Gentrification Redux Take II

Goodness gracious, another person responds with real dialogue about an issue! Wonderful!
Christopher Patton wrote in response to Gentrification Redux:
I don’t think urging people to use the police force as a proxy to handle ‘bad apples’ really solves the problem of homelessness or drug addiction. It is merely another attempt to push societal problems out [...]

Closing Farmer’s Market On the Capitol Square 2007

It was another gorgeous day in the neighborhood with temperatures nearing 60* under mostly sunny skies. We still haven’t had a hard frost and aren’t even going to see a light frost tonight with temperatures only dipping down into the mid to upper 30s.
What is it they say about people with a predilection for [...]

An Oasis of Hope In the Desert of Abuse/Blogging For Hope

 
The 27th has come and gone but Blagging for Hope continues until the 10th of October. So you can still join us in making history.
 
When October 10th comes and all the social networking busyness dies down the need to continue Blogging about this subject will more than likely haunt me until the day I [...]

Living lives of Quiet Desperation

Desperado, oh, you aint gettin no youger
Your pain and your hunger, theyre drivin you home
And freedom, oh freedom well, thats just some people talkin
Your prison is walking through this world all alone
The Eagles “Desperado”

The mass of men lead lives of quiet desperation. What is called resignation is confirmed desperation.
Henry David Thoreau “Walden”
I have been taking [...]

Going Swimming In the Duckpond Again Real Soon.

Now get the guns, the drugs, From my generati I’y ll take the fall, the saints, across the nation.
And it’s the sex, the gods, the freaks, the frauds.
They’re messin’ with me, Come on, come on, come on.
Let’s get it on!Move to the music,
Play that fucking music,
Move it to the music, yeah! (Get it on)
Move to [...]

Night and You and Blue Hawaii

Come with me
While the moon is on the sea,
The night is young
And so are we, so are we
Dreams come true
In blue Hawaii
Elvis Presley “Blue Hawaii“ Words and Music by Leo Robin and Ralph Rainger
Well, I sifted through the available videos and even though it HAS cooled down considerably the humidity is up and it still [...]

Summer Breeze Makes Me Feel Fine

See the curtains hangin’ in the window, in the evenin’ on a Friday night.
A little light a-shinin’ through the window, lets me know everything is alright.
Summer breeze, makes me feel fine, blowing through the jasmine in my mind.
Summer breeze, makes me feel fine, blowing through the jasmine in my mind.
James Seals and Dash Croft “Summer [...]

And it’s One! Two! Three! Strikes You’re Out At the Old Ballgame

Then from 5,000 throats and more there rose a lusty yell;
It rumbled through the valley, it rattled in the dell;
It knocked upon the mountain and recoiled upon the flat,
For Casey, mighty Casey, was advancing to the bat.
There was ease in Casey’s manner as he stepped into his place;
There was pride in Casey’s bearing and a [...]

Take Me Out to the Ball Game…

Buy me some peanuts and Cracker Jacks! I don’t care if we ever come back!
Tomorrow night is the big game my boys (son and grandson) and I are going to see between the Madison Mallards and the Mankato Moondogs at The Duck Pond. Seriously, that’s the name of our ballpark. [...]

Take Me Out To the Ballgame…

I just ordered tickets for my son and grandson and me for the June 9th Madison Mallards game against the Mankato, MN Moondogs. This minor league baseball is hot stuff folks. Madison has had a great team for awhile now with good attendance and you’ve got to snap those box seats up in a hurry [...]