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The Use of Poetry
I heard this question the other day and it stuck in my mind. “Art, you have been writing poetry since you were thirteen years old. What good has it done?” I’ve given that a lot […]
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Great Grand Parents
Our granddaughter Michelle made us Great Grand Parents over a year ago and then she took a career move to Europe, stealing that precious little guy right out of Jean’s arms. Then we joined Skype […]
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The I Love You Waltz
Here is the chorus of a song I wrote in 1999. It is a slow waltz and you don’t stumble onto many new waltzes these days. Chorus I love you, I love you, It’s you […]
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Never Being Poor Again
Many, many years ago when our family was young and needy I heard about a way to never be poor again. I decided to try it. I guess you could say it was a sort […]
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Obsolescence
Many, many years ago when I had the opportunity to give some talks in the classroom of my friend and mentor, Dr. Herb True, the students were told that much of what they learned would […]
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Have a dream
As I watched a number of Americans receive their gold medals my thoughts went back to that wonderful Broadway Musical South Pacific and to a song sung by that big ole tough woman they called […]
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Re Imagining
Watching a Ted Talk one day I discovered Sir Ken Robinson, a leading thinker on transforming education. He argues that the education system should focus less on standardized testing and more on developing an environment […]