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Tag Archives: Generations
We are but a mist
“Yes I understand, That every life must end, As we sit alone, I know someday we must go, Oh I’m a lucky man, To count on both hands, The ones I love, Some folks just have one, Yeah others they … Continue reading
Posted in Life, Thoughts, Writing
Tagged Death, Eddie Vedder, Facebook, Family, Friends, Generations, humans, James 4:14, Kids, Love, Parents, Pearl Jam, People
4 Comments
Happy New Year
“It always comes back to us – why are we here? Well, we just happened to be here, we couldn’t choose it. The chance of us being born – that sperm hitting that egg – is 400 trillion to 1. … Continue reading
Posted in Life, Thoughts, Writing
Tagged Beginnings, Birthday, Death, ends, Family, Generations, John Rock, Living, New Year, Paleo-Indian, Pisgah National Forest
10 Comments
What did I miss?
I was going through a weeks worth of Trump’s tweets to see what I missed. The answer? Nothing really. As I noted in my last post, my youngest was in town for a week and her boyfriend flew-in on Thursday. … Continue reading
Posted in Life, Politics, Thoughts
Tagged America, Children, Donald Trump, Family, Future, Generations, grand kids, Kids, opinions, Trump, Views
10 Comments
Family traditions
My father has three brothers and these four siblings had ten kids. My grandmother remarried before I was born to a man I called my grandfather. He had two daughters who had three kids. This was a big blended family. … Continue reading
Posted in Life, Thoughts, Writing
Tagged childhood, Death, Family, gatherings, genealogy, Generations, Living, memories, reunion, Time, traditions
7 Comments
The math of living and dying
I think about life in terms of generations rather than individual lives. My interest in Genealogy is probably the reason for this. So in terms of generations, within my family, I am creeping up to the top, next inline for … Continue reading
Posted in discover wp, Life, Thoughts, Writing
Tagged Birth, Death, Future, genealogy, Generations, Living, Love, Numbers, Past, Present
9 Comments
Gifts from our ancestors
“You are the fairy tale told by your ancestors.” – Toba Beta My mother has a very pronounced hand tremor which she has graciously shared with me. Fortunately mine is still in its infant stages of development but I can watch … Continue reading
Posted in discover wp, Life, Thoughts, Writing
Tagged ancestors, Future, genealogy, Generations, genetics, heredity, Past, Present, Thich Nhat Hanh, tremor
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Damn Rock
“Geologists have a saying – rocks remember.” – Neil Armstrong In the middle of the pasture of my grandfathers 250 acre cattle farm was a lone rock. Now in my eight year old mind, this was less a rock and … Continue reading
Posted in discover wp, Life, Thoughts, Writing
Tagged ancient, Damn Rock, Future, Generations, Journey, Past, Present, Reflection, rocks, Time
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A Poem – My Light
Her face reflects an image An image carried through generations Flesh and bones of others behind them A smile I have seen before A shade of blue, a strand of hair Recaptured from moments past We each travel back in … Continue reading
Posted in Life, Thoughts, Writing
Tagged Child, Children, Creative Writing, Generations, Light, Poem, Poems, Poetry, Seasons
4 Comments
Lucky to be here
In Bill Bryson’s wonderful book “A Short History of Nearly Everything” he shares that most of us are all here because our Great-Great-Great-Great Grandmother found our Great-Great-Great-Great Grandfather attractive enough to have sex with him. I realize that doesn’t sound … Continue reading