A day on the boat at Sebastian Inlet...green water.

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"heat it up, boil it down, boil it over! Out into the Gulf of Mexico"

On roadtrips, Lincoln, and taxes

Grab some bench with  Jodi and Ray, and talk of Francis Quinn's journey down to become the very least

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on fish camps, guitars, and the will to power

Part1 of a discussion on guitars and debates and Ronald Reagan

flashback-reintroducing Quinn and Ray--An excerpt from "Tending to the Past"...about tending to the past of all things.

Reminders...of what this is  all about.  When I see the Flag, I see my father and grandfather. I see my friends and former students who lost their lives in service to our country. And I see my mother and sisters, and Alice Paul and Billie Holiday. But I also see my children and grandchildren. You may see something different. Take from  it what you need.

Who knows more about being Irish-American the Denis Leary?   

Happy St. Patrick’s Day!  Here's hoping your whole weekend is festive. Maybe,you’re taking part in parades in Chicago, New York, Boston, Savannah, or right here in Melbourne…or maybe you’re sitting in the dark listening to Van Morrison--no matter, I hope you have a great time. 

There is a force afoot--an impulse to resist new ideas; new arguments, at the risk of becoming something else. But for the curious mind, the only risk is becoming something more.   Big thoughts.