Category Archives: discover wp

Hank Aaron

Posted on January 22, 2021 by ends and beginnings blog

“Some people resented the fact I was trying to break a white man’s record.” – Hank Aaron In 1974, before Ted Turner made the Atlanta Braves baseball team “America’s Team” on his “Super Station” WTBS there was Hank Aaron. Growing … Continue reading →

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Historical Revisionism

Posted on December 18, 2019 by ends and beginnings blog

What makes this so hard for me is that I know he is a smart guy. I have known Jack for at least 20 years. Our kids were friends. Our wives were friends. We have probably drank a small brewery … Continue reading →

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The journey

Posted on December 16, 2019 by ends and beginnings blog

What I saw; My wife wanted to head-up to the mountains to buy her Dad a Christmas gift, something that we saw in a shop this summer. There wasn’t any guarantee that it would still be there but given the … Continue reading →

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The differences between us

Posted on August 10, 2018 by ends and beginnings blog

I am sitting in my little downtown coffee shop right now. To my right are two people, an older man and a younger woman talking about candidates they are looking at for a job with their company. Behind me are … Continue reading →

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The future’s uncertain and the end is always near – Jim Morrison

Posted on July 3, 2018 by ends and beginnings blog

December 8, 1943 – July 3, 1971 Ship Of Fools The human race was dyin’ out No one left to scream and shout People walking on the moon Smog will get you pretty soon Everyone was hanging out Hanging up and … Continue reading →

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Deep breathes….

Posted on June 22, 2018 by ends and beginnings blog

“Out beyond ideas of wrongdoing and rightdoing there is a field. I’ll meet you there. When the soul lies down in that grass the world is too full to talk about.” – Rumi My youngest is coming into town Sunday for a … Continue reading →

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A poem: Synonyms

Posted on May 18, 2018 by ends and beginnings blog

I search for synonyms, Little words, Of bold expression, To define my existence Manufactured phrases, Simple tales or fables, To justify my presence, Or being at this moment An antonym maybe, A mirror of opposites, To defend what I am … Continue reading →

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A poem: In the light or in the dark

Posted on May 9, 2018 by ends and beginnings blog

When the sun sets west of the horizon, Behind clouds that tease the dry earth I listen for the silence of a world at rest, A stillness that eclipses the fading light Standing in grass brushed with dew between my … Continue reading →

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Local knowledge

Posted on April 30, 2018 by ends and beginnings blog

The hike up to John Rock in Pisgah National Forest is a favorite of mine. It’s a five-mile loop with an elevation gain of 1000 feet and the payoff is the picture you see above. “The choices we make lead up to … Continue reading →

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A poem: Coffee House

Posted on April 26, 2018 by ends and beginnings blog

  Absorbed in a cup of black heat, watching, listening The scenes change, bodies move, voices echo Business, relationships, old friends and new Some wait, they are late, maybe early I sit, alone, blending into the moment Job interview, smile, … Continue reading →

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