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Everything Changed When...part deux

In 2004 and 2005, 2 major events occurred in my life. By this time, I'm a dad 3 times over, lost a child to still birth, both of my parents passed on, divorced,...

Spa Crazy -- The weekend FreeWrite

My FIRST attempt at The Weekend Freewrite. Thanks to @juliamulcahy, whose weekendfreewrite post was on my feed this morning, and to @mariannewest for the initia...

Everything changed when...

This phrase has been ruminating for the past few days. Yes, I've been in a reflective mode that feels warm and positive, as my journey continues. From whence I ...

Waiting for Change

I've been away from Steemit for 28 days or so. Busy with work, travel and quality family time. On top of that, I was inundated with an upper respiratory virus t...

5-minute freewrite today's prompt: APPLE

"You're the apple of my eye" Happy to say I've NEVER used this little ditty to express my heart pangs for another. I love love, I only like apples... So, where ...

#MusicMonday two artists / songs that rock my house!!

Hope you love the blues, rock on rock, appreciate jazz, value folk, smile at the standards and quiver when wrapped in Indigenous Peoples' chants, flutes, drums....

Writing Prompts (Week 1) - "Becoming Deadly"

Hello and good evening. Below is an excerpt from the manuscript of my 2nd novel, "Becoming Deadly" (a working title, registered with U.S. copyright), which is t...

Your Colorblind Filter on the World

Do you see blue? How about red? Can you see yellow? Can you tell the difference? A very small percentage of the human population is colorblind. If it was 100%, ...

ecoTrain QOTW - I'm SUDDENLY president of the USA - now WTF are my FIRST executive orders??

Ha! This is a JUICY query... Background: here in the USA, currently known as trump-istan and pronounced "Amerka," the unadulterated shid-show in terms of politi...

Deliciously Sticky Pork Kassler Chops with Salsa Salad Fried Basmati Rice

Every now and then I get a bee in my bonnet for pork Kassler chops, but I get really tired of serving it with the same tired sides, plus I always have to consid...

Where the Frack does FEAR Come From?

This question came to mind yesterday morning... Chilly 22 degF "real feel" as I walk to the office at 7 a.m. in Philly, USA. My mind mood is free and open, alth...

Ah, the Train of Convention. What's Yours like?

I refer to the founding, foundering, floundering days of my upbringing as my "train of convention." Everybody gets to ride one. It's the train where I learned h...

Launch time! Hello, it's me!

My name is James and JimmyO is my handle. Jimmy O emanates from my days on Wall St in New York City, where everyone had fast nicknames and where the verbal jous...

I am Here To Live The Life I Am LIving: TribeSteemUp ByWeekly Question- "What is the meaning of life/Why are we here?"

This BiWeekly Question was put forward by @elamental, and it has to be, the ultimate question. The one question that so many seek the answer to, that philosophe...

Native Tribes Defending the Cultural Context for Food

My mental focus lately has gone towards ways that we can foster more well-being in our world, even though there are forces working both for and against that. I ...