SPIN CYCLE The Isolation Blues; reflections during covid-19 A Constant Turning We spend a lifetime looking for the steady and the reliable the solid and dependable surfaces on which to build our dreams of daily accomplishment a life of substance…
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BOURDAIN DAY The Isolation Blues; reflections during covid-19 Washington Post June 25, 2020 Article written by Natalie B. Compton This past Thursday, June 25, would have been Bourdain’s 63rd birthday. It was declared “Bourdain Day” by his close friends and fellow chefs Eric…
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JOHN LENNON The Isolation Blues; reflections during covid-19 Nobody Told Me John Lennon Everybody’s talking and no one says a word Everybody’s making love and no one really cares There’s Nazis in the bathroom just below the stairs Always something…
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BLACK LIVES MATTER The Isolation Blues; reflections during covid-19 There are moments from time to time that are larger than any one of us. Current events can sometimes override our personal lives and demand something extra of us. We find ourselves in one…
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BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN The Isolation Blues; reflections during covid-19 41 shots, and we’ll take that ride ‘Cross the bloody river to the other side 41 shots, cut through the night You’re kneeling over his body in the vestibule Praying for his…
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TWO AMERICAS The Isolation Blues; reflections during covid-19 There are literally two Americas. One America is beautiful for situation. This America is the habitat of millions of people who have food and material necessities for their bodies; and culture and…
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A1 DINER The Isolation Blues; reflections during covid-19 Last week a friend sent me an article from the Bangor Daily News featuring an interview with Aaron Harris, the owner of the A1 Diner in downtown Gardiner. My friend is a…
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WALT WHITMAN The Isolation Blues; reflections during covid-19 The past and present wilt—I have fill’d them, emptied them. And proceed to fill my next fold of the future. Listener up there! what have you to confide to me? Look in…
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BOB DYLAN The Isolation Blues; reflections during covid-19 The day that they killed him, someone said to me, “Son The age of the Antichrist has just only begun.” I said the soul of a nation been torn away And it’s…
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GREAT SOCIETY post.8GREAT GREAT SOCI The Isolation Blues; reflections during covid-19 * The Great Society demands an end to poverty and racial injustice…But that is just the beginning. The Great Society is a place where every child can find knowledge to…