Yesterday, we visited the local Social Security office. It is hard to imagine, though I have been imagining it now in recent years, that I will turn 66 in less than two months. Retirement age. Gold watch phase. Couch-sitting page. Hard to believe it’s all coming to an end. I’ve been in the full-time workforce … Continue reading Backing Into Social Security
Sometimes here at the Profound Bartender...we try to have a little sense of humor in our writing once in a while, so we might stretch the story just a wee bit here and there.. Ever have one of those days when you start the day so out of it that you pop into the shower, … Continue reading Makin’ Me Crazy
Sometimes here at the Profound Bartender...we try to have a little sense of humor in our writing once in a while, so we might stretch the story just a wee bit here and there.. I walked to the sink, raised my hands to the front of the spout and waited for water to gush forth. … Continue reading The Dungeon of Difficult Dispensers
Every day too short to finish what I wish Every day too filled with taking sitz and pish Too much sleep required for constant overwork Too much sleep a waste like dancing when it’s twerk Ev’ry brush of hair or showering excesses Ev’ry razor’s shave swiped only to impress’us. Every phish that’s … Continue reading A Time Misspent Lament
“I have made the journey into Nothing. I have lit that lamp that needs no oil.” ~Hafiz, That Lamp That Needs No Oil, p. 148 -Hey mister, you work here? -No kid, I’m just pouring this pint for the fun of it. S’up? -My buddy told me there was an older guy named Mikey here … Continue reading Hey Profound Bartender
“Both rituals and telescopes are portals to the mysterious and to wonder,” ~Michael Kroth “I think everyone in every culture has felt a sense of awe and wonder looking at the sky. This is reflected throughout the world in both science and religion.” ~Carl Sagan, Varieties of Scientific Experience, p. 2 The vastness of a new … Continue reading Buh Bye 2017, Howdy 2018
So…I’m venturing into the world of blogging. I am a bit nervous about it, I can tell you. I’m mostly interested here in tossing some initial thoughts out to take the first step or two. To begin, here is a selection from Frank Laubach’s book, Letters by a modern mystic: excerpts from letters written to … Continue reading Starting Out
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