The Coal Speaker

Wednesday, March 14, 2012

This is sort of what I need tonight..

Anyone know a good psychic?

I can sure use some help

Where is Dionne Warwick when you need her?

Tuesday, March 13, 2012

Look to the sky.. feet on the ground

Yes, there were primaries again tonight.. Mitt Romney won son, Rick Santorum, too.. Newt was in there. And yes there were more arguments and battles over birth control.. and KONY2012.. and all that other stuff. And lots of people were killed in Syria.. and lots of places.

But I looked to the sky in the midst of the chaos on earth.. and saw a brightly shining moon and a seemingly brighter Jupiter. This after a warm sunny day… the day shifted to night.. and magic seemed to be busy filling the early spring skies…

When you look to the sky, the reality of the ground shatters into pieces..melts away.. There is magic, after all, in looking at the sky.

We seem so small. We are small.

And sadly our actions on this planet are even smaller..

Monday, March 12, 2012

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Must watch video from TED of Larry Smith on why we do not pursue our dreams and why we will fail at our careers.

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If you're up late (or early) Sunday.. try Ian Punnett on Coast to Coast AM

The topic sounds interesting. Monsters. One of my favorite topics about American history.. monsters in our own history — mythical and real.

Looks like Punnutt will talk on the the fictitious.

Salem witches, frontier wilderness beasts, freak show oddities, alien invasions, and Freddie Krueger. From our colonial past to the present, the monster in all its various forms has been a staple of U.S. culture. Professor of History Scott Poole joins Ian Punnett for a discussion of the dark obsessions that have helped create America’s national identity.

If you're up late (or early) Sunday.. try Ian Punnett on Coast to Coast AM

Sunday, March 11, 2012

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This audio version of Toad the Wet Sprocket WALK ON THE OCEAN being chosen tonight for a few reasons..

Trust in your family and friends.. love one another. Life is speeding by like a train about to derail.. the only thing we have to fear is not fear itself, but instead the lack of love in our world.

If there is a God then love matters.. and if there is no God then what else BUT love could matter. We’d only be here for a brief blip in history.. may as well love your neighbor as yourself. And try loving yourself more, too..

Good evening.

We spotted the ocean at the head of the trail
Where are we going, so far away
And somebody told me that this is the place
Where everythings better, everythings safe
Walk on the ocean
Step on the stones
Flesh becomes water
Wood becomes bone
And half and hour later we packed up our things
We said wed send letters and all those little things
And they knew we were lying but they smiled just the same
It seemed theyd already forgotten wed came

Now were back at the homestead
Where the air makes you choke
And people dont know you
And trust is a joke
We dont even have pictures
Just memories to hold
That grow sweeter each season
As we slowly grow old

And into the great depths of the unknown you shall go. Into the light, or into a jungle. The future isn’t sure.. and neither is an afterlife. Clearly though the here and now matters to you, and the here and now is emotional and real. So if this is real, so must be the unknown, too.

—Unknown

But what is known is what it means.

Harrisburg, PA, already deep in debt, is going to skip $5.3 million in debt payments this week so it can keep essential services of the 50,000 population city up and running

The news from Pennsylvania’s Crapitol just continues to befuddle all who watch it..

Harrisburg, PA, already deep in debt, is going to skip $5.3 million in debt payments this week so it can keep essential services of the 50,000 population city up and running

The horrible details of the Afghanistan killings revealed

DETAILS REVEALED: US SOLDIER GOES ON HOUSE-TO-HOUSE MURDER RAMPAGE IN AFGHANISTAN

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This is troubling.. Very troubling. It makes the Koran burning look tame. A soldier, maybe drunk according to some reports, and mentally breaking down according to others, goes on a house-to-house rampage. Killing innocent children and men and women in combat happens.. but people sleeping? People living their meager lives? And they succumb to death due to ..what? I guess we will find out the story in more detail. But until then I may have had enough detail for my own good..

Day of the living Babies part 2

Absolutely beautiful day. Enjoyed it. As did Ayden, who is doing his best impression of a 2 foot zombie.

Go west young man. Ayden enjoys the
Weather..

Spring time weather.. outside much of the day. Ayden likes throwing rocks. He seems to be ambidextrous. I thought that it was impressive for his height..