Sporadically Brian
3/8/18: Lookin’ Up
Looking up, to see the signs. See what changes, see what’s mine Not too far it’s crystal clear Some of the things I’ve held dear Going by the way side All that kept my [...]
3/6/18: Predators and Scammers (Part four, Born for Adventure)
But I didn’t want to go home. I wanted to go back to Norfolk and join up with cool Fred Berdine and his cool rock band. ------------------------------------- In 1978 Oklahoma was experiencing an oil boom, [...]
3/6/18: Predators and Scammers (Part three, Back Seat Story)
And what happened when George and Guy got back from jail grabbed me by the collar and shook me into the harsh light of what I’d gotten myself into like an angry schoolmarm catching me [...]
3/5/18: In Service
The best way to find yourself is to lose yourself in the service of others. ------ Mahatma Gandhi ------------------------------------ One of the first pickups of my shift yesterday was for a young man who uses [...]
3/4/18: Predators and Scammers (Part two, Not in Kansas Anymore)
It’s odd to me now to think that I just accepted leaving Rochester so quickly, getting into a car not knowing where I was going until I was so far from home. ----------------------------------- After orientation [...]
3/3/18: Predators and Scammers (Part one, Anywhere but Here!)
Although the masters make the rules For the wise men and the fools I got nothing, Ma, to live up to — Bob Dylan —————————————– A year on East Center St. was obviously enough for [...]