Mel JonesSep 6, 20193 minPoint. Click. Done. (Part one)As the world becomes more dangerous—at least in the US—I find myself drawn to the concept of boxing it. Go online, pick a thing, have it...
JaeAug 30, 20195 minMusic and MeMy Definition of Music mu·sic noun, often attributive \ˈmyü-zik 1. The sound made by air moving through an instrument or by one object...
JaeJun 7, 20192 minNobody's Mother - Nobody's FatherAs Mother’s Day just passed and Father’s Day is around the corner, a running theme haunts my thoughts. These commercial, man-made days...
JaeMay 24, 20192 minMagical Hair Cut DayA lot of my readers, probably all of you, know that this author loves haircut day. Have you ever wondered why? It is because getting a...
JaeMay 3, 20191 minThoughts- A HaikuLaying on firm ground Raining past a cloudless sky Thoughts pierce through thin air
JaeApr 19, 20191 minA MarkWhat is love if not a poem No fear shows up in a poem Though there is boundless fear in love Courage in love Healing in love A mark Typed...
JaeApr 14, 20191 minthe loftthis loft this place where love waited to fill its vast space with us where closets filled over spilled with us this place where love...
JaeApr 12, 20192 minSixty-One? Today is my birthday. I've decided that for the next few years, I'm going to reverse the numbers of my age. So today, I've turned 16...
Mel JonesMar 26, 20191 minHushed by the NewsGrabbed by the… …country. In some alternative universe, Somewhere far away, safe, left behind by some mordant twist of fate Reason sits:...
JaeMar 8, 20191 minWinter Love SongI had a dream about sand Tiny grains of glass Millions lay glittering Warming in stunning sunlight I had a dream about wild things Half...
JaeMar 6, 20193 minHave YOU Ever Been Hungry? When I was a kid, I despised Fridays. Friday meant tuna fish sandwiches for supper because for some strange reason, prior to Vatican II,...
JaeMar 1, 20193 minBasketball - Losing & WinningThe radio on my truck is typically tuned to FM2 94.3 where I can listen to a pre-recorded program every morning on my way to work. There...
JaeFeb 24, 20191 minBring a Big Boulder For Jassy Bring a Big Boulder Bring a big boulder to bear Round the curves and swerves Up the breakneck bluffs Down into lowly swales To...
Mel JonesFeb 6, 20194 minHook, Line, and Sinker, Notes on SOTU and StuffFact checking the man in the White House: misleading and false. He made one false claim every two minutes. And America tuned in, at least...
JaeJan 28, 20191 minAs Close as I Could Get TodayI tried hard to capture a moment for you way up in the sky where the morning moon hung in half against a blue, blue sky. Careful on icy...
JaeJan 25, 20193 minMy Friend ZA Zamboni is typically known as the machine that cleans the ice at hockey games or ice skating competitions. My Zamboni (Z for short) is...
Mel JonesJan 21, 20195 minLee-Jackson DayFirst posted YEARS ago... still relevant Yesterday started as any normal day; my daughter Jaime and I took the boys to school, as always....
JaeJan 18, 20194 minMagic Ties and Changing MindsMy experience with the Rock Voices was pretty lukewarm. I had introduced myself to people around me at rehearsals. I tried to engage with...
JaeJan 11, 20192 minRandom Ramblings in the New YearJanuary 11, 2019 Here's a few random ramblings. My intentions for the new year are focused around taking care of me better which means...
Mel JonesJan 3, 20195 minBack to the House at Pooh CornerI was showing a friend, a coworker, how to see houses on Google maps the other day. She was excited. We looked at her house in England,...