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On this 71st Birthday of the movie “The Wizard of Oz.” Something very strange just happened. A molten steel force of heat slaps the face of a simmering city of Chicago. So three lonely souls spotting separate shady benches in … Continue reading →

She arrived in Chicago on a slushy cold February day in 1947. A friend had told her to look up a writer named Algren. And in the tour of the underbelly, mean streets, dive bars in the Polish neighborhood of … Continue reading →

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Excerpt from: “FINDING WORK WHEN THERE ARE NO JOBS” From Part Two: Telling Your Story Chapter 4 INTRODUCTION Do you act differently when no one is watching? That’s a pretty tough question to answer honestly. How would you know? But … Continue reading →

O come, let us sing to the Lord; let us make a joyful noise to the rock of our salvation! Psalm 95:1 Nothing to eat or drink after midnight tonight because the surgery is tomorrow. That means no milk. And … Continue reading →

Excerpt from: “FINDING WORK WHEN THERE ARE NO JOBS” From Part Three: Adding Music Chapter 7 INTRODUCTION All of us have musical memories. Where we were when a song played. Remembering the words to songs from childhood. Music remains after … Continue reading →

A gentle evening rain bathes the harbor docks of Liverpool as a single bass note foghorn sings to the mist. And a salty ocean breeze from beyond boundaries of time and visibility sails in the spirits of the two musicians. … Continue reading →

Her glass eye never bothered me. But killing me off with a heart attack? That was a problem. This is a true love story because I was looking for true love. Or, like the previous marriage, some reasonable facsimile. But … Continue reading →

Because here in the United States, the global warming deniers won. [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ufn_pUVzZBg&hl=en_US&fs=1]

Dick Buckley–An Appreciation. Continue reading →