just the right Christmas song for me now..

The right new Christmas song for me (Alessia Cara - Make It To Christmas). Being away from my adopted family and friends (and some other things) always makes this a VERY tough time of year for me, and I always tell myself that I just need to make it to Christmas - and lo and behold this year I find a song that says just that...

Back to School Mr. Bean | Full Episode | Mr. Bean Official

I'm back, and yet not?

I was rather good at posting for a long period and then - I just kind of hit the wall and life got in the way. But hopefully I can restart..we'll see....

Billie Eilish - idontwannabeyouanymore

It is weird how it's be over 2 years since I first ran across Billie's music, and now it's like she is everywhere? That's cool..and yet..kind of ethereal.

unfiltered clarity

wisdom is when you think you know all the answers, and can accept you don't know every question

what truly counts...

It's not how long you live, it's how much you live.

TBI in musical form.... ? ?

This is one of my favorite Beatles tunes, "All Too Much" (a good remake by Paul Gilbert can be viewed here.), and to me it really is a good example to me of what a TBI (Traumatic Brain Injury) is like for someone who has no insight into what a TBI "feels" like (or better, how it can feel).
That is to say - the various layering of this song and the weaving of the sounds is how it does "feel" like with a TBI. Particularly how there's one part where the mix gets(to me) sort of muddied, and how if you just get into the song, it has several parts that have a kind of sensation of having your head in a fish bowl/underwater vibe.
Now I am not saying that having a TBI is a wonderful musical like experience, it is rarely such. But rather that with some moments of having a TBI (at least in my experiences)it is the sensation of being on an internal remix of how things are processed, and that it can feel like someone other than yourself is at the "mixing board" of your cognition. It's like someone is adjusting the equalizer of your brain. Sorry if that sounds either "trippy", or if it makes the experience sound like others might enjoy it - as I doubt that is even remotely true at all.

Tell Me Why - The Beatles

Just trying to battle another case of "writer's block", and a good Beatles song might do the trick....

one of a kind, just not your kind, which can be unkind?

I've mentioned in some of my posts about how much I enjoy music, and how my musical tastes cover such a huge spectrum of varieties.
And sometimes that includes songs that are just plain sappy and/or kitschy.
Here's a great example of such - from 2006, "Nothing in this world" from Paris Hilton.
Go ahead, roll your eyes. But it is a happy go lucky pop tune. To me it is catchy and just has a (to me) infectious groove to it. Sometimes (again in my opinion) a good song can just be a bubble gum sweet bouncy song. Sure you could gloss over this song and say it is vapid and not "deep" or "meaningful", but sometimes life's guilty pleasures are just simple and enjoyable.
But for the record - I've never followed fads, trends or tried to be "something" I'm not. I've always been the person I wanted to be, and though that might not be an opinion shared by many, who really cares?

a "great" day

The way we use language is entertaining to me. Like when people use sarcasm....here's a funny memory of mine.
I meet up with a friend, who say, "Man I'm having a great day".
I say, "What do you mean?"
Friend replies, "This morning my car had to get jump started, then on the way here, I get a speeding ticket".
To which I say, "See? That's the difference between you and I, you have such a positive attitude. If it were me and my car had to get jump started AND I got a speeding ticket, that'd be a bad day"

take time to dream

If the it's true that "the sky's the limit",
you'll never see such looking down at a screen. #taketimetodream 🍺

the value of mimes?

the old idiom is "silence is golden". So are #mimes worth over $1k an ounce? #questions

THE best Tweet?

80s humor...

'Cause I'm A Blonde - Julie Brown

my life is like a movie

I was one of the main characters in the movie, "The Good, The Bad and The Ugly" #itsonlyajoke 🤨

Changing language

Language is always changing. When I was growing up, we played "hide and seek".
Now it would be called "redact and seek". #wordplay #yourmondaylaugh 😉

music to motivate my writing(s)

Heavy metal hard rock music instrumental compilation

I like all types of music...

Great late night/early morning music 👏

writer's block

I have hit the wall with my writing(s).
I am trying to get hydrated, as my creatives juices have for now...evaporated...

I strike back...

Having sustained numerous spinal cord injuries and a traumatic brain injuries were strikes against me - so what? I am living my life as best I can, I'm not playing baseball #TBI

Merger??

have a good life...

bend, but do not break,
leave more than you take,
make every word count and be true,
don't fear saying I love you,
live not to be in the spotlight,
embrace forgiveness and what is right,
respect those who have come before,
have what you need and not more,
value more than the dollar sign,
then you will see, and not be blind.

These are but my simple words that I impart so they may help even but one person....

funny diversion

Sherlock Jr - 1924 - HD Movie (Buster Keaton)
I really enjoy old movies, especially many from the silent era. Here's one of my favorites - "Sherlock Jr." starring Buster Keaton.

Many of the techniques and effects in this film were very innovative for the time, and are often used in many films through the years, and including today.

Not too much intelligence involved

To me, AI is insulting others online using someone else's words.

50% off sale at Victoria's Secret?

Victoria's Secret announced they are closing more than 50 stores.

Deaf politicians

Funny how politicians are eager to nod their heads when people talk before elections. But otherwise, we the people are the first taxed and last asked....

my daily question

I've learned that living with a traumatic brain injury, every day I ask myself, "Life is a challenge, do you accept it"?

son of a beach

some people seek to make a splash or cause waves, I just try to enjoy the beach that I call life.

poetry by the day

Each day is like another verse in the poetry that is our lives.

trying to remember to forget....

Here's a beautiful and touching song called, "Don't Forget" by Pat Metheny.
It sort of dovetails with a saying I have had for many years since I was in a life changing accident. I came up with the saying, "I am trying to remember to forget"...as the challenges and changes I face since my accident make me wish I could remember to forget so much that 'was' my life and who I was before my accident.

textually frustrated...

lights, camera, inaction...

Life is like a movie.
Many people fast forward through my part.

turnabout?

When people turn their backs on you in life - is that a subtle plea to be followed?

a silent role

"All the world’s a stage, And all the men and women merely players".
I wasn't given a speaking role :)

more whine anyone?

I like to peruse social media w/a beverage (coffee). Some people prefer to have a little whine while posting.

no winners

I don't want a relationship that is a win-win situation, I want one that is a tie-tie. #valentinesday

waking stream of consciousness...

I am a simple person - both of means and of mind,
That's why my resources, like my friends are few,
but when I go to bed each night I know I am rich,
not with a fine home, or brand new clothes,
nor places to travel to and enjoy, but with peace.
What I have is old and tattered, my humor corny,
but my view of the world is not from above or below anyone else,
I am no greater or lesser than anyone,
being humble may not be a write off on my taxes,
but charity to me is it's own reward,
I only claim goodness of giving within my heart.
I'm not here for myself - but for others.
I am here to learn, so that I may teach.
I am selfless, not selfish,
That which I have not earned, I will not take.
I can accept that others may have more than I do,
I cannot accept that if I can help someone, that I do nothing.
When someone is weak and condescending to me,
I will have pity on their foolish liability of judging (others).

dreading Valentine's Day......

Why does love end and leave you so blue.
The answer is simple - it never was true.

that warm feeling

Tweeting is like urinating in the ocean, other than a few people close to you no one notices.

making a difference

Make a difference starting today : a helping hand will always do more good than an accusatory finger ever will. #makesomeonesdaybetter
Helping someone in need may not grow your financial portfolio, but you will be enriched.

I like the oft used, "you won't see a U-Haul following a hearse". Some people never have "enough", but the truth is they most likely have not offered enough.

wis-dumb at last call

words to never believe - at last call in a bar when someone announces, "Hey I have a good idea.." #smileandhaveagoodday

Memorable?

I’d rather be forgotten, than remembered incorrectly.

Why Geno is last on the ice.

Sid explains why Geno goes out on the ice last
Let's Go Pens!

Shakespeare

Would a person who is both a urologist and a Shakespearian actor use the line, "to pee or not to pee"? #badpuns

hot topic?!

Ever changing language. How soon until news stories begin referring to arsonists as trailblazers? #speech #newterms

Planning 4 the future

I'm looking to get a "likes" button on my tombstone.
Eventually, everyone will be a follower.

Twitter is like shampoo?

A former co-worker I know has a good following on Twitter. From what I can tell it's sort of like shampoo directions : Tweet, Retweet, Repeat?

would you care for some more whine?

I like to peruse social media with a beverage (right now it's coffee). Some people prefer to have a little whine while posting. #dontsweattheSMALLstuff

what room has only two walls?

I've often wondered if there used to be rooms with only two walls every time I hear the term "wall to wall" carpeting?
I mean, shouldn't it be "walls to walls" carpeting?

one thing at a time

when NOT to multi-task : I was using the phone while using the bathroom. Think I had a data leak.

"touching" moments

For a costume party my ex went as a clown, I didn't wear a costume. When we got home I felt funny and she felt stupid. #goofy #mesocorny

beets + Fakebook = dislikes

I'm a simple person, there's only 2 things I dislike. Beets & phony people on Facebook. #visualhumor #haveagoodday

which way do I go...

I have a bad sense of direction, yesterday instead of taking the fork in the road, I took the spoon in the road and went in circles for hours.

dual careers?

Could someone who is both an attorney and an audiologist conduct a competency "hearing"?

no rest for the weary

Some people follow their dreams, some are just sleep walking thru life. Me? I'm an insomniac. Not a joke or pun, just where I am at in my life.

are "tweets" catchy?

Do people not retweet due to a fear of catching a textually transmitted disease?

give the people what they want

I used to do voice impressions of people at work to break up the monotony.
A female co-worker once said to me, "Wow, you are good at imitating people, can you do me?"

looks can be deceiving

Not everyone who has a big house worked hard, and not everyone who worked hard has a big house.

true values

Fame may be nice, material possessions may be good. But u can't put a price on a smile. And a helping hand - invaluable. #payitforward #whatreallycounts

Hockey RULES

Ice hockey - where the best go at it hard every shift and yet can make it look so easy. #stanleycup #NHL #LetsGoPens

philisophical prop-pewsition

"I stink, therefore I am - alone", said the wise and startled skunk. #mesocorny #laughitsgoodforyou

Pucks-atawney Phil

If Phil saw his shadow would that signal a 6th Cup for the Pens is forecast? #LetsGoPens #PhilTheThrill #PittsburghPenguins

Moe Howard - the ladies man

I can't help but admire how Moe is such a smooth operator.
Plus - the actress delivering the line, "I like you too you big handsome mousecatcher".....is beyond hilarious

ferme la bouche

What is the best advice for both a buffoon and someone with halitosis?
Keep your mouth closed.

Note : "ferme la bouche" is French for "close your mouth".
For more ways to say such in French, check out "How To say Shut Up In French" (@YouTube).

poetry in motion?

I'm not so much 'poetry in motion' - I'm more "prose that falls and keeps getting back up" #nevergiveup #youcandoit #prose #fridaymotivation
"The journey of a thousand miles begins with one step." - even if it is a painful first step...
These were the very first steps I took in trying to run for the first time after a VERY serious and life altering accident. I fell, but I kept getting back up:)

Edison

"Genius is one percent inspiration, ninety-nine percent perspiration", said the prolific inventor Thomas Edison who never got a patent for deodorant? #inspiration #ThomasEdison

a chrous that inspires

Music is a very integral part of my life. I listen to so many gendres of music, and this song nails it for me.
The chorus is like it was lifted from my life after my accident, "Had fingers in my eyes, had needles in my veins, a knife right through my heart, I am a victory"...no matter what anyone views me as being - to me, I am a victory!

After my accident, I DID have fingers in my eyes, needles in my veins, and did feel like a knife had run through my heart.
So although the lyrics of the song were not written specifically to my experiences, it (to me) does speak of my challenges, and to how far I have come, and that I am a victory.

It's you...

In this post is a VERY OLD song, called "Love the one you're with", which is kind of a nice thought. BUT, taken a step further - really speaks to something very deep (at least in my opinion), which is that in this often vapid, materialistic, and VERY superficial world, you first have to love yourself - no matter how others may view you.
Be the best you that you can be. Self-love (to me), is the necessary component to being able to love others.
I don't mean being vain, but accepting you for you.

eye think, therefore I am (confused)

my ophthalmologist told me I have lazy eye, I think of it as being more of a laid back and unmotivated eye #iamnotperfect #laughatmyexpense

more cheep laughs

solid foundation to build upon

Knowledge is good to build a solid foundation to empower your life. Misinformation is building a foundation on "no ledge". #differentmeanings #knowledgeisstrength

rote is right

A friend ridiculed me for having so many books, saying, "that's why I have a phone". I replied, "But I can donate books and still make phone calls". #oldschool

mime crime

Police were investigating a mime who had been robbed, but they could not get any leads on the crime, as the mime didn't want to talk about it? #mimehumor #reasontosmile

to the top

Often in life to achieve things perseverance is required. But without #resilience, perseverance is like climbing a mountain by talking about it. You have to take a vision & use it to stoke the fire of desire to burn within to fuel the motivation to take the steps to reach the summit. #youcandoit

the simple pleasures in life

I am a simple person - both in means and in mind. And although this post won't be an epic one - I just wanted to share what I am doing, now.
I am enjoying the simple pleasure of watching one of my favorite actors - Winona Ryder, in the 2002 movie, "Mr. Deeds" (it's a remake of the 1936 Frank Capra comedy, "Mr. Deeds Goes To Town").
The film does star Adam Sandler - who I am not the greatest fan of - BUT, Winona steals the movie in playing Babe Bennett (a TV reporter), who disguises herself as Pam Dawson (a school nurse).
The film is reasonably close in how it seeks to emulate the original 1936 movie.
Ms. Ryder is to me, both a talented and versatile performer. She plays this role perfectly, and her comedic talents shine in this movie.

making money in a polar vortex

I took this unusually cold weather to make some cold hard cash on my front porch. #mesocorny #polarvortex

Parrot = Facebook

I always wanted to get a parrot, but I'm frugal. So to hear the same things repeated over and over again, I go on Facebook (which I tongue and cheek, refer to as Fakebook). #overandoveragain

like 2 iPeas in an iPad

Friendship in 2019.

Like 2 iPeas and in iPad :-)

you CAN do it

The scenes in this clip are of Rob Schneider saying the words that truly should be part of the inner dialogue of everyone. Especially at those times when you question if you can do something.
The phrase is so simple, but sometimes the most simple things are the best.

that's love

what is love?
My Father REALLY liked limburger cheese, my Mom could not stand limburger cheese (especially the smell)....to me, THAT is love. #love

linguistic math?

If a paramedic is a person trained to give emergency medical care - would two such trained personnel be called a quartetamedics?