Vagabondism #7

7 “Thou shalt not make unto thee any graven image.” Don’t allow any false, ugly or destructive image to be engraved in your mind.

Vagabondism #6

6 Growing older is not for the squeamish. Cultivate courage.

Vagabondism #5

5 Take the same road you take every day as if you’ve never taken it before and notice all the beauties, mysteries and secrets you didn’t know were there.

Vagabondism # 4

4 Throw love at them. If they throw scorn back, throw more love. Then duck.

Vagabondism #3

3 Be thankful that you have a roof over your head, and the sky, and the sun, and the moon, and the stars.

Vagabondism #2

2 If there is a shadow in your life, look in the opposite direction to find the light.

Vagabondism #1

1 You might be content being an observer of your own life if you could find a safe place to stand.

1/20/09 2

Today I am thankful

1 for my neighbor's small TV
2 for Barack Obama
3 that my friend Marty is recovering
4 for no nasty mail
5 for a postcard from Linda

1/20/09 1

Oh Lord, keep me safe from all harm and hazard, protect me from all danger and distress.

1/19/09

So I've become a journal junkie.
There's no question about it.

1/17/09 2

Today I am thankful

1 for my friend Karen
2 for Mr. Stanford at Symantics for getting my Norton program straightened out
3 that people are responding to the WINTER QUIZ
4 that a few people have responed to Victorious Voices (I'm going to leave it there until I get 10 comments on it, since it's one of the best things I've ever written.)
5 for the supermarket

1/17/09 1

Old, sick, lonely, poor, in debt.
Is this the end of my pathetic life?

1/16/09

I wish myself joy that stays.

1/15/09

1/15/09

Today I am thankful

1 for Just Plain Bill, again
2 for Indigo
3 for Rene
4 that my phone didn't ring
5 that some people entered winter quiz

1/15/09

Today I am thankful for

1 my books
2 my CDs
3 my CD player
4 my computer
5 the fine comments I got on yesterday's journal entry

1/12/09 2

Today I am thankful:

1 for Just Plain Bill
2 that the supermarket was open
3 for my books
4 that I can read other people's journals
5 for WSJT

1/12/09 1

The Wizard of Oz:

The Cowardly Lion - animal
The Scarecrow - vegetable
The Tin Woodman - mineral

1/11/09 2

I was a fool, for many years. I admit it. And I most probably still am.

1/11/09 1

Today I am thankful

1 for winning Val's Sentence of the Week award
2 for Skip in Maine
3 for Linda in Washington
4 for Ken in Indiana
5 for my new CD of Bach cantatas

1/10/09 3

Today I am thankful

1 for the music of Bach
2 for my friend Marty
3 for my computer that lets me write
4 that people read my story
5 for the egg I had for lunch

1/10/09 2

The route is up to me, the destination is not.

1/10/09 1

Just bercause someone gets praise for something doesn't necessarily mean they deserve it.

1/09/09

One of the biggest problems in the world is that there are too many people without a sense of humor.

1/07/08

I want to be a spiritual man.

1/06/09 2

Advice to the actor: Know your part and speak your heart.

1/06/09 1

There's a hole in the sky. I've seen it.

1.05.09

The two most difficult parts about writing are:
1) starting
2) stopping