We have 54 degrees in Marion Kentucky and according to the Calendar it is the 365 day of 2010. Tomorrow we begin anew.
Funny how that is a reminder of a new year. Each morning as I awake it is a new reminder but I guess I will go along with society in parts of the United States and mark it as the last day of 2010 and tomorrow as the beginning of a new year. We have partly cloudy skies and a chance of showers. These rain showers are the remnants of the devastating storms that they had out west.
I feel great and my red tea is steeping.

One World, Two Points of View

When our cats go out their hair stands on end, their ears perk up and their senses are keen on ever present danger. When they are indoors they flop on their backs and forget about any danger.

When I go out I feel the same as I do indoors and that is because we have a strong military that watches the edges of our country under the sea (unseen) and in the air (unseen). We know they are there and so does the planet. We know that terrorist try to play messy mind games with the idea to foil our Independence but it just does not work because mentally we are all sound of mind and body and fully capable of using weapons as a group.

We have thieves that feel differently because they are always guilty in mind and mood.
Most of us feel great.
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Some of us have agendas and lists and if those needs (wants) are not met they get upset.
I have left that world behind and learned not to want.
The best way to do something is to just start doing it, put it away when you are not finished and continue it when the mood returns.

I know that jobs depend of agendas and lists. If those needs are not met so be it. We can try again tomorrow there is no sense in keeping that thought in mind after the work day is done.

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I awoke in the middle of the night wanting to be.
The mind wants to look into a window.
My head is pressed against the glass looking in.
This is one of those moments where love wants you elsewhere.
Why do I keep repeating those vows? Why should there be a longing in this soul?
Have I not learned my lessons; hasn't the teacher written the formula on the blackboard; wasn't it all explained in great detail?
I know those answers.
There is a great need to be loved, appreciated, cherished and adored. I do not think that I am much different from anyone else. Age does not lesson our needs. I wish I could walk like the gods amongst the
flowing flowers in today's breezes.
The key question is the wanting.
There is life, it is at my feet, there is love, and it is in my being.
So why did I awake in the middle of the night longing for lost vows?
Why did I so easily forget my place in the sun?
The key question is the wanting.
Did something break that bond that was sealed so long ago? Did the mother just now wean the child in this mornings dream? There is a tang, a splinter, and a crack in this bond. There is a chain that is
dragging around my neck.
Is it love and a vow?
I think it is, it is like sweet cream, a warm flow, a guiding light, a walking hand in hand, a splendid sunset, a warm emotion.
Those feeling want to leave and I know they shouldn't. Time heals all wounds. So maybe the satellite will hover over my head and all will be well.
Life should be swell. I still want peace.
My answers have not come like a revelation. There is no supreme angel of love that will drop from my heaven and grasp me and soothe my heart. There should be, there was and life has changed.
The vegetables and the flowers will still be in the garden in the morning. The dew will be on the grass.
The goldfinches and the hummingbird will still dart about my morning skies.
This emotion has moved from my mind to this screen. Hopefully some mind will understand this old man and see that we all pang in our lifetime. This is not an ailment that is just for the young but an ailment of
all of mankind.
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I took a nap; it is now 7 am, what was I thinking about at 3 am this morning? It was important, I guess I'll just have to read what I wrote, this morning is a warm gray in color and feel, Laurel has gone to
work.
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I feel more at home now and I realize that this planet is just below my feet.
That is a statement that we all can make. Yes, this is remarkable sphere that we live and walk on.
I am told that it is round.
I awoke in the middle of the night wanting to be loved.

It is 48 degrees outside and cloudy. It may be raining, I am not sure at the moment.
I feel very good mentally but my morning soreness (old age) is a constant. When I worked at the dam I had a constant soreness also and I was in excellent health. So I guess my soreness is normal. When you go after a young therizinosaurus you are bound to get sore.
Mom has a health evaluation next Monday and hopefully the weather will cooperate this time.

Angry in New York

We pay taxes for city services. But when conservative politicians get into office they cut taxes because it is a popular topic and certainly will get you elected but the bad side of cutting taxes is the lose of city services as in New York where there are not enough city personal to clear the snow.

Kwanzaa

Kwanzaa is a week-long holiday honoring African culture and traditions. It falls between December 26 and January 1 each year. Maulana Karenga, an African-American leader, proposed this observance and it was first celebrated between December 1966 and January 1967.

As I look out our picture window I see the colorful lights of the Holiday Spirit reminding me that this a joyous time. I look south to our sliding door and I see the front light reflected and looking forward I look into our fish tank and see the Holiday Lights on our tree. I am completely surrounded by the spirit of the season.
History has provided us a season to reflect on the goodness of man, Thomas Moore, Saint Nicholas, Jesus, Moses and those that wrote and sang the carols and songs of the season.
History and tradition are nice gifts to place on paper, stone and silicon.
It is 35 degrees here in Marion Kentucky. It is dark out and yes we still have the remnants of snow in our shaded north faces.
Mom was off yesterday and she fed the children, washed clothes and slept in her chair exhausted. She loves the company and will never turn it down. Having family over is a required taste that spiritually lifts the body higher into a chaos and bliss experience. Perfectly marvelous is a good word to describe the Holy Days of the year.
I did learn that Little Sister is an artist. Whether she will pursue that is of no concern at the moment but the fact remains she can do what she wants with any tool provided and that is a gift.

Bundle Up, It’s Global Warming

If You Are a Human Being You Have to Understand

That if you look closely you will see thing that happened yesterday that were amazing. One example this morning is seeing Younger Brother in his pajamas. Just 24 hours ago they were too long. Kitten Yarn cut the sleeves and pants and stitched them back together at the proper size for little brother to wear. The word is dexterity, our ability to knit.
Our skillful ability to knit, to move yarn around into patterns of cloth.
Dexterity our ability to move bodies of humans around as pawns, skillful weaving bodies with minds into armies of motion.
Dexterity the ability to open a tube of toothpaste and skillfully layer the paste onto a brush without thought.
Dexterity our basic ability to run around a tree and stop and think out our next move,
or move through the woods without thought or harm.
We can gracefully move our lips, hands and feet over an instrument of sound
and create emotional sound that can carry a pattern of thought with wonderful splendor.
Dexterity the ability to read four objects at a time while pounding the keyboard of a computer,
making sense or nonsense, whatever prevails?
We have conquered the past as we move into the future. We have learned that we can move and shape our future.
Good or bad?
There are a lot of variations in between those extremes.
Every morning you have to understand, to see the world around you and understand what we have accomplished, it's worth a prayer.

A Nice December Gift

When family says, "Hello" or a friend stops by and gives you a hug or welcomes your friendship on FaceBook it is a nice gesture. It give the Holy Days a nice halo, an ambient warmth and a Merry Christmas.
It is 10 degrees in Marion this morning. Kitten Yarn came back to pick up a charger for Dancing Girl's new camera and stayed the night. She is up and about. My daughter and I are morning folk. My grandfather (Pablo) and my dad (Jesus) were the same way.
I made a cup of tea on my new machine this morning. It is a great time saver and yes it does not blacken your coffee pot over the fire like it did in Westerns.

Calendar

It is a simple and nice morning, no complications because there is no want. I t is 23 degrees outside on this holiday morning as we near a new threshold on the planet earth. We are near a new year in the Gregorian calendar.

I am up at 1 AM because I am high from my coffee maker. I love coffee and I have to remember to control my appetite for coffee.
Christmas was wonderful and it continuing to be very nice. We were blessed with a mild, " White Christmas" this year.