The Trail Since 2006
It began with a spark of inspiration from a few kindred spirits scattered along the Appalachian ridges, mostly in North Carolina and Virginia. Back then, we were virtual friends who—for the most part—never shared a physical porch, but we built a digital one together. Some were writers, some were poets, and some were photographers, each of us finding our way through those early “virtual woods” on the internets.
What follows is a collection of my latest musings (and perhaps a bit of blathering), a trail of thoughts that winds all the way back to those first steps in 2006.
Or just meander through my past muses… Just hope the coffee isn’t stale!
Keith Olbermann Speaks Out
Lord you know it’s bad when Keith Olbermman finds himself compelled to call you on your actions…Something reserved mainly for President Bush. Special Comment – The News Hole – msnbc.com Finally, as promised, a Special…
A Tuesday Morning Muse in an Election Year
When this year started, I figured the Democratic Party had a really good thing going. There were low polling numbers for the Republicans and we had some really good candidates running. As the primaries and…
So Now It’s Cookies
Where is the Cookie Monster (oops…sorry) when you need him?
So Happy Together
The Day After…
A personal observation from my polling place yesterday…There were lines on the Democratic side of the room but none on the Republican side. And this area is mostly Republican. We don’t field a full slate…
Yesterday Morning
It’s “Go Texan Day”
A shot from last year’s trail ride by my office on the southern edge of Houston. On the trail ride, cowpokes draw a crowd | Chron.com – Houston Chronicle On Tuesday, Davis and about 200…
Leap Day Eve
The political novelty of actual campaign money being spent by national candidates in Texas is a subject of conversation around the water cooler at work. Between the two of the, Clinton and Obama have spent…
Catch a Fallen Muse and Put It In Your Pocket…
Save it for a rainy day… Reacquiring the daily blogging habit after any layoff is tough. Doing it at the end of winter when you are just marking time while the season rolls over is…
Back to work…
It’s been a long few days on the couch (and a lot of West Wing episodes through the DVD). I am feeling better, though weak, so it’s back to the grind today. I’ll try to…
West Wing Marathon
Just wanted to let anyone who may wonder what has happened to me that I seem to have gotten the flue…Been holed up on the couch and the bed for three days now and it…
Tuesday Driving Muses
Coming in to work this morning the light from the rising sun lit up the trees beautifully. Had I not been 30 minutes late already I would have stopped and gone for some shots. The…
Texas Voting is “Convoluted”
At least that is what the Washington Post is saying… System Worries Clinton Backers – washingtonpost.com Supporters of Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton are worried that convoluted delegate rules in Texas could water down the impact…
Oh My God…They Do Run National Campaign Commercials In Texas
I have been voting in Presidential Primaries and Elections since the 1970’s and never once have I seen anything other than local election commercials. Today I have seen multiple Obama spots and even a Clinton…
Warning…Political Rant Coming…
I generally try very hard to keep from going off about politics. I have even sidelined my political musings at my other blog because there just didn’t seem to be much use. Bush was going…
It’s another Aquarian Birthday
Smile everybody. YouTube.com is three today. Registered on February 15, 2005… Happy Birthday YouTube… ++++++++++ Well the redbirds are back this morning. The kitchen door is open again with outside temperatures in the mid 60’s….
A Week and a Day…
It was just eight days ago that I took myself off on my annual Birthday/Photo Roadtrip. This image is one of the ones I captured on that day. This shot was taken in San Bernard…
Wednesday Morning Muse
The sunset last evening was fairly nice. Clearing skies after a round of rough weather blew through on a cold front. Here is a shot of the abandoned jeep my ex-neighbors left behind… The back…
Running…Out of Time
I haven’t been in tune with Garrison for a while but today’s poem seems to have something to say about where I am…right now. We’ll never get there, Time is always ahead of us, running…
Bryan Beach
More from my birthday roadtrip… This photo was taken at about the location of the cross hair on the map below, facing west across the Brazos River. The white smudge on the horizon is smoke…
Surfside Beach
From my Wednesday drive… Deserted beaches are why I spend my birthday watching waves…Texas winter weather is what makes it worthwhile. Handbook of Texas Online – SURFSIDE BEACH, TX SURFSIDE BEACH, TEXAS. Surfside Beach, also…
Harris County emerges as major player in primaries | Chron.com – Houston Chronicle
Well looky here…Texas could have something to say about who is running for President. Not something I would have expected before Tuesday. What a turn around for the state that first elected George W Bush…
Birthday Roadtrip Recap
It was a great trip…not so great for pictures, but a hell of a way to recharge the psychic batteries. The weather was beautiful. Nothing but blue skies and sunshine. Temperatures started out cool in…
Pre Birthday Photo Road Trip/Beach Meditation Muse
No matter what the weather brings tomorrow, I will spend the day on my annual photo road trip/beach meditation party. This will be the third annual event. A holiday from work I present to myself….
Monday Muse – February 4
via whiskey river “Just as the highest and the lowest notes are equally inaudible, so perhaps, is the greatest sense and the greatest nonsense equally unintelligible.” – Alan Watts I find that quote both disturbing…
February Muses
I read this in the latest “News From Vermont” sent out by Burr Morse…This issue was written by Weston Cate. It doesn’t make any difference whether or not the Ground Hog sees his shadow on…
February 2, Twenty O’Eight
Our run of not half bad weekends continues…The sun is out in a mostly clear sky. The temperature is already threatening to pass 60 degrees on this midwinter Saturday morning. As I sat here musing…
Photo Friday – “Misty”
Brazoria National Wildlife Refuge Brazoria County, Texas Dec 2006 This week’s challenge: ‘Misty’. Please read our Participant Guide before deciding to submit a link. Your link must be to a static page that will always…
End of January Twenty O’Eight
‘Tis the last day of January and the month has flown. We seem to be riding a weather roller coaster this week. Three mornings ago it was in the low 40’s the next day was…
Wednesday, January 30, Twenty O’Eight
What a difference a day can make…Yesterday at this time it was 70° outside, today it’s 44. It looks like winter is back for a day or two. I heard the prognosticator on the radio…
THE LIAR’S DIARY Blog Day
One of the first blog’s I began to read regularly a couple of years ago was Patry Francis’ Simply Wait. I kept returning because of the finely crafted personal stories she told on her blog….
To Muse or Not To Muse…
It ain’t much of a question…But lately as I get up in the morning or read email of a evening, I find myself searching for a reason to start a conversation. Even if I’m only…
A muse about a lack of muse…
The level of concentration that has been required for the past few weeks at my day job has had consequences on the level of posting going on at this blog. By the time I get…
Just Born Lucky…or not.
I saw this in my morning email. Dear Sir/Madam, You have won One Million Pounds Pounds Sterling on the Uk Lotto-GmbH) . Always Quote the information below to us: Reference Number:EUM-347-DGS-689 Batch:538901527-Bc65 Contact Agent Below…
Monday Morning Commute with Verlyn Klinkenborg
Talk about touching a chord in my psyche. Verlyn’s essay on driving and learning to drive is poetic in the way it pulls memories out of the dregs of my subconscious and plants them in…
Saturday…Muse?
The weather out this morning was frightful…windy, cold (for SE Texas), and wet. So here is a sunrise from earlier this month. I was a little late to get the full effect…What a gorgeous morning……
Musings From Friday Morning News
In the business world the dollar is the religion of choice, with it businesses are able to buy politics. This years political buy has started in the dirtiest business in America. Coal Industry Plugs Into…
The Drive Home Muse
I heard this on my drive home… NPR : Co-Creator of Frisbee and Hula Hoop Dies at 82 All Things Considered, January 17, 2008 · Richard Knerr, co-founder of the company responsible for turning the…
Mid-day Muse
From my email… https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jv7Dx2mRH5I Satish Kumar speaking on YouTube Resurgence Magazine
Mid-January, Mid-Week, Mid-life Muses
The pace at work since the new year has been quite frantic. I find myself sleeping late almost every morning. It’s cutting down on my musing time as I have my toast and coffee each…
Tuesday Musing
One of the fun things about checking the visitor stats on this blog (and NC Mtn Dreams) is you sometimes stumble on someone who stumbled onto you. Just such a case happened this morning as…
Return to the working world…
After three days of enjoying blue skies and shorts and t-shirt weather, it’s back to the office cubicle. Low light levels and mood music as I spend the day working in virtual 3d worlds. Ever…
Forced Leisure?
I am enjoying a beautiful winters day of forced leisure. The sun is shining in a bluer than blue clear sky. The temperature is in the mid 60’s with just a slight breeze blowing from…
Photo Friday – Mountain
Shot outside of Las Vegas, Nevada as I killed time before flying home after a couple of weeks on a job. This week’s challenge: ‘Mountain’. Please read our Participant Guide before deciding to submit a…
No muse today…
Springtime in SE Texas?
When we try to pick out anything by itself, we find it hitched to everything else in the universe. – John Muir ++++++++++ As I wandered by the weather station above the coffeepot this morning…
Monday Morning Muse
While I have only experienced temperatures of this nature once in my life, I do remember being surprised at the time that the cold didn’t feel that cold…Of course, that was Colorado. The only time…
Saturday morning web wandering…
I have a question for ya…Why is it that real restaurant coffee cups hold the heat so much better than the coffee cups you get everywhere else? Ever since we came back from vacation with…
Drive to work…
It is a monochromatic world I pass thru on my drive to work today. After a week of beautiful, clear, but cold mornings, the overcast sky today has shut down the world’s colors. The leafless…
Photo Friday: Passage of Time
Old Farmhouse, Blue Ridge Parkway, Virginia, November 12, 2007 Passage of Time – Fri Jan 04, 2008 This week’s challenge: ‘Passage of Time’. Please read our Participant Guide before deciding to submit a link….
