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This and That
Homeward bound I wish I was Homeward bound Home where my thought's escapin' Home where my music's playin' Home where my love lies waitin'...

Mike Dickey
Sep 24, 20253 min read


On the Beach of the Beasts
“Money never made a man happy yet, nor will it. The more a man has, the more he wants. Instead of filling a vacuum, it makes one.” –...

Mike Dickey
Sep 23, 20253 min read


When Crisis is a Good Thing
Lord God, almighty and everlasting Father, you have broughtus in safety to this new day: Preserve us with your mightypower, that we may...

Mike Dickey
Sep 22, 20253 min read


Love Among the Ruins
“From whence shall we expect the approach of danger? Shall some trans-Atlantic military giant step the earth and crush us at a blow?...

Mike Dickey
Sep 19, 20253 min read


Chronicling the Spiral
"Anxiety does not empty tomorrow of its sorrows, but only empties today of its strengths." - Charles Spurgeon Dean and I are spending...

Mike Dickey
Sep 18, 20254 min read


Blah Blah Blah
I guess this qualifies as a placeholder. Peg and I slept in this morning at the condo after being up way too late Monday night/Tuesday...

Mike Dickey
Sep 17, 20251 min read


I'll Fly Away
“History will be kind to me for I intend to write it.” ― Winston S. Churchill Having a lot of trouble getting going this morning, after a...

Mike Dickey
Sep 16, 20256 min read


Too Much Loss
Well how do you prove love? Or what a man's made of? I don't make these ambitions mine I just want him to know God I miss him so I kiss...

Mike Dickey
Sep 12, 20252 min read


Finally, a Martyr
Raise the flag! The ranks tightly closed! The SA marches with calm, steady step. Comrades shot by the Red Front and reactionaries March...

Mike Dickey
Sep 11, 20251 min read


Familiar Ground
“Every traveler has a home of his own, and he learns to appreciate it the more from his wandering.” ― Charles Dickens Awoke after all...

Mike Dickey
Sep 10, 20251 min read


A Sketcher and a Poet
A brief post between a lengthy hearing and a Zoom deposition. Just this. You have to hand it to Murdoch, and his showmanship skills. He...

Mike Dickey
Sep 9, 20251 min read


Tuning Out
"According to my watch the time is now The past is dead and gone Don’t try to shake it just nod your head Breathe In, Breathe Out, Move...

Mike Dickey
Sep 8, 20252 min read


The Dangers of an Alternative Reality
"We build statues out of snow, and weep to see them melt." - Walter Scott Still reeling over the Navy's murder of eleven people in a boat...

Mike Dickey
Sep 5, 20253 min read


So Much Moonshine
“Scratch any cynic and you will find a disappointed idealist.” ― George Carlin Do you see it up there on the hill? That first sentinel of...

Mike Dickey
Sep 4, 20254 min read


HoJo and Me
"Sons have always a rebellious wish to be disillusioned by that which charmed their fathers." - Aldous Huxley Lately I've found a...

Mike Dickey
Sep 3, 20253 min read


A Bit of Tuesday Gloom
"Melancholy, indeed, should be diverted by every means but drinking." - Samuel Johnson Slane is crying. He walks back-and-forth in my...

Mike Dickey
Sep 2, 20254 min read


Long Weekend
"Once a year, go somewhere you've never been before". -The Dalia Lama Finding myself trying to recount how we spent this long weekend,...

Mike Dickey
Sep 1, 20254 min read


A Welcome Distraction
"Football : A sport that bears the same relation to education that bullfighting does to agriculture.'" -Elbert Hubbard My grandfather...

Mike Dickey
Aug 29, 20255 min read


The End of One Narrative
I'll move myself and my family aside If we happen to be left half-alive I'll get all my papers and smile at the sky For I know that the...

Mike Dickey
Aug 28, 20253 min read


The Demon of Unrest
"You are rushing into war with one of the most powerful, ingeniously mechanical, and determined people on Earth — right at your doors....

Mike Dickey
Aug 27, 20253 min read
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