General Musings
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Café Culture – The Reminiscence
“If you are lucky enough to have lived in Paris as a young man, then wherever you go for the rest of your life, it stays with you, for Paris is a moveable feast.” – Ernest Hemingway “Paris is always a good idea.” – Audrey Hepburn “A walk about Paris will provide lessons in Continue reading
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The Sun Also Rises
“You know it makes one feel rather good deciding not to be a bitch.” “Yes.” It’s sort of what we have instead of God.” “Some people have God,” I said. “Quite a lot.” “He never worked very well with me.” “Should we have another martini?” – Lady Ashley and Jake Barnes. A novel by Ernest Continue reading
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Wallander
“Police work wouldn’t be possible without coffee,” Wallander said. “No work would be possible without coffee.” They pondered the importance of coffee in silence.” – Henning Mankell, One Step Behind “People always leave traces. No person is without a shadow.” – Henning Mankell, The Troubled Man “Not having time for a person, not being able Continue reading
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Life is amazing.
“Life is a series of natural and spontaneous changes. Don’t resist them – that only creates sorrow. Let reality be reality. Let things flow naturally forward in whatever way they like.” – Lao Tzu “Life is what happens while you are busy making other plans.” – John Lennon And so it is with mine, Life Continue reading
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The Rock Quarry
I have climbed Mount Everest. I have also climbed the Matterhorn. I have fought German Panzers advancing on Patton’s position. I have broken trail with Daniel Boone. And I have parlayed with the leaders of the Sioux nation whilst living amongst them as a mountain man. All within earshot of my mother calling me to Continue reading
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Just Write
“To gain your own voice, you have to forget about having it heard.” —Allen Ginsberg “We are all apprentices in a craft where no one ever becomes a master.” —Ernest Hemingway “Making people believe the unbelievable is no trick; it’s work. … Belief and reader absorption come in the details: An overturned tricycle in the gutter of Continue reading
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I’m back…
It’s been a long time, but I am revving up for big year of blogging. Stay tuned for more. Peace, and reason. Marv Continue reading
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Music and writing
“Music is your own experience, your own thoughts, your wisdom. If you don’t live it, it won’t come out of your horn. They teach you there’s a boundary line to music. But, man, there’s no boundary line to art.” – Charlie Parker “Without music to decorate it, time is just a bunch of boring production Continue reading
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Huntsville, Alabama
I’m going to Huntsville! Yup. For five wonderful days. Umm Why am I going to Huntsville you ask? Well, let me tell you… I’m going to Huntsville to write. I have made a decision to write more, and you can’t write more without writing. So I’m trying to figure out just how I can create Continue reading
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To Infinity… And Beyond!
“It calls back a time when there were flowers all over the Earth… and there were valleys. And there were plains of tall green grass that you could lie down in – you could go to sleep in. And there were blue skies, and there was fresh air… and there were things growing all over Continue reading
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