The Blind Man Society

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The Blind Man Society
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  • Just – You know…Thinking My Thoughts….

    Today, I’m thinking about being in trouble, and this one may ring true for a few people….this is a short time, but a good time blog today! I don’t have a relationships link on this page and won’t, but this was too good to pass up. As a guy, decades ago I used to just Read more

  • Backpacking 101 – The Beginnings….

    Somebody asked me today, after reading the Writing and Websites blog, to explain the finer points of taking off on a backpacking adventure.  And, it sounded like a great idea to me.  I’m trying not to cover all this too specifically, because its great to sprinkle this in slowly through stories on the site, and Read more

  • Writing and Websites…

    While I’m working on some serious blogs this morning at the new shop, I figured I would take a break and write a fun one. They just started the Christmas music tapes, and everyone out there in retail work KNOWS what that means, and what that does to an employee over time! People have asked Read more

  • Random Thoughts, and Housekeeping….

    So I decided today, that whatever I write following my last ill-advised blog entitled: The Call of the Whoop-ass Bird, had better be pretty darn interesting, and pretty darn GOOD. Whatever minor literary reputation I’ve developed over time is a little dinged up now as a result of that post – but…it was so fun, Read more

  • The Call of the Whoop-Ass Bird…

    In the movie The Blues Brothers, there is a part where Dan Akroyd and Jim Belushi are asked the question of whether they are the police.  They respond:  No, Maam, we’re musicians…on a mission from GOD.  That is kind of how its gone trying to write this blog post.  This is the fourth that I Read more

  • Earth’s Greatest Show (and We’re All in the Audience)

    Nature is constant, and yet, it’s always changing. It exists outside of us, around us, indifferent to our schedules, our ambitions, our noise. There’s a rhythm in it, a steady hum that carries on no matter how much we race or rush. Seasons shift, clouds gather, winds move, and the world beneath us breathes, with Read more