Sign Language for Dogs

I would like to offer that my new wife ( who is a bit younger than I am (+…~) and I discuss things( argue ….. more appropriate) several times a day often resulting in a separation of vicinity, a walk or a drive on the tryke…… but we are forgiving…

I’ve said “goodbye” a thousand times…… and hello a thousand and one my real home is the road…..the arrival of a new world at every turn I have hang my hat 🎩 in many places and many of those hats are still there…. But I’m not…. the road is my…

I am neither poor nor wealthy…… rarely has lack of funds confronted me but life and travel has exposed to me …… there are two types of poverty – there is the “poverty of food, shelter, money, clothing”….. and there is the “poverty of the soul” interesting and baffling, but…

I think the most important part of my health routine is Rest…and I have put it through various tests ….. lifting…. bending …stretching and twists cause pain in places that I didn’t know exist I realize that’s part of the plan…. But when it’s over I want to lay down…

There is a drug overly prescribed and its side affects linger long after the drug is gone it gives seemingly “quick relief” but often causes other issues not considered before the regimen is taken on which a sigh of relief (witnessed many times) as the ointment is applied…… but when…

I was traveling 🧳, just checked into the Inn 🏨 and my plans were interrupted before they began the Storm ⛈️ leaped over the mountains and rain tumbled down I sat on the patio, an amazing view of the fields and the meadows and chalets on the hills An afternoon…

 Let’s put a comma, in your drama, It sure could use a rest you have been quite successful in putting my nerves through the “Ultimate” test but before it goes any further I’m putting you under arrest …… so sit over here and I warn you not to resist –…

It seems odd at first but perhaps you can understand and accept we change the world 🌎 with every step and every breath Thinking along those lines it would seem apparent we are all enter twined….and whatever I do affects me ….. and it affects you So walk purposely and…

I will give you sweat as it drops from my brow you may empty my pockets and have the shirt off my back but please don’t get to close…. It makes me nervous when you do that The physical things you may take as you need but when you ask…

Isn’t it a peculiarity that what we say and we see are driven by our insistence that they happen immediately…. Only to find that by demanding things cross the finish line…….. many things are left behind…. Only to waste precious time trying to retrieve them So slow and steady not…

“Simplicity is authentic…… everything else is self indulgent “ ttucro the salutations that go on and on become more empty as the speaker continues their hollow protestations the more concise and focused a greeting or statement is presented the more likely it is factual and genuine Everyone is on stage…

The is a refrain one learns to sing in the activities associated with doing , “one’s own thing” “ it was expected there would be some pain and I accept it….. and will not complain, because the trouble doesn’t compare with the gain …. Such is the pursuit of doing…

I am taking an early morning stroll on the E-tryke through Rice Land…..talk about downsizing from RV to E-tryke the hues of the fields flooded with water and the aspiring shoots bursting through the mire are as colorful as any artist’s palette 🎨 you will ever encounter I reflect on…

There are stages if pursued that must be encountered and passed through, in an aspiring Spiritual Life I would characterize them as such: realization of the lack of respect and compassion for the feelings of others,  the practice of which destroys respect from others and of self a concerted effort…

Grateful to have friends you don’t have to explain that are indispensable in keeping you on “ the balance beam” – it’s not bad behavior, although sometimes that’s a slip……or making poor decisions because you weren’t equipped….. sometimes you misjudge the turning of the world and just in time you’re…

I scarcely can contain myself …. I am startled deep within… and puzzled how this began but to suggest change that turns things upside down….. seems acutely logical to me to entertain if that….  what then to offer different choices and different paths are offerings that can be noble and…

I bury my past loves in unmarked graves hoping I can forget where they lay…. Often they visit unannounced and each of them say,  in a manner that reminds me of the storms I have made ” How good you were at trying to pretend that your heart was ours…

Yet to meet the man or madam that at various times in their lives had not been infected with the mental illness of….. Longing for things they had not….. and careless with the things they have…. A situation and mindset that cannot go unaddressed for very long without the consequences…

To be on the presence of one that listens as though your words could be the last ones uttered…,is an opportunity not to be taken lightly…. For through those ears are transferred the wisdom of the ages and what is spoken is often divine…. Do not let it go unnoticed…

Place but little respect for carefully shed tears…. For what they hold is far from sincere…. It is the uncontrolled sobbing that gets one near….. the truth ….. never offered by carefully shed tears oboe the hobo 🦍

I suppose it’s not a new commodity……. those vying for an opportunity to capitalize on the uncertainty of the “Economics of Death” There are monies to be wrought by judging correctly when the person in need …… checks out of the “Hotel California” and heads to the Netherlands…… of which…

If you want what we have It is available to you…. keep your traditions and your religion too But if your intentions are to be apart and not assimilate and fit in …… stay where you are and work on the things that are your reasons to leave Our country…

I seem to laugh quite frequently….. as I persevere in “Rediscovering Me”….. You find it amusing ,come sit and talk with me and in due time you will discover like me…. parts that have been misplaced…. that surface as we retrace the trajectory of our lives.., In conversation with you…

Recovery Prayer: One cannot count the cost of what was lost….. Therefore multiply what remains….by giving….. ttucro/ aka Oboe the Hobo

Interesting though frustrating it seems to me that the issues you face are easy to see yet in my own countenance it is often a mystery what to do with the issues that baffle me – you say you appreciate my point of view and it has opened borders that…

I had the occasion to have a pause to a connecting flight and resigned myself to pay the exorbitant price for a coffee. Procuring my investment in a coffee plantation in parts unknown…. I surveyed the available seating and found it wanting to say the least, However stuck in a…

A “ different bird” came to our town and the locals greeted him with frowns …. No wonder he didn’t want stick around.…….just a different bird…. He didn’t make a scene …. didn’t suggest we should change a thing…..didn’t put on airs nor raise His chin……. I thought he made…

Life is the “Greatest Teacher”……. Everything else is theory……… Living to learn Learning…..to Live ttucro

The curious thing that makes life interesting and complete Fast and Feast ……Feast and fast And ironically the most influential part is the “in” between the reflective interlude One is thoughtful and inquisitive during the “lean or fasting times” ….that gleaned insight is transferred to the time of “feasting” as…

I try to benefit as much as possible from participating in events that echo my beliefs and convictions . Volunteering has blended passion with service….. a very good mixture for me. It is one thing to profess certain beliefs….. quite another to work for them. Every five years our community…