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FreeWill Remembers The Fifth of November
Nov. 3rd, 2015 04:12 pmRegard the current tensions and detours as camouflaged gifts from the gods of growth. You're being offered a potent opportunity to counteract the effects of a self-sabotage you committed once upon a time. You're getting an excellent chance to develop the strength of character that can blossom from dealing with soul-bending riddles. In fact, I think you'd be wise to feel a surge of gratitude right now. To do so will empower you to take maximum advantage of the disguised blessings.
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Thankless Thanksgiving? I'm not sure that's possible.
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Jan. 8th, 2015 09:04 pmNot much in the world I feel like posting about, so this is an archived picture from Tampa Bay Online/The Tampa Tribune of the ship Jose Gasparilla at the Gasparilla Invasion.
FreeWill Gets Beatical
Dec. 4th, 2014 12:41 amWith both symbolic and practical actions, Sagittarius-born Pope Francis has tried to reframe the message of the Catholic Church. He's having public showers installed for the homeless in Vatican City. He has made moves to dismantle the Church's bigotry toward gays. He regularly criticizes growing economic inequality, and keeps reminding politicians that there can be no peace and justice unless they take care of poor and marginalized people. He even invited iconic punk poet Patti Smith to perform at the Vatican Christmas Concert. You now have extra power to exert this kind of initiative in your own sphere, Sagittarius. Be proactive as you push for constructive transformations that will benefit all.
Maybe I ought to lobby for "G-L-O-R-I-A" to be added to the canon of Christmas music.
Blast From The Past: 2008
Oct. 31st, 2014 11:12 am
Nightmare Wars, Dan'l and Clarity invented by me, artwork by "crow" of www.APForums.com for the latest "Acid Test".
Gone Nowhere Fast
Mar. 12th, 2014 03:03 pmAt least I won't have to attend a stupid St. Patrick's Day party like I did last time.
Yappy Gnu Ears--From FreeWill
Jan. 1st, 2013 06:22 pm"Ambition can creep as well as soar," said Irish philosopher Edmund Burke. That will be good for you to remember throughout 2013, Sagittarius. Later this year, the time may come for your ambition to soar -- in the month of April, for example, and again in the month of August. But for the foreseeable future, I think your ambition will operate best if you keep it contained and intense, moving slowly and gradually, attending to the gritty details with supreme focus.
All I want from tomorrow...
If I Could Fly...
Nov. 25th, 2012 12:07 amBut before that, we were driving there and talking about the relatives on Lynn's husband's side of the family...how their kids and their needs were going to play out in the near future. He mentioned that having all three of us, myself and my siblings, in college at mostly the same time almost brought the family to financial ruin. Now, only my brother Dana made it all the way to a four-year degree; Lynn dropped out to work and I had to settle for a two-year Associate's degree.
Dad reassured me, though, that he never regretted the fact that I went to flight school and completed it as much as I could. He'd wanted that for himself all his life, and couldn't because of an eye defect he had. So I wasn't just doing it for my own selfish ends.
I don't know if I'll ever get back in the cockpit again, but I guess I can't be so down on myself that I couldn't work in aviation like I wanted.
Ascending Addenda
May. 20th, 2012 09:03 pm
As if to throw an exclamation point on my previous post, this hot air balloon set down on my next door neighbor's yard at dusk this evening. My mother the novelist couldn't get away with writing this. I believe she's trying to tell me something...
Ascending Order
May. 20th, 2012 04:18 pmEarlier this afternoon my internet connectivity refused to work properly so I decided to go to the area flea markets just to browse around. I pulled into the parking lot of one and in the slot next to Moonshine's there was a station wagon--and a helium balloon rested on its interior ceiling. Sure enough, I noticed a kid on his father's shoulder on his way back to the vehicle after their shopping.
Turns out today is Ascension Sunday, which commemorates the return of Jesus to Heaven following his Resurrection. Both it and Pentecost (next Sunday) are often excuses for church congregations to celebrate by releasing balloons and giving balloons to the children; since it usually coincides with the end of the secular school year it's often the end of the Sunday School year for the kids too.
I guess we're getting into a time of year I used to look forward to as a child, the transition from Spring to Summer. As an adult, that has lost a lot of meaning for me. Maybe that's the point of this "random encounter". For me, times need new meanings.
The Mom-Shaped Hole In My Life
May. 14th, 2012 03:39 pmThere's still so much to do.
A few minutes ago her health insurance provider sent a robocall here asking for her. I'm afraid that they won't give up doing that soon, and it makes me a little angry.
Mirror Mirror On The Wall
May. 12th, 2012 11:00 pmIn a few hours, that other self will be celebrating Mother's Day with his wife and kids.
Of course, I have no way of knowing if his version of Jane is there with him, still alive.
I'm looking at a long dark teatime of the soul overmorrow.
For The Holiday...
Apr. 8th, 2012 02:49 pm
( Read more... )I claim Fair Use. I'm not making any money off this and I want people to look up the webcomic for themselves!
Writer's Block: Kiss me, I’m Irish!
Mar. 17th, 2012 01:58 pmI just came back from a Build Day party at Paul Francis' shop. We don't have any corned beef so we might have ham and potatoes for dinner.
If Only It Were This Easy...
Jan. 1st, 2012 01:49 pmMy best wishes to all my readers for this and every coming new year.
