Rhyme and Reason

Rhyme and Reason


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Ramble on and on until I start to yawn
June 28, 2023

I know youve been there done this. Try to sit still and feign interest while the person across from you seems to ramble on and on into the apocalyptic future. And you wonder if you locked the door at

Fat old guys out in front of your eyes
June 27, 2023

I dont know why it is. But fat, old guys seem to be the typical Harley riders. And before you look for the page turn or delete button, Im not gonna ramble on about fat, old guys on motorcycles. Im

Me me me. But this isn’t all about me.
June 26, 2023

Well, you can call me Tony Splendorburk. Because I meet the criteria for that title. And it took me a long time to earn it. So Im gonna own it. That means this post is gonna contain a lot of Read t

Small towns share the frowns
June 24, 2023

Alabama is one of those states in the so-called Bible Belt. So, it might surprise you to hear that even in small towns, in Alabama, police have to deal with perverts. Yeah, even in public shopping are

Enigmatic sounds and roasted coffee grounds
June 22, 2023

What do these words have in common: abstruse, Delphic, incomprehensible, indecipherable, inexplicable, oracular, paradoxical, recondite, and unfathomable. According to the dictionary, theyre all syno

Defend your livelihood and here’s why we should
June 21, 2023

You have a right to defend your livelihood. And this will come as a surprise to way too many people these days. But your right to do that doesnt come from the government or the constitution. Nope. Ri

Contemplation and action and special light’s refraction
June 20, 2023

Back in the day a rainbow was a rainbow. And, for a relatively small group of people, it also represented a promise from God; that He would never flood the earth again. I consider His promise to be pr

Number of days shows the number of ways
June 17, 2023

19000 days. Yes, thats nineteen thousand days. And thats a lotta days. But I didnt just pick a number off the top of my head. No, its the approximate number of days Ive written poetry. Some might

Pick up sticks to get your kicks
June 16, 2023

Ive talked about it before. But something popped up, online, this morning, that brought back a good and sad memory. And its about sticks. But not just any kind. Im talkin about Pick Up Sticks. A g

Full moon drive and feeling alive
June 15, 2023

Tucson, Arizona. Central New Mexico. Music. Moonlight. Dan Fogelberg. Storytelling. All parts of the road from a long time ago. And, early this morning, I thought about an incredible, singular exper