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Entries for September, 2009 in Musings On Muses
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By joseexist in Musings On Muses
World affairs have a way of embellishing themselves onto the world of the arts. The political battlefields and the chest-beating posturing that goes with them burn their collective way into the products of any and all people with the power ...
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Apathy, Now There's A Dirty Trait,
By joseexist in Musings On Muses
Apathy, now there’s a dirty trait to possess. It’s the bane of intellectuals and the repository for slackers. Its walls hem in many who would otherwise rise above and excel in life. It’s a gateway to ignorance and depression. Allow ...
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By joseexist in Musings On Muses
It's everywhere. Conflict has the power to draw us into itself whether we resist it or not. There are those who take pleasure in sticking their dirty little spoons into whosever pot is closest or undefended, or especially public and ...
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By joseexist in Musings On Muses
Jose' does "exist". He's 44 and an unaccomplished jack of a few trades. He writes poetry, short stories, dabbles in physics and many other sciences, and also produces his own original music. Many people have tried to tell him to ...
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By joseexist in Musings On Muses
You know, I'm starting to wonder if Jose' Really exists. My faux-pas over what was in all probability a near death expierence for two ladies in a compact car on the Port Lavaca causway bridge seems to have killed off ...
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By joseexist in Musings On Muses
Battles, great and small, take place every day. They are often lopsided affairs where one or a few are against many. The numbers can be anywhere from dead even, to billions against one, but each side is determined to win. ...
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Nothing Drags Us Headlong Into The Future
By joseexist in Musings On Muses
Nothing drags us headlong into the future like the success of others. We either cheer them on or beg the gods to make them stumble. Our reactions to the successes of others can cover a broad spectrum of emotions as ...
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By joseexist in Musings On Muses
Life is a day to day struggle. We all make our way as best we can and the efforts we put forth never seem to be enough. In that regard, we push our mental and physical limits to the breaking ...
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By joseexist in Musings On Muses
A friend dropped by my office the other day. He had fallen out of touch for a while and, like so many today, fallen on hard times. In a momentary lapse of reason he tried to end it all. Of ...
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We'll All Have Our Feathers Ruffled
By joseexist in Musings On Muses
We’ll all have our feathers ruffled at some time. Life is full of inevitabilities and that one is no exception. Our reaction to whatever “ruffles” us will set the tone of our character that the rest of the world, and ...
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By joseexist in Musings On Muses
My sincerest apologies to Danarae and her passenger. I simply wrote things down from my point of view and that point of view was clouded by the rapidity of the situation. If that offended them,I am truly sorry. As for ...
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By joseexist in Musings On Muses
A very close call happened to me today (9-16-2009). I was crossing over the bay bridge headed back into Port Lavaca at 11:15am. Just as I came over the high point of the bridge I noticed two or three police ...
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By joseexist in Musings On Muses
Can wanting to be a muse be a justifiable endeavor? Before you answer that, make doubly sure you don’t blind yourself with enthusiasm. The answer will depend on your state of mind as well as the situation and the object ...
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By joseexist in Musings On Muses
It’s kind of funny to me how things can get juggled around in our day to day lives. I do find it rather entertaining in any case. I can sit back and laugh at myself knowing how “it” happened. Venting ...
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By joseexist in Musings On Muses
It was a fog and drizzly painted morning today. To the best of my knowledge it was the first heavy fog for the season. The air was cool and summer seemed the distant memory it deserves to be. Deluges are ...
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9-12-2009 Eight Years Ago From Yesterday
By joseexist in Musings On Muses
9-12-2009 Eight years ago from yesterday, I was starting the first day of a much needed vacation. I was attempting to “sleep in” but, as fate would have it, not many Americans would be able to do that on “that ...
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By joseexist in Musings On Muses
The sweet salvation of tropical moisture in great abundance is upon us. Raindrops of every imaginable size are making their preliminary assaults. Picturesque views are fleeting by and I hope photographers are rushing to and fro to capture them. Tuesday ...
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By joseexist in Musings On Muses
I like the way thunder rolls. Caught in the right set of clouds, it can take on the strangest of tones. Years back I was treated to a fancy kind of rumbling. The closest thing to it I have only ...
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By joseexist in Musings On Muses
This sudden flurry hit me one day: We won't get thru this, but we will go through this. we may not go hand in hand, but we will not go alone. We may not take the same steps, but we ...
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By joseexist in Musings On Muses
Sometimes it’s the things we don’t know about that affect us in the most profound ways. When we finally see past a cloak that we were blind to, or one we had blinded ourselves to, reality charges in and shatters ...
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By joseexist in Musings On Muses
On August, 28th, I blogged about how we all treasure our friends. I asked you if you had inspired a friend lately. Life has a way of doing doughnuts on your lawn. Now I must ask you if a friend ...
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Love Has Got To Be The Most Twisted
By joseexist in Musings On Muses
Love has got to be the most twisted muse of them all. (I know, OUCH!). It’s something I’ve always jumped into with all my might, body and soul. The goal, at least for me, was to find someone to spend ...