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There was a time,
I remember it well,
when the only noise heard,
was sell, sell, sell.

Sell all your stocks,
sell your house, too,
for big recession,
is coming for you.

Banks will start failing,
they will sometimes do,
run like sheep,
as everyone is telling you to.

Don't trust the banks,
no matter what's said,
for you will lose money,
your cash flow will be dead.

Don't listen to them,
not on this day,
they want all your money,
It is their way.

Now that I’m retired, I’ve been looking for a hobby to keep me busy and get me out of the house. And I think I’ve finally found it: Searching for Bigfoot.You see, I live in the Pacific Northwest, practically Ground Zero for Bigfoot sightings over the past 50 years. Searching for Bigfoot will get me off the couch and out of the house, so I figure my wife will be all for this idea. Plus, I don’t have to get up before 10am, which is ideal for this job because from what I hear, Bigfoot’s not an early morning riser either. Read how I plan to go about searching for the elusive Big Guy. Wish me luck!

Suddenly, I write words,
with abandon and glee.
What in the world
has come over me?

I'm the same person,
of an hour ago,
but I wasn't ready,
not ready for the show.

Love all your neighbors,
even those you hate.
Hate is a strong word,
So please, please, abate.

We have differing opinions,
it's why we are we,
so, no matter your beliefs,
It's about us, not about me.

The edge of night,
begins to appear,
as the light fades
and will disappear.

Why do I not see
your beautiful smile,
when I am away
for a little while.

I miss you,
every waking hour.
You are my strength,
my source of power.

It's been extremely difficult,
especially for me,
I keep hearing, "Tie a yellow
ribbon around the old Oak tree."

NASA Astronomy Picture of the Day:

Grains of cosmic dust streaked through night skies in early May. Swept up as planet Earth plowed through the debris streams left behind by periodic Comet Halley, the annual meteor shower is known as the Eta Aquarids. This year, the Eta Aquarids peak was visually hampered by May's bright Full Moon, though. But early morning hours surrounding last May's shower of Halley dust were free of moonlight interference. In exposures recorded between April 28 and May 8 in 2022, this composited image shows nearly 90 Eta Aquarid meteors streaking from the shower's radiant in Aquarius over San Pedro de Atacama, Chile. The central Milky Way arcs above in the southern hemisphere's predawn skies. The faint band of light rising from the horizon is Zodiacal light, caused by dust scattering sunlight near our Solar System's ecliptic plane. Along the ecliptic and entrained in the Zodiacal glow are the bright planets Venus, Jupiter, Mars, and Saturn. Of course Mars itself has recently been found to be a likely source of the dust along the ecliptic responsible for creating Zodiacal light.

Photo by Petr Horalek

Sitting, listening
to Iz, singing,
"What beautiful World"
A great voice from Hawaii,
left too early.
Miss his music.

Dawn comes,
Sun rises,
moistures floats
in steamy plumes,
warming the air.
A breeze rustles,
branches and leaves.
Another beautiful day
in the land I love.

When youthful glee,
leaves our soul,
when sadness no longer,
makes you weep,
when the love you have,
for another,
leaves and returns,
no more,
when your emotional being,
has gone away,
will your life,
be any better?
Loneliness will never be,
my preferred life's way.

I see others,
who look like me,
there being no difference,
is what I see.

Is preferential treatment,
for the lunch bunch,
at breakfast, dinner
and for lunch.

An elite group,
I think not.
A clique in retirement,
not what I want.