Fred’s Thoughts … A Blog
THE CHRISTMAS SHOES AND A LAST CHRISTMAS
The Christmas shoes and a last Christmas. It has been a challenging year. My mom passed away after a battle against kidney and other sy [...]
MELE KALIKIMAKA OR MERRY CHRISTMAS
Mele Kalikimaka or Merry Christmas. In the native language of Hawaii Mele Kalikimaka is Merry Christmas. Both my parents were VERY hard [...]
I’M NO GRINCH BUT I LIKE MAX
I'm no Grinch, but I like Max. Max was the Grinch's little dog. OK, I love Christmas. I don't argue about keeping the "Christ" in Chris [...]
RELIGION IN DECEMBER
Religion in December. Let's talk some religious "Holiday" talk in the Holy month of December. As we ease into December some consider th [...]
MY COUNTRY, YOUR COUNTRY, OUR COUNTRY
My country, your country, our country. As I watch professional athletes engage in their right to do as they see fit during our national [...]
THANKSGIVING PRAYER
Thanksgiving prayer. As we close towards Thanksgiving let us really give thanks and look at history. The holiday was initiated by the w [...]
THE SMUGGLER’S BLUES
The Smuggler's Blues. I've spent some times on different sides of the law. For that info you can read some of my "not so" fictional boo [...]
SCARS ON THE INSIDE
Scars on the inside? We've all got them. I have more scars on the inside than I do on the outside: I've had knee surgery, numerous tumo [...]
ROCKY HORROR PICTURE SHOW
Rocky Horror Picture Show. Today before Halloween I include the lyrics from a song from The Rocky Horror Picture Show. When I was young [...]
MOST INTENSE FILM DIALOGUE
Most intense film dialogue. Recently I was contemplating the scariest lines in film ever. Then I expanded it (and narrowed) to horror f [...]
BEST U.S. SHORT FILM LIFF
Best U.S. Short Film at LIFF. I'm so happy to announce that at the Laughlin International Film Festival (LIFF) our short film LOVERS wa [...]
NEVERMORE, RAVEN, POE
Nevermore, Raven, Poe. Ah, my favorite month of October begins. The month of Halloween. Today as a prelude I include the full text of m [...]
INSANITY, MADNESS, DANGER
Insanity, madness, and danger. Generally, I try to post items to inspire. Today I'm going to step squarely back into the real world. Li [...]
OPPOSITES ATTRACT (SOMETIMES)
Opposites Attract, sometimes at least. After the justified somber tone set by 9/11 let's have some fun with lyrics from a song from Pau [...]
STRENGTH, ANGER, FEAR
Last year on September 11, 2016 I posted this. Since then many things have changed in the political world, but the words are just as va [...]
LOBSTER CLAMBAKE TIME OF YEAR
Lobster clambake time of year. When I went to school back east we were always doing some seafood cooking. Sometimes we tried a lobster/ [...]
THINKING OUT LOUD LYRICS FOR MY GIRL ON BIRTHDAY
Here are some song lyrics for my girl on her birthday. I offer them up to you today as well. Sung by Ed Sheeran. "Thinking Out Loud" "W [...]
WARRIORS, BRAVERY, CHANGE, AND THE ONE
Warriors, bravery, and change, and the one. I have been fortunate to know many warriors, have observed much bravery, and witnessed many [...]
WARRIOR, ZEN, SUCCESSFUL
Warrior, Zen, Successful all interesting concepts. Let's dig a bit deeper. I wrote a book entitled "Zen and the Successful Horseplayer" [...]
AUGUST, HEAT, SUMMER,
Here is a poem I found entitled August by James Whitcomb Riley. I like it so I share it. AUGUST "A day of torpor in the sullen heat Of [...]
BUDDHA, MUHAMMAD, JESUS, AND A COUPLE OTHERS
Buddha, Muhammad, Jesus, and a couple others. I find spiritual peace, wisdom, and inspiration from many sources. If I get the exact mea [...]
UNANSWERED PRAYERS, FAITH, HOPE
Today I offer the lyrics in full of "Unanswered Prayers" by Garth Brooks. Just the other night at a hometown football game My wife and [...]
THE ROAD (OR ROADS) NOT TAKEN
THE ROAD NOT TAKEN Two roads diverged in a yellow wood, And sorry I could not travel both And be one traveler, long I stood And looked [...]
SUMMER SONG AND SUN BUT NO MARGARITAVILLE
Summer song from Jimmy Buffett and Martina McBride. No Margaritaville today. I found the lyrics from this song appropriate as Summer st [...]
INDEPENDENCE DAY AND FREEDOM
July 4th is Independence Day, not just a day to grill. On this day in 1776 the United States declared its independence. I quote some of [...]