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“Trash Talk”

From whence you came, clear plastic baggie? And what was it, if any, that your carried? To my mind, it quickly conjures contraband. But pot — though now quasi-legal — often leaves traces that the hipsters called “shake”… the stuff you’d sometimes find in the crease of a gatefold album cover. Weed had a niceContinue reading ““Trash Talk””

“Let your Jesus-freak flag fly!”

And Jesus said to his disciples, “If any of you wants to be my follower, you must give up your own way, take up your cross, and have made many small banners that bear my name to be dispersed throughout the villages and towns of the land. All the better if you collect a fewContinue reading ““Let your Jesus-freak flag fly!””

“My NERF Heart (Endzone Corazón)”

My lone heart is spongy and soft Not un-like a NERF football Its coloring’s bright, built strong to last And delights when it gets to go long In a spiralling arc on a dizzying flight Your eyes must be open to catch it But if we misjudge and it lands on your face The stingContinue reading ““My NERF Heart (Endzone Corazón)””

“You Only Need One”

I’m harkening back to that glorious day When I first felt the pull of the scene. On the gallery wall, I unlatched a door Setting something inside of me free Can you recall that wondrous day when The magic first fell on your ears? The record’s slow turn, the joy in its throw Like aContinue reading ““You Only Need One””

“Still Life with Shoe”

Went on a morning walkabout and passed this unusual tableaux featuring a shoe, a plastic fork and some uncertain green vegetable material. I just snapped the pic and later, using my iPhone, had fun fiddling around with it. Here it is in black-and-white. I’ll let you judge which has more reach… Next, I used Chat-GPTContinue reading ““Still Life with Shoe””

“Jump in, the water’s great..!!”

I have more and more friends who are contemplating retirement, and I’ve dropped to 80% myself. There comes an inflection point in life wherein time is more valuable than money. Many consider the Medicare birthday, age 65, to be a natural stopping point (in finance, the age is closer to 40, but think of allContinue reading ““Jump in, the water’s great..!!””

“Carnival Life (with Tommy Treacle)”

Host: Great Exudations has the supreme pleasure to welcome back Tommy Treacle, our timeless troubadour, with his tales from the backroads of America and thoughts on the present state of our culture. Tommy, how have you been since — was it Christmas? TT: It was the Yuletide! Well, I’m mostly on the diagonal of late.Continue reading ““Carnival Life (with Tommy Treacle)””