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I'm Special Agent DJ Justice, Radio Host and Managing Partner for Netroots Radio and I'm manning the dials, spinning the discs, warbling the woofers, putting a slip in your hip and a trip to your hop. The podcast for the 5 May 24 8pm to 9pm Pacific...
by justiceputnam
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on Sun May 05, 2024 at 10:38 PM PDT
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How important is the environmental issue this year? Personally, I have been working on a better environment since 1971, with my first creek clean-up... It has always been my one or two top priorities. I know saving democracy, a more just society,...
by Paul Frea
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on Mon May 06, 2024 at 08:40 AM PDT
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I'm Special Agent DJ Justice, Radio Host and Managing Partner for Netroots Radio and I'm manning the dials, spinning the discs, warbling the woofers, putting a slip in your hip and a trip to your hop. The playlist for 5 May 24 8pm to 9pm Pacific...
by justiceputnam
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on Sun May 05, 2024 at 07:50 PM PDT
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Earth Day and Arbor Day being celebrated this month, I could not let April 2024 go without posting a tree poem, so here goes… Tree Love There is a reason why Pagans find trees sacred, Though not to neglect other plants, Trees are the embodiment of...
by Paul Frea
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on Mon Apr 29, 2024 at 08:38 AM PDT
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_________________________________ “If this nation is to be wise as well�as strong, if we are to achieve our destiny, then we need more new ideas for�more wise men reading more good books in� ...
by officebss
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on Mon May 06, 2024 at 03:16 AM PDT
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We Need an Answer
I wish I was a turtle and could eat
� � �whole
� � �a helium balloon,
I would fly high
� � �in the sky
like a miniature
� � �Japanese monster!
How childish I was once, before ...
by Paul Frea
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on Sat Apr 27, 2024 at 08:37 AM PDT
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Listening to the reporting on Trump’s Catch-and-Kill Election Interference trial, I was reminded of a poem by Shel Silverstein, “The Dirtiest Man in the World.” When Donald started to complain about the courtroom temperature, it was too much to resist....
by ruscle
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on Tue Apr 23, 2024 at 07:20 AM PDT
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The one l lama, he's a priest The two l llama he's a beast But I will bet a silk pajama there isn't any three l lllama. Ogden Nash
by EngineerX
16 comments
on Mon Apr 22, 2024 at 11:30 AM PDT
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I'm Special Agent DJ Justice, Radio Host and Managing Partner for Netroots Radio and I'm manning the dials, spinning the discs, warbling the woofers, putting a slip in your hip and a trip to your hop. The playlist for a reprise of 3 September 23 8pm to...
by justiceputnam
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on Sun Apr 21, 2024 at 07:50 PM PDT
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___________________________ “How does one grow up?” I asked a friend the other day. There was a slight pause; then she answered, “By thinking.” ― May Sarton, Journal of a Solitude ___________________________ Welcome to Morning Open Thread, a daily post...
by officebss
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on Mon Apr 29, 2024 at 03:16 AM PDT
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photo copyright; BNPS.co.uk When she was growing up she would stop by the laundry and visit her grandmother on her way home from school. She would open the doors and immediately be hit by the heat and humidity of the steam irons and giant white and...
by phcarb
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on Sat Apr 20, 2024 at 09:42 AM PDT
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photo copyright; BNPS.co.uk When she was growing up she would stop by the laundry and visit her grandmother on her way home from school. She would open the doors and immediately be hit by the heat and humidity of the steam irons and giant white and...
by phcarb
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on Sat Apr 20, 2024 at 08:15 AM PDT
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The Mower Against Gardens
Andrew Marvell� 1621-1678
Luxurious man, to bring his vice in use,
Did after him the world seduce,
And from the fields the flowers and plants allure,
Where nature was ...
by strawbale
48 comments
on Fri May 03, 2024 at 07:00 PM PDT
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in honor of Arbor Day, poetry of trees. A Tree Design Arna Bontemps (1902-1973) A tree is more than a shadow Blurred against the sky,
by strawbale
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on Fri Apr 26, 2024 at 07:00 PM PDT
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Today, I decided to try my hand at fun poetry.
Poetry about what is on my mind.
As you can see by Itzl's concerned look, this group is for us to check in at, to let people know we are alive, ...
by bigjacbigjacbigjac
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on Mon Apr 15, 2024 at 10:01 PM PDT
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_________________________________ “Read, read, read. Read everything — trash, classics, good and bad, and see how they do it. Just like a carpenter who works as an apprentice and studies the master. Read! You'll absorb it. Then write. If it's good,...
by officebss
50 comments
on Mon Apr 22, 2024 at 03:16 AM PDT
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Lion Kings
At first, in the animal kingdom of the land
Rules were few –
Individuals solved problems on their own,
But as life became busier and more complicated
And interactions between species ...
by Paul Frea
3 comments
on Sat Apr 13, 2024 at 08:35 AM PDT
with 7 Recommends
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I’ve made some mistakes over the course of my life Perhaps seven, or possibly eight. Although lamentable, they weren’t preventable Yet they’ve been used against me by those in the Deep State. Unlike me, you’ve likely made lots of mistakes (And some of...
by nondairyschemer
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on Thu Apr 11, 2024 at 08:59 AM PDT
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With apologies [and a smile] to Paul Simon and Art Garfunkel. With thanks and blessings to Flowergirl77, who inspired this as a comment to her Pootie diary back on March 2, and to fromberkeleytocville, who uploaded the wonderful lede pic [could be my...
by Gaelsdottir
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on Thu Apr 11, 2024 at 07:30 AM PDT
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___________________________ “When you tear out a man's tongue, you are not proving him a liar, you're only telling the world that you fear what he might say.” ― George R.R. Martin, A Clash of Kings ___________________________ Welcome to Morning Open...
by officebss
90 comments
on Mon Apr 15, 2024 at 03:16 AM PDT
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