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Tag Archives: Sounds
No Words
In the span of a day I bet my Grandfather spoke less than 500 words. My Grandmother on the other hand probably spoke 10,000 words an hour. I always liked being around my Grandfather much more. The man has been gone for … Continue reading
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Tagged Cycling, Grandfather, language, meditation, quiet, silence, Sounds, Space, talking, Words
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A quiet house
Over the weekend my wife and I puppy sat one of our kids. Our house is quiet. It has been quiet for two years now. This weekend it wasn’t and that brought back a flood of memories for me. Sunday morning … Continue reading
Silence is a sound-too
Back in May I wrote a post titled: Silence is a sound. In the last paragraph of the post I state: Is there a place that exist on this planet where we could find complete silence? Think about it, nothing, no wind blowing, … Continue reading
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Tagged Creative Writing, Loud, Noise, Peace, quiet, Sleep, Sounds, Zen
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Lyrical Saturday – 6/25/16
Canned Heat – Going Up The Country I’m going up the country, babe, don’t you wanna go? I’m going up the country, babe, don’t you wanna go? I’m going to some place where I’ve never been before. I’m going, I’m … Continue reading
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Tagged Canned Heat, Going up the Country, Lyrics, Music, Saturday, Sounds
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Lyrical Saturday – 6/18/16
Grateful Dead-U.S. Blues Red and white, blue suede shoes, I’m Uncle Sam, how do you do? Gimme five, I’m still alive, ain’t no luck, I learned to duck. Check my pulse, it don’t change. Stay seventy-two come shine or rain. … Continue reading
Lyrical Saturday – 6/11/16
John Mayer-Stop this train No, I’m not color blind I know the world is black and white I try to keep an open mind But I just can’t sleep on this, tonight Stop this train I want to get off … Continue reading
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Tagged Future, Getting older, John Mayer, Lyrics, Music, Older, Past, Saturday, Sounds, Stop this train
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Lyrical Saturday – 6/3/16
Pearl Jam-Present Tense do you see the way that tree bends? does it inspire? leaning out to catch the sun’s rays a lesson to be applied are you getting something out of this all encompassing trip? you can spend your … Continue reading
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Tagged Lyrics, Music, Pearl Jam, Present Tense, Saturday, Sounds
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Lyrical Saturday – 5/28/16
Smashing Pumpkins – 1979 Shakedown 1979, cool kids never have the time On a live wire right up off the street You and I should meet Junebug skipping like a stone With the headlights pointed at the dawn We were … Continue reading
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Tagged 1979, Lyrics, Music, Saturday, Smashing Pumpkins, Sounds
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Lyrical Saturday – 5/21/16
Bukka White – Parchman Farm Blues Judge give me life this mornin’ Down on Parchman farm Judge give me life this mornin’ Down on Parchman farm I wouldn’t hate it so bad But I left my wife in mourn Oh, … Continue reading
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Tagged Blues, Bukka White, Lyrics, Music, Parchman Farm Blues, Saturday, Sounds
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Silence is a sound
When was the last time you heard silence? As I sit typing this in the quiet of my home I hear someone mowing the grass in the rain. One of my two dogs letting out a single bark every five … Continue reading