw undisputed talent flooding the ‘waves’ the chances have been ironically limited quite a bit. Those already on top continue to ‘shock’ somewhat to stay on top. Those at the bottom continue to find a way to ‘shock’ in their own right for the hopes of something going “viral” I guess. I tend to lean on the side that talent shines through and that those of us that just love to play…are going to play anyway, which is really what it’s all about! To me, it matters not that I’m a local guy who loves to write songs and play live when given the opportunity because what matters most is I enjoy doing it and if others enjoy it (be it many or not) that’s entirely the motivation to trek on! If I write a song, and one person gets it or can relate to it for whatever reason then I have entertained and at that moment of entertaining the connection has been ignited…and for that moment in time (however big or small) it cannot and will not be extinguished!...so rock on and if it’s truly your passion, your spirit and heart will shine right where it’s suppose to be, as far as I can tell…plain and simple.
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02-10-14-My Morning Thoughts: “Last but never least”
Were you ever that last kid picked growing up? You know all those pick-up games after school and on the weekends. I really don’t remember ever being last one picked (not bragging or anything but I just don’t) but I do remember being the one that had to pick from the last two on occasion…and that really sucked quite frankly! Because whomever I picked that last kid would know I didn’t pick him…but I must say that over those years the kid that was picked last amongst our gang wasn’t always that same kid as some might think. Over time, people grow, gain confidence, become coordinated and learn skills making them the higher pick…it is funny how things work out sometime but looking back it never could have been all that great being that last kid selected, even if it only was once…plain and simple.
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02-07-14-My Morning Thoughts: ‘The Right Thing’
Those of us that have spent a good amount of life trying to ‘do the right thing’ I wonder if you ever wonder if it worked out to the best? Could we have done the wrong thing and still ended up right? Could we have done the right thing and it ended up wrong? Could we not even know the answer till the end?...is that possible, one may never know…………………..have a great weekend and “don’t take any wooden nickels”…that’s if they still make em…plain and simple.
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02-04-14-My Morning Thoughts: Smoking is bad!
I’m…Still smoking, still know it’s bad, still know it stinks, still know it’s not PC, still know I don’t want anyone ever to start and still know that I should have never started…but I’m still a pretty nice guy for the most part, so could you cut me some slack when I’m standing outside in the cold…?...even at stadiums which I helped pay for with my sins!...plain and simple.
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02-03-14-My Morning Thoughts:
I’m inspired by philan…thropist”good deed doers”…LOL…humanitarians that aren’t normally given all the awards and trophies but those that just do it from deep down in their soul. They aren’t afraid to stand when those in power say sit down and they go out of their way to help those who truly need and they continue to blow the horn for peace and love…ya those people inspire me…plain and simple.
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01-31-14-My Morning Thoughts: “Lonely Road”
Did you ever feel lonely while standing right in the middle of crowd? Maybe it’s the conversation that just aint hitting ya right or maybe it’s the way you’re just taking it all in or maybe it’s an off switch that you don’t know why it’s on off. When I’m lost in these moments although they may be few and fleeting they still haunt me like the old lonely road I dream of at times. You know it’s one of those roads that just give the impression to never end and get darker and darker as the trees seem to enclose in on me like a live dome…it’s nearly musical as the wind swirls’ almost like it’s trying to tell me something or warn me of what lays ahead. I never get through it or to the end of that road because something always stops me from that last step of, it seems, no return…when I wake I’ve been saying the next time I’m on this lonely road I’m going to put the pedal to the floor and see what’s at the other end…someday, perhaps I will…but for now, it’s just another lonely road lost in a dream…plain and simple.
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02-20-14-My Morning Thoughts: “would you still love me”
02-20-14-My Morning Thoughts: “would you still love me” If I said I loved the president and all he stood for would you still love me? If I said I think atheists are one hundred percent right would you still love me? If I said I loved all conservatives would you still love me? If I said I loved Christianity would you still love me? I could probably say a bunch of things you may or may not agree with but I would never base my feelings or degrade my respect for anyone because I don’t see exactly eye to eye with them. We may believe in different things some slight and some monumental however we do believe in ‘something’ and that makes us unified with the belief of that ‘something’…sure words can hurt, people can hurt, things can hurt though disagreement should not hurt, it should enlighten at bare minimum in my mind. We are still all human beings! The air we breathe is the same! The problems we face affect all, one way or another! There are plenty of times in life that we may disagree on politics, religion and just about everything else in between…nevertheless…know that I believe in you…and…I still love ya my brothers and sisters!...plain and simple.
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02-19-14-My Morning Thoughts: “Give us your tired your poor”…
02-19-14-My Morning Thoughts: “Give us your tired your poor”… “Give us your tired your poor”…they might have said, tired of being poor…come on in and make your own way…the sky is the limit if you’re willing to work hard for it…welcome brother!...plain and simple.
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02-17-14-My Morning Thoughts: is there a problem here?
02-17-14-My Morning Thoughts: is there a problem here? Millions upon millions of dollars spent on new school buildings, new laptops, new everything…but however nice and new and fantastic you make the school experience it boils down to this…time spent educating! First parents then teachers!...this will never change and all parents should realize this. You must have a parent or legal guarding participation throughout the process or the outcome is already written, and it is unfortunately almost never good. There have been monumental statistics that show a teacher alone cannot be the parent and the teacher for every student all the time, it’s just not feasible. Think about this; if a teacher works 30 years and has an average classroom of 20 to 30 students each day, that teacher taught thousands of students in his or her career. Do you think you could teach (and parent) thousands of students? I think even Olivia Walton would have a tough time with that request…not only must it start at home it must finish at home there are no easy ways around it. Parents need accountability for their actions or in some cases lack of their actions to regain some normalcy that works…time spent educating does not just mean those licensed to educate, it’s the total package deal needed for total package recovery…take some time or should I say spend some time and effort and you will be truly amazed at the results…kids will learn, and with the right direction, they will learn well…plain and simple.
Reply
02-14-14-My Morning Thoughts: “The Kite”
02-14-14-My Morning Thoughts: “The Kite” Hey why was the term “Go Fly a Kite” given such bad connotations over the years? If you had enough of the conversation people would say…hey…why don’t you just go fly a kite! I kind of like flying kites! Never did it that much although when I did I always had a good time. It’s relaxing after you get over the part of running down the beach trying to get the darn thing in the air…but when you do…the skies the limit, PUN intended…have a great weekend all and if your ever told to go fly a kite, you might just want to give it a try and smile…plain and simple.
Reply
02-12-14-My Morning Thoughts: “The Music Biz”
02-12-14-My Morning Thoughts: “The Music Biz” One thing for sure…it is tough to make it in the music business! Back in the day there were ‘niches’ that a young talented musician could find their way into the business. Songwriting, session work, cover bands, original bands but today, although the many avenues are still around, there is such an abundance of raw undisputed talent flooding the ‘waves’ the chances have been ironically limited quite a bit. Those already on top continue to ‘shock’ somewhat to stay on top. Those at the bottom continue to find a way to ‘shock’ in their own right for the hopes of something going “viral” I guess. I tend to lean on the side that talent shines through and that those of us that just love to play…are going to play anyway, which is really what it’s all about! To me, it matters not that I’m a local guy who loves to write songs and play live when given the opportunity because what matters most is I enjoy doing it and if others enjoy it (be it many or not) that’s entirely the motivation to trek on! If I write a song, and one person gets it or can relate to it for whatever reason then I have entertained and at that moment of entertaining the connection has been ignited…and for that moment in time (however big or small) it cannot and will not be extinguished!...so rock on and if it’s truly your passion, your spirit and heart will shine right where it’s suppose to be, as far as I can tell…plain and simple.
Reply
02-10-14-My Morning Thoughts: “Last but never least”
02-10-14-My Morning Thoughts: “Last but never least” Were you ever that last kid picked growing up? You know all those pick-up games after school and on the weekends. I really don’t remember ever being last one picked (not bragging or anything but I just don’t) but I do remember being the one that had to pick from the last two on occasion…and that really sucked quite frankly! Because whomever I picked that last kid would know I didn’t pick him…but I must say that over those years the kid that was picked last amongst our gang wasn’t always that same kid as some might think. Over time, people grow, gain confidence, become coordinated and learn skills making them the higher pick…it is funny how things work out sometime but looking back it never could have been all that great being that last kid selected, even if it only was once…plain and simple.
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02-07-14-My Morning Thoughts: ‘The Right Thing’
02-07-14-My Morning Thoughts: ‘The Right Thing’ Those of us that have spent a good amount of life trying to ‘do the right thing’ I wonder if you ever wonder if it worked out to the best? Could we have done the wrong thing and still ended up right? Could we have done the right thing and it ended up wrong? Could we not even know the answer till the end?...is that possible, one may never know…………………..have a great weekend and “don’t take any wooden nickels”…that’s if they still make em…plain and simple.
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02-04-14-My Morning Thoughts: Smoking is bad!
02-04-14-My Morning Thoughts: Smoking is bad! I’m…Still smoking, still know it’s bad, still know it stinks, still know it’s not PC, still know I don’t want anyone ever to start and still know that I should have never started…but I’m still a pretty nice guy for the most part, so could you cut me some slack when I’m standing outside in the cold…?...even at stadiums which I helped pay for with my sins!...plain and simple.
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02-03-14-My Morning Thoughts:
02-03-14-My Morning Thoughts: I’m inspired by philan…thropist”good deed doers”…LOL…humanitarians that aren’t normally given all the awards and trophies but those that just do it from deep down in their soul. They aren’t afraid to stand when those in power say sit down and they go out of their way to help those who truly need and they continue to blow the horn for peace and love…ya those people inspire me…plain and simple.
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01-31-14-My Morning Thoughts: “Lonely Road”
01-31-14-My Morning Thoughts: “Lonely Road” Did you ever feel lonely while standing right in the middle of crowd? Maybe it’s the conversation that just aint hitting ya right or maybe it’s the way you’re just taking it all in or maybe it’s an off switch that you don’t know why it’s on off. When I’m lost in these moments although they may be few and fleeting they still haunt me like the old lonely road I dream of at times. You know it’s one of those roads that just give the impression to never end and get darker and darker as the trees seem to enclose in on me like a live dome…it’s nearly musical as the wind swirls’ almost like it’s trying to tell me something or warn me of what lays ahead. I never get through it or to the end of that road because something always stops me from that last step of, it seems, no return…when I wake I’ve been saying the next time I’m on this lonely road I’m going to put the pedal to the floor and see what’s at the other end…someday, perhaps I will…but for now, it’s just another lonely road lost in a dream…plain and simple.
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