Something I Learned While Watching TV.

I was watching a boxing telecast. One of the announcers was former heavyweight champion George Foreman. George said that boxing great Archie Moore told him ” Plan your work , work your plan”.
These words for me been the basis of how I have tried to live me life. Plan my work work my plan. Doesn’t mean I can’t “let go and let God” or make adjustments along the way but that folk wisdom of Archie Moore makes great sense to me.

Me and Reckoning.


I first started listening to REM the rock band around 1984 when I saw a video of theirs on MTV.The album they were promoting was called “Reckoning”. I was hungry for a 1960’s type of sound of the Byrds, Stones, Neil Young, Credence clear water revival etc, and here was this band fitting that sound in an exquisite/original way if not some what  frustrating as about 90% of the lyrics were unintelligible.
Due to my fandom of this group at this time  I read a article in the local newspapers entertainment section that interviewed the bands lead singer Michael Stipe , He spoke of Jack Kerouac, which led me to read a slightly life changing book for me named Dharma bums by Kerouac.

Sharing economy ?


Sharing economy is a type of dishonest language used by for profit businesses trying to manipulate public opinion in a selfish and dishonest way.
The meaning of “sharing” in the consciousness of most of the population is an image of altruism, giving of ones self, and sharing of ones self for free.
What the for profit business mean is breaking various regulations, over using the social commons to their narrow benefit all with the sleight of hand of deceptive language.

Life..

Life is short, and often sweet. There are so many good people we meet from friends, family to random strangers, most are  predominately good and often our experiences sweet.
Strange how I associate certain music with certain times and experiences. Often when I hear songs from Led Zepplin’s album IV often called the untitled album I think to traveling in the evening around Marin County California on a bus near the town of San Rafael or sometimes the songs take me back to times in my mothers living room alone or with friends all when I was around 14 or 15 years old.

Deacon Jones and Driving Cab at Night..

Deacon Jones once said that when you sack a quarter back it is like taking the whole opposing team and putting them in a burlap sack and hitting the sack with a baseball bat.
That is what I feel like the next day after driving a cab at night. When I drive cab at night I go to bed late wake up in the afternoon and feel like crap. Look like crap with all the lines in my face accentuated.
If you are vain or want the glow of youth, I don’t recommend driving a cab at night.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deacon_Jones