The Homeless Crisis

Remember the homeless crisis of the late 80s? All the big pop stars were doing group albums to raise funds to pay the big salaries of executives at homeless organizations. This came to mind because as part of digging through these 100+ unlistened albums and the debut album by Allies has a song ("It's Never Easy") about how we should help the homeless. I have an inkling that Margaret Becker Cyndi Lauper also had homeless songs... I'm sure there were many, many more but I wasn't much into the popular music scene by the late 80s. I quick search finds "Living on a Prayer" by Bon Jovi and "State of the World" by Janet Jackson. For some reason I can't find the tribute album name, though who can forget FarmAid, BandAid or the almost cartoon-like character voices on "We Are The World" from USA for Africa?

I really have no point this.

1/28/2010
It is a rough day
For the woman that I love:
I cause her nightmares.

1/29/2010
The longest week ends
With no less questions than ‘fore
Hope next week improves.

1/30/2010
Saturday is the
Perfect day to shop-vac out
Years of dryer lint.

1/31/2010
One thousand years old
Sure you would think that is old
But what do you know?

Twofer

1/26/2010 - written a day late
Six amazing years
Each day a blessing from God
Thank you, Melynda


1/27/2010 - written a day early
I do so loves me
A good Beethoven ditty
Always melodic.

Gut Trio

1/23/2010
Stark reality
Like a bucket of lava
Splashed into my face.

1/24/2010
I wake up at night
And start counting syllables
While watching Rome burn.

1/25/2010
For some odd reason
Work today seems more pointless
Than the futile norm.

Friday

Staying home from work
This fool still logs in despite
Drainage, aches, Friday

True Story

1/21/2010
Stranded at the pump
Not even a single click
Dead battery blues.

Shout Out

An excellent post from Elephants Child on a topic I've felt "hinky" about my entire Christian life but have never been able to adequately nail down. Elephant's Child nails "tourist mission trips."

1/20/2010
The week of sleep fail
Persists like a bad nightmare.
Sleep should be our friend.

Returning from a three day weekend

1/16/2010
Tessa holds her rear
She is thoughtful and quiet
Then she speaks: “Poo-poo”

1/17/2010
The famed long weekend –
So many options to choose
But first I shall nap.

1/18/2010
No school for the kids
Sitter? Grandparent? At work?
Stinks for those with jobs

1/19/2010
Forgot my I.D.
Perhaps I should just go home
Locked work door mocks me.