The words: Galumph, repartee, immure, lunette perennial, zibeline, nidus. Professional sports have become somewhat of a “showboating” exercise in that it seems that the athletes now feel it necessary to galumph after a particular accomplishment even if it was inconsequential…
On this inauguration day for the president of the United States of America, there have been questions about the legitimacy of the person known as Donald J. Trump who took the oath of office today. Thinking in the manner of…
I have a daily practice of reading inspirational materials at the start of each day. Recently I have been reading Buddhist offerings and many times I have wondered how the suggested behavior could be applied, and sometimes an offering strikes…
This quote from T.S. Eliot’s play “The Cocktail Party” has stimulated my thinking for many of you with whom I have connected via Social Media. “We die to each other daily. What we know of other people is only our…
In my existential search for enlightenment and meaning it seems to me that the only universe that I could possibly comprehend is the one that resides between my ears. Of course some folks who know me well may argue that…
Glasses, boxes, idioms and other nonsensical thoughts… I have been told that I have a positive attitude and I see that my glass is half full. This got me to thinking about this idiom and I wondered about that perception.…
What is this thing called praying? Praying or McDonald’s take out. I used to think that praying was like driving up to McDonald’s and ordering a fast food item. You talk into this box and some voice of an unknown…
Having or needing something better to do; or this thing I call being a Facebookian! What am I doing here? How does being on Facebook benefit this existence? One thing for sure, it is wonderful to connect with friends and…
I often wonder about the song “Over the Rainbow”. I catch myself singing and humming this tune from time to time along with a collection of other songs that are ingrained in my sub-conscious. For some time now (several years)…
Finding what you are looking for… It seems that every time I go into a retail store and I am checking out to purchase the items I selected, the cashier asks me, “Did you find everything that you were looking…
fillsmusings 