listening AND Tom T. Hall

GOING THROUGH THE ARCHIVES IN MY MIND...HEARD THE OLD SONG BY TOM T. HALL ABOUT OLD DOGS AND WATERMELON WINE, REMEMBER??? AND I THOUGHT OF THIS ONE, WHICH I DUSTED OFF AND REVISED A LITTLE...

WRITTEN SEPTEMBER 1974
AGE 25
LOCATION: A BAR IN YORK BEACH MAINE

LISTENING

T. PAIGE

I SAT DOWN AT A TABLE
IN A BARROOM IN MAINE
JUST TO HEAR A JUKE BOX SONG
AND KEEP MY GUITAR OUT OF THE RAIN
MY SONG WAS ALMOST OVER
ABOUT A LOVE THAT COULD NEVER BE
I LOOKED UP FROM THE TABLE
AND THERE SHE WAS IN FRONT OF ME

SHE LOOKED OLD AND SHE LOOKED FRAGILE
WITH A WRINKLED LITTLE SMILE
AS SHE STEERED HERSELF TO MY CHAIR
LIKE I WAS HER LONG LOST CHILD
I WASN'T EVEN FREINDLY
EVEN THOUGH I TRIED
JUST SO SHE WOULD GO AWAY AND LEAVE ME
MY MIND WAS OCCUPIED

SHE RAN HER FINGERS
THROUGH MY HAIR
LIKE I WAS HER OWN BABY BOY.

WELL OUTSIDE HER OLD MAN WAITED
PATIENT AS A SAINT
INSIDE I BARELY HEARD A WORD SHE SAID,
HER VOICE WAS TOO DAMNED FAINT
I KNOW NOW WHAT SHE WAS SAYING
AWW, BUT WHO CAN EVER TELL
BUT WHEN SHE RAN HER FINGERS THROUGH MY HAIR
I KNEW SOMEHOW JUST HOW SHE FELT

SHE RAN HER FINGERS THROUGH MY HAIR
LIKE I WAS HER OWN BABY BOY.

AND WHEN MY SONG WAS OVER
SHE WAS GONE

AND I WAS HER OWN BABY BOY.

(c) 2009 T. PAIGE

IT'S UNBELIEVABLY SIMILAR TO TOM T.'S BUT I BELIEVE I WROTE MINE FIRST...OR AT LEAST BEFORE I HEARD HIS....

LETTER TO DON SURBER @ THE CHARLESTON DAILY MAIL

T. Paige DalportoPO Box 96Charlton HeightsWV 25040304 549-0332Dear Mr. Suber, I have listened to the voluble RL and his Flatulence in Broadcasting Nutwork spew his disenchantment with the left for 15 years...since the first George Bush. Rush is smart enough to know that the only way to get across his real message is to couch it in terms that are easier to swallow than his true objectives. That is absolute and tee-total demolition of the Democratic Party. He absolutely cannot stand liberals, democrats, Bill and Hillary, and anyone who disagrees with his view of a great and undefiled America. Rush is an ‘ends justifies the means’ kinda guy. In other words he can say one thing and actually believe and want the total opposite. Another tool in his bag of tricks is counter-accusation. And accusing your enemy of doing or saying or promoting what you are most guilty of. RL is, in psychological terms, dissociative: the type of personality that absolutely could not function without someone to stand in as The Enemy. He spends at least 80% of his radio program talking about these people who are the problem, who are all that is wrong with America. Granted he’s got a ton of material work with. Because none of us are perfect. And liberals can be just as useless as anybody when it comes to screwing up. But, while we are all focused on The Enemy "out there" the real culprit has a field day robbing us blind.For some reason we live in an age of extremes...we even love the word Extreme. It’s a great marketing tool. It’s entertaining and captivating to hear someone rant and rave extremism, either left or right, on the radio for 3 hours a day. But it’s not a good way to run a country. I have come to see the middle as the proper political place to be. Imagine a straight line. At the ends are the extreme left and the extreme right. You can say that the right end is all that has been before, and the left is all that is to come, or may come. And the voices at these two ends argue with each other over who will lead. But when the point in the middle of this flat line rises up, what you eventually have, when the middle is elevated to it’s proper height, is a pyramid. Now the middle has become the top. From the top of the pyramid you can see all around you and make good decisions about where the country should go, viewing both the past and the future. If we live and believe as Rush does we will never get off the ground. We will continue to be flat liners mired in this attack-counter-attack mode, spending all our time arguing with Rush and other ideologues over turf. When what we needed to be doing was scaling the heights. Republicans and Democrats both talk a good game. But what they actually end up doing to achieve these goals is in total opposition to their own stated goals. It’s called hypocrisy. The human corruptibility factor. And we are all susceptible to it. "Boy, if we could just implement our plan without that human factor of fallibility, why the country would grow by leaps and bounds and be a veritable heaven on earth. It says so right here in our Plan. If we could just get those other guys either on board or out of the way." And so I add this: A human pyramid should not crush the people on the bottom. That, unfortunately, is not the case today.
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March 6, 2009 - Friday
"Choose
a thought that is worthy of your brain...."T. Paige
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March 6, 2009 - Friday
The English Language called
and it wants its word back. It says you've had it long enough. Find another way to express whatever it was you were trying to say. Consult your Thesaurus. "Cool""Gay""Man"Thanks, T.E.L.
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March 5, 2009 - Thursday
Upside of a downturn
Can you imagine what will happen when parents can no longer afford video games?The kids will hit the streets in great numbers.The kids will have to create their own fun.The kids will have to develop an imagination. It's great to be 60 years old and make these kinds of pronouncements.
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March 2, 2009 - Monday
I think many people
are turned off by religion....
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February 28, 2009 - Saturday
average 3 viewers a day!!!! whoppeee
due to the economic downturn, i am looking for a buyer for this myspace page. what you get---147 myspace "friends"...including Richard Nixon, Peewee Herman, Barney...3 acres of blog and all it's apertuances, and all the clever things I have written...one dell computermyspace jukebox with 5 of my songs on it...smiley faces galore average 3 blog viewers a daayayyyayayayayayayyaaaaaaaaaaaayyyyyyyyyyyyyy!!!
make an offer.
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February 27, 2009 - Friday
SONG
MARIUM I GOT A GAL MARIUM IS HER NAMEI GOT A GAL MARIUM IS HER NAMEMARIUM, MARIUM,MARIUM, MARIUM WILL YOU MARRY ME. YOU WERE YOUNG AND LIKELY TO FORGET PROMISES THAT YOU NEVER KEPTMARIUM, MARIUM MARIUM, MARIUM WILL YOU MARRY ME. LISTEN FOR THE PEEPERS IN THE CREEKTELLIN US THAT IT'S TIME TO MEET.SNEAK OUT LATE, WE'LL GO FOR A RIDELOOKIN FOR A PLACE WHERE WE CAN HIDE DASHBOARD LIGHTS THE ONLY LIGHT WE SEEDOWN BELOW A TOWN SLEEPS PEACEFULLY LOOKIN DOWN THE BARREL OF A GUNPAPA SAY STAY AWAY FROM MARIUM MARIUM, MARIUM,MARIUM, MARIUM WILL YOU MARRY ME.

(c) 2009 T. PAIGE




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February 27, 2009 - Friday
There is an element of insanity
in all religionbut the gift of Godis a sound mind....
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February 11, 2009 - Wednesday
picture taker
by t. paige dozers on the mountain goin up in flamesi don't know who did itbut if i did i wouldn't name no namesbut it was someone who was tiredof these strip mine companiestearin up our mountains our rivers and our streamswell it could a been someone standin next to youwho finally had his fillcould a been that little old lady takin that high blood pillsomeone who lost his pensionsomeone who lost his mindsomeone who lost everything he hadyou know it happens all the timeor maybe it was the picture taker yes i was on that mountain when it all went up in flamesand i took me a couple picturesif it's me you want to blamei'll show you my picture albumewith every frame i shotleave it up for you to decideam i guilty or am i notwas it the picture taker? no i ain't advocatini'm a peace lovin mani'm a law abiding citizeni hope you understand well it could a been someone standin next to youwho finally had his fillcould a been that little old lady takin that high blood pillcould a been the ghost of some civil war soldierlightnin or smokin joe fraziersomeone who lost his pensionsomeone who lost his mindsomeone who lost everything he hadyou know it happens all the timeor maybe it was the picture taker... (C) 2009 T. Paige
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February 23, 2009 - Monday
song set
In Our TimeT. Paige God will walk beside usTrees will lean to guide usMystery is illuminedAt last we become humanOlive branches fill the airTill doves of peace hover thereIn our time. Then I wake to find usWhen we were behind usCould this be the finishWhen we were just beginningWill olive branches fill the airWill doves of perfect peace appearIn our time? (C) 2009 T. Paige
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MOUNTAINS COMING DOWN

January 24, 2009 - Saturday

This is a call to the great songwriters of the 60's and 70's to respond to MTR. I plan to sing it Tuesday at a planned protest in Boone county....Fire and Rain
T. Paige
I ain’t seen fire and I ain’t seen rain
but I seen the mountains coming down
No, I ain’t seen fire and I ain’t seen rain
See the mountains coming down
Brother Taylor where are you now?
Brother Taylor are you with me now?
See the mountains coming down.
How many dead in Ohio?
See the mountains coming down
Massey why'd you build that coal silo near a school, like a fool
see the mountains coming down
Brother Young where are you now
Brother Young are you with me now?
See the mountains coming down?
Something happening, happening here
See the mountains coming down
Goin down now for many a year
Mountains coming down
Brother Stills where are you now
Brother Stills are you with me now
See the mountains coming down.
How many years can a mountain exist?
See the mountains coming down
This land was YOUR land before it was his
See the mountains coming down
Brother Dylan where are you now
Brother Guthrie are you with me now?
See the mountains coming down.
(C) 2009 T. Paige

I jumped

January 17, 2009 - Saturday

Given a choice between a burning inferno and a 100 story jump...I believe I made the right decision to jump....it was a beautiful fall day, a good day for a fall, you could say...not a cloud in the sky, the air was fresh and clear and clean, and back there it was full of smoke...a good decision...not a helicopter in sight, no chance of rescue, flames and smoke licking at my ass...there was no going back...and haven’t you ever wanted to fly like and eagle..this in a sense was my wings. Haven’t you ever wondered what it was like...to heed those voices that tell you to jump when you’re standing on a ledge or a cliff somewhere, there are people who do this for sport, of course they have the benefit of a parachute, but only about half way down do I think of that, with the wind in my face, it almost feels like flying, and the ground rushing up getting closer I do get cold feet so to speak, but I quickly realize the death will be instantenous, no pain...I have made the right decision. I jumped.

it's fun to control others

January 11, 2009 - Sunday

The US is in danger of being run by mentally sick people. People who want power and control of your life because they have none over their own. Anti-smoking people fit this description. I asked myself why? Why does anyone perpetrate the hoax of second hand smoke on millions of people....The answer: Why does water run down hill? Sick people do sick things to healthy people, because they are jealous of their health. And for a lot of sick people, a good way to get to healthy people is politics...just like pedophiles become teachers, boy scout leaders, etc. There is evidence of this everywhere... http://www.forces.org/evidence/files/pas-smok.htm

AWW HONEY MY BUTTON'S BROKEN

I'M SORRY...I KNOW I HAVEN'T WRITTEN, IT JUST KINDA SLIPPED MY MIND. BEFORE YOU START ON THAT TIRADE LET ME TELL YOU WHAT I MEAN. DON'T YOU THINK? I KNOW IT'S HARD FOR YOU BEING MARRIED TO AN SOB LIKE ME, I'M SURE THERE'S PLENTY OF GUYS THAT WOULD JUST LOVE TO BE IN MY SHOES. I CAN'T THINK OF A SINGLE ONE IN HIS RIGHT MIND RIGHT NOW, BUT IT'LL COME TO ME, WHICH IS THE CRUX OF THE MATTER. SOMETIMES I JUST FORGET. I DON'T DO IT ON PURPOSE. IT'S THAT DAMNED CRS. CAN'T REMEMBER STUFF. I'VE GOT IT BAD. MAYBE IT'S THE ROLAIDS. MAYBE I SHOULD START TAKING THE WRAPPER OFF BEFORE I EAT THEM. THAT WOULD CUT DOWN ON THE ALUMINUM CONTENT. IT'S JUST SO DIFFICULT LIVING WITH A PERSON THAT IS THE PERSONIFICATION OF EVIL, I MEAN PERFECTION THAT YOU ARE...I GUESS IT'S ALL OVER. I'LL JUST HAVE TO ADJUST TO LIVING WITHOUT YOU. I THINK I CAN HANDLE THE GRIEF. AFTER ALL IT'S JUST GRIEF. THERE'S GRIEF AND THEN THERE'S GRIEF AND YOU GIVE ME PLENTY. SO...WHAT WAS IT AGAIN THAT THAT I DID WRONG? IT'LL COME TO ME...JUST GIVE YOU A MINUTE....I CAN'T PROMISE YOU I'LL GET BETTER BECAUSE I'M FUNCTIONING AT FULL CAPACITY RIGHT NOW. AND MY "MAKE IMPROVEMENTS ON A LIFE RIDDLED WITH FLAWS" IS BROKEN. SORRY. I LOOOOOVE YOU....DON'T BE HARSH...LOL. THAT'S A GOOD ONE. BYE NOW.

valentine's day idea

PERFUME FOR THE LADY
MY WIFE COMPLAINS ABOUT SCENTED PRODUCTS A LOT. I MEAN A LOT...IF SHE SMELLS SOMETHING SCENTED ON ME OR THE LAUNDRY, SAY...SHE GOES BALLISTIC. SO FOR HER BIRTHDAY I GOT HER SOME UNSCENTED PERFUME. AND SHE LOVED IT. I AM SO THOUGHTFUL.

January 9, 2009 - Friday
DO YOU WET THE BED?
THE ANNOUNCER WAS ASKING IF I, THE LISTENER, HAD TO GET OUT OF BED TO URINATE. DUH! NO I JUST PISS THE BED. JEEZ! SOME PEOPLE CLAIM THAT ANTACIDS MIGHT BE CAUSING ALZHEIMERS BECAUSE OF THE ALUMINUM CONTENT. I'M LIKE, WELL EINSTEIN, YOU'RE SUPPOSED TO TAKE THEM OUT OF THE WRAPPER BEFORE YOU TAKE THEM....I MEAN C'MON!

CHOICES
BETWEEN THE MEDS AND COLOR TV...THATS A TOUGHIE

I DO BELIEVE WE ARE IN A TOUGH SPOT. JUST FROM A PURELY SUBJECTIVE VIEW POINT, ONE PROBLEM I SEE FROM MY EXPERIENCE...IT IS HARD TO GET ANYBODY TO OPEN UP BEYOND THEIR OWN CIRCLE...WE HAVE BECOME CLOSED OFF TO ONE ANOTHER. HELPING OTHERS IS OUT OF FASHION...WE ARE NOT OUR BROTHER'S KEEPER ANY MORE. THE WAY I HAVE BEEN TREATED PERSONALLY, THAT IS IGNORED WHEN I REACH OUT, IS NOTHING SHORT OF AMAZING...IT'S HARD TO GET ANYONE TO RESPOND TO THE MOST ELEMENTAL REQUEST.

THIS TO ME SHOWS THE LACK OF CIVILITY THAT IS AT THE CORE OF HUMAN RELATIONS WHEN THEY ARE HEALTHY. THIS COUNTRY'S FOCUS ON GETTING WHAT'S MINE AND MY GROUP'S, MY ETHNICITY, AND HOORAY FOR OUR SIDE MENTALITY THAT STARTED IN THE 70'S HAS DEBASED OUR LAND AS MORE AND MORE GROUPS BORROWED THE IDEAS FROM THE LEGITIMATE STRUGGLE FOR HUMAN RIGHTS FROM AFRICAN AMERICANS AND DEBASED IT INTO A FREE FOR ALL TO EVERY ONE WITH THE SLIGHTEST CHIP ON HIS SHOULDER.

PSYCHOLOGISTS OF THE DAY ALSO SPREAD THIS MENTALITY FAR AND WIDE. THAT I NEED TO THINK OF MYSELF FIRST. WHICH IS GREAT ADVICE FOR THOSE IN NEED. BUT WHEN IT IS APPLIED TO THE GENERAL HEALTHY POPULATION IT BECOMES VERY DESTRUCTIVE. BLAME IT ON SELF HELP BOOKS. MOST PEOPLE CAN AFFORD TO BE MORE GENEROUS BUT THEY ARE ADVISED AGAINST IT. IT'S A WALLED OFF SOCIETY, EACH PERSON IS SHUT OFF TO OUTSIDERS. WE HAVE FORGOTTEN AND FORSAKEN THE LARGER TRUTHS IN EXCHANGE FOR WHAT IS TRUTH ON A SMALL SCALE. I.E. THIS IS TRUE FOR ME AND IMPORTANT TO ME, SO IT IS JUST AS IMPORTANT AND DESERVES JUST AS MUCH ATTENTION AS THIS LARGER TRUTH.

I'VE GOT THIS BLISTER ON MY FINGER AND TO HELL WITH THE CANCER PATIENT. IT IS A CONFUSION OF PRIORITIES SPREAD BY THE PRACTITIONERS OF PSYCHOBABBLE. STRAINING AT A GNAT AND SWALLOWING A CAMEL. THEY HAVE THEIR TRUTH AND ONLY WISH TO ENLIGHTEN AS MANY PEOPLE AS POSSIBLE WHO WILL BUY THEIR BOOK, NOW IN PAPERBACK.

AND DID I MENTION THE MEAN PEOPLE ON TALK RADIO? THESE PEOPLE ARE EXCELLENT TALKERS AND THEY ARE GREAT AT BLAMING THE OTHER SIDE FOR WHAT THEY THEMSELVES ARE GUILTY OF. IT'S A VERY OLD SALES GIMMICK...PRESENT YOUR PRODUCTS GREATEST WEAKNESS AS ITS STRENGTH. NO ONE WILL DARE CALL YOU ON IT.

bombs over appalachia

bombs over appalachia
For someone to be as dispassionate and cool as Don Blankenship is should set off alarm bells. To maintain this facade of impeccable calm and reasonability borders on insanity in the face of the destruction that has been unleashed on our state. There is a reason I call fly over's "cry over's." That reason is that people usually come back from these fly overs with many, many tears flowing from what they have witnessed from the air. What did they see? Was it Hiroshima? No, but the megatonnage is equivalent, just the target is different. I have also said that this is the second time war has been declared on West Virginia. The first was in the 20's during the mine wars, when planes were sent to drop bombs on our people. Think about it, the only state in the union that has been bombed by it's own country...twice.

DON BLANKENSHIP BLATHERS ON
HOPPY KERCHEVAL, 58 WCHS, TALK LINE,

To give coal's top henchman, Don Blankenship a forum for his self deluded views and come off as some kind of reasonable mild mannered clark kent has to be a low point and ironic beyond belief. Finally the national media are asking questions like 'what the hell are they doing to the environment', these mild mannered reasonable businessmen. And yet We are not. Still.
It's a low point in human history. Even the amazon will grow back....nothing will ever grow here again period. Until the end of history. We can thank mild mannered cool, calculating, deluded, people everywhere for that.
Examine the disparity, if you will, between what Clark Kent says and how he acts and what he does. If, every time he speaks, you picture in your mind the devastation he hand his cronies have wreaked upon us, you get the picture. One areial photo of miles and miles of devastated mountains is worth a thousand words of propaganda...

Unfortunately I didn't hear the whole thing...or fortuantely. I did hear Don Blankenship complain about socialist tendencies in government and then 2 minutes later assert that coal to liquids needed govt assistance so that these huge corporate interests could be guaranteed a profit. That's true both sides of the mouth speak capitalism. I guess it's okay for the big boys and the rich boys if they are the ones that get the benefits of socialism....but not if people in need, average citizens get it...outrageous to the point of obscenity.

I wish someone would guarantee me a profit at my songwriting.


Hell, I might become a better businessman. Hell, I might even become a prophet...

IF YOU LET ME MAKE ME FAMOUS
IT'S A STRANGE SONG, I MUST ADMIT.
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Famous

If you let me make you famous
If you let me make you famous
I'll take you to my basement.
The secrets I will show to you
The world is mine to give to you.

If you let me make you famous.

If you let me make you famous
the world will hold you blameless
bullets will bounce off of you
all will love the little Jew
If you let me make you famous.


If you let me make you famous
Oh sacred heart of Jesus
They'll see your image everywhere
in mushroom clouds in the air

If you let me make you famous.
If I let you make me famous
Get behind me Satan
Oprah, Barbara Walters, too
Camera lights kiss-kiss, boo-hoo.


If I let you make me famous.

If I let you make me famous
How could you be so brainless
How I love this perfect life
Three kids, a dog and loving wife

If I let you make me famous.
If I let you make me famous.
If you let me make you famous.
(C) 2009 T. Paige


February 6, 2009 - Friday
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February 5, 2009 - Thursday
SUSAN'S SONG

Was thinking of my sister, Susan Dalporto ..
who died March 31, 1990when I wrote this. It doesn't do her justice, of course...just the thought, she was the least critical of me and I'd like to still have her around to talk to her on one of these new fangled cell phones...unfortunately, heaven is still out of range...

Let It Rain

Sittin in the rain tryin to write a song
every little thing I try to write is wrong
Rain drops fallin on my window pane
could it be they're tellin me, 'okay'
everything's gonna be okay
let it rain down on melet it rain.
I wish there was a way to call you on the phone
if heaven had a gate
I'd put you on the throne
Rain drops fallin on my window pane
could it be they're tellin me, 'okay'
everything's gonna be okay
let it rain down on melet it rain.

Suzie she is gone
like a bird that's flown
Lord, I rue the dayI left her all alone
Rain drops fallin on my window pain
could it be you're tellin me, 'okay'
everything's gonna be okay
let it rain down on melet it rain.
(C) 2009 T. Paige..


February 5, 2009 - Thursday
GOT SO MANY HITS THE OTHER DAY
WONDERED WHYthought it might a been this songbein checked out byMASSEY'S SPIESSO HERE YOU ARE LADIES AND GENTS IN ITS ORIGINAL AND ENTIRETY DRUM ROLL PLEASE Massey's Farm I ain't gonna work on Massey's farm no moreI ain't gonna work on Massey's farm no moreHe hands you a nickel, he hands you a dimeHe asks you with a grin, if you're having a good timeThen he builds a silo near the kids next doorI ain't gonna work on Massey's farm no more.I ain't gonna work for Massey's Ma no moreI ain't gonna work for Massey's Ma no moreShe sits down at your table Sticks her fork in your eyeShe's always got her hand out, for a bigger piece of pieShe's the last to leave and the first to ask for moreI ain't gonna work for Massey's Ma no more.I ain't gonna be no Massey Friend no moreI ain't gonna be no Massey Friend no moreHe puts up a billboard says, "coal yesirree!I'm clean and I'm neutral!" and if you disagreeHe'll sue your ass just for sport.I ain't gonna be no Massey Friend no more.I ain't gonna work for Massey's mine no moreI ain't gonna work for Massey's mine no moreHe pollutes the water, he pollutes the streamsHe blows up the mountains and the American dreamA team of lawyers scrubs his floorI ain't gonna work for Massey's mine no more.(C)2009 T. Paige

February 4, 2009 - Wednesday
Protesting Massey is Fun!
I was still jacked up at bed time last night from the protest rally at Massey Coal's mine in Boone County, organized by Coal River Mountain Watch. Judy Bonds asked me to come and do a couple numbers of my own, so I wrote two...Massey's Farm, and Fire and Rain....which I sang along with many others. At the end we all sang Amazing Grace, the time honored/traditional words taking on new meaning in context of all the crap that is going on in the coal fields and our mountains. It was a Woody Guthrie moment for me...these are my people...they are my audience...they are who I write for, sing, protest, whatever...for...I felt blessed to be a part of it, and to be using my music in such a positive way for such a good cause...like the Lord was telling me...THIS is what I had in mind for your music...

February 1, 2009 - Sunday
Boy am I glad
I don't spend all my time on that 'other' place. I'm picking my nose right now and I just don't think that would go over too good from a prospective employer's point of view. Facebook etiquetteMany people have questions about "netiquette," or etiquette while social networking on the World Wide Web. Like every other hot topic, there are groups set up on the Facebook site where users can post suggestions for proper Facebooking.Here are a few of the postings by members of the group:
Online presence profiling, especially online social networking with Facebook, is becoming more common as schools and employers screen potential employees and scholarship recipients in yet one more category in their selection process. Proper etiquette is especially important for teenagers and students who are often too casual in their online social networking, with emphasis on Facebook as a dominant player in the market.
Avoid negativity, especially with feelings and anything about other people.
No swearing.
Learn to say no to invitations ("Friends," "Applications," "Groups," certain events not good to publicize).
Only have "Friends" you've met in person, and purge your list a few times a year as friendships fade.
Have people in front of whom you need to behave among your Facebook friends as "designated monitors."
Do not list personal contact information (address, phone number, birth year, specific job locations like store).
Don't update your status more than a few times a day, avoiding statuses directed at one or few people.
Defend your "Wall" by deleting inappropriate comments or counter with reply if you don't want to delete.
Minimize tagging to let people tag themselves in photos, and don't tag anyone in unflattering ways. Keep tagged photos of yourself under 200; "untag" the less flattering and inappropriate ones.
Be selective where you comment, expecting it to be public, and what you comment for proper manners.
Control privacy setting each time you post something, sharing "Only with Friends" most of the time.
Check details of "Groups" and "Fan Pages" before you join, especially for authenticity.
Don't start, join or invite others to groups or pages with news or names withheld by media or law, until after release.
Occasionally, ask someone for an honest impression they get from your profile and fix it till you're happy.
If you do "inappropriate" things on Facebook, come back and delete them later to minimize visibility and damage. Don't get caught up in other people's inappropriate behavior.
Treat your Facebook profile and activity like an informal résumé or media image of yourself, because it is. Reach Sara Busse at

January 31, 2009 - Saturday

Short poem, writ large

I am many things
but you can call me
The Mirror.


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January 31, 2009 - Saturday
HE
IS A FINE PSYCHOLOGICAL SPECIEMEN...
HOW COME YOU NEVER HEAR THAT?