It Hurts When I Stop Talking (Book) http://www.Writing.Com/main/profile.php/blog/walkinbird An act that has brought fame to their name as long as I have been alive. I was first aware only of their ultra popular music dominating the American scene from the Saturday Night Fever soundtrack. And not just for a summer; there probably wasn't a time during the period of 1977-79 on the radio, in print media or TV without them present. And it was th...[Read Full Post] Mon, 21 May 2012 00:36:31 EDT http://www.Writing.Com/main/books/entry_id/753239 Saw the wildly popular film adaptation of Suzanne Collin's The Hunger Games last night. Having seen it before ever reading the books of her series, my main impression is that the story comes across as quite diluted from what I expect her written volumes must explore. Watching a story with any hint of depth to it is always good for me as a writ...[Read Full Post] Sat, 07 Apr 2012 11:03:20 EDT http://www.Writing.Com/main/books/entry_id/750394 Good Friday; it is still dark out and only my monitor illuminates the keyboard. You can imagine me going at letter-by-letter typing pace. I-t s-e-e-m-s s-o u-s-e-l-e-s-s t-y-p-i-n-g a-t- t-h-i-s p-a-c-e. It is like this because I am staring at my keyboard. And this is because I never loosened up enough over making mistakes that I never built up the conf...[Read Full Post] Fri, 06 Apr 2012 08:54:51 EDT http://www.Writing.Com/main/books/entry_id/750334 I scroll down the entire length of my Media player library -- surely small in comparison to some; made up only of album tracks I actually own -- find there's an album or two I haven't listened to in a while. I click on Styx Greatest Hits. I think I'm going to get the first track: Lady (from 1995), but the highlighted track is actually, Show ...[Read Full Post] Mon, 26 Mar 2012 21:26:22 EDT http://www.Writing.Com/main/books/entry_id/749614 Always had a love of cinematic fare. No, I'm not talking about the popcorn and Red Vines. I realize, first it was the scores that captured my attention. Back in the Seventies and Eighties, the only way to enjoy a portion of the movie experience at home was to purchase and play the soundtrack album. Star Wars, Chariots of Fire, Top Gun...I know I'...[Read Full Post] Sun, 19 Feb 2012 20:24:56 EST http://www.Writing.Com/main/books/entry_id/746899 I am grateful to my rabbi. I have not been brought up in the Jewish faith, but I prefer the honor of calling her by the same name Jesus was called by his followers, Rabbi. She is a true teacher. She prepares us for the message of other teachers in her absence. She has called on us all to identify our strongest values and to use them, meditate upon them, ...[Read Full Post] Fri, 03 Feb 2012 08:02:28 EST http://www.Writing.Com/main/books/entry_id/746246 I have long been a fan of Cameron's The Artist's Way, and I started off this year reading it dutifully in small snatches of morning time. This morning, due to it and little nudges in daily life, I saw through to something. I am in mourning. I am mourning the loss of childhood as it relates to me. It is not just MY childhood I'm wrapped up ...[Read Full Post] Mon, 23 Jan 2012 02:52:46 EST http://www.Writing.Com/main/books/entry_id/745211 Entered 1-7-12; minor correction 2-3-12 Deleting email creates an effective meditative state. I just considered the viability of blog readership. My blog entries have purpose. Sometimes I hope and even brag to others that they must stop what they are doing, and go read my input. Most often, I think it becomes more a repository of notes to myself, and I&...[Read Full Post] Fri, 03 Feb 2012 08:30:12 EST http://www.Writing.Com/main/books/entry_id/743571 Reflection Nature and Stance Three tenets of my own meditation practice; and not always taken together. I easily fool myself and elude my practice, much like I walk determinedly everyday to some degree, but side-step stretching and the care (before or after) that would give my tense, sometimes spastic, leg muscles more flexibility and capability. ...[Read Full Post] Sat, 07 Jan 2012 13:06:46 EST http://www.Writing.Com/main/books/entry_id/739335 I came across a phrase in the forward of a book I was perusing on an internet sales site last night. My home computer's history would remind me where I was and who I was reading (and out of fairness, I'll sneak it in here later). But it was the content that grabbed my attention, not the whys and "what for" queries detailists might ask. Th...[Read Full Post] Wed, 02 Nov 2011 17:47:57 EDT http://www.Writing.Com/main/books/entry_id/738449