Father's Day

It's Father's Day. I'm here alone in my apartment, missing my only reason for being a father. God, I miss my daughter. I wish I could have forged stronger bonds with her, that I could have conveyed to her how much I love her. I wish I could have been better, as a role model and as a friend.

I wish that things could have been that when I pass on that she would be left with a legacy that would support her, that could be left to further future generations.

It's funny, I don't normally get lonely, but today I'm lonely for my daughter. I pray to God, I pray that he makes up to her for my shortfall, that he will protect her, and bless her in all the ways that I cannot.

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55 Flash Fiction - Tim & Sal #25

"150 days in office and Obama is already faced with partisan politics, as the right-wing always does. People's lives are at stake, and these heartless jerks block all attempts to help!"

"Any group producing mouthpieces like this Limbaugh and Coulter without argument, can't truly be concerned for what is important to the people's lives, Tim."

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55 Flash Fiction - Tim & Sal #24

Sal: "Heavenly Father, Holy and blessed is your name.
All as you wish.
Please provide our needs.
Forgive us as we forgive.
Help us to avoid evil.
Everything is yours, always.
Amen."

Tim: "Amen. An abbreviated modern form of the Lord's Prayer..."

Sal: "Yes, something to remind us to be better than what we might."

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I hope it helps us towards that. I have to offer a prayer, and hope and thankfulness. It seems that we so often forget what we have, we need, what we shouldn't and why, and what we wish. I wish we'd all learn forgiveness, especially myself, that we get that which we require to live, that we treat one another with respect, that we remember that our presence here is only temporary...
I cannot say it all. I also submit the following song from my first year of high school, I hope you enjoy it, it doesn't sound as good as I remember, but I imagine the record could be worn considering the year its from, vinyl records were subject to actual physical wear, unlike optical media.


Here's another, not in English, but in Aramaic...

Quite lovely.

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Thank God for Good News

Thank God for indications of an upturn. I just hope its not too little or too late.

No thanks to the village idiot from Texas, whose spending without regard for where the money comes from got us into this mess.

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55 Flash Fiction - Tim & Sal #23

Sal: "Animals are self-centered. Societies have individuals working together for mutual benefit, even for outsiders."

Tim: "What about businesses? They have individuals working towards a common cause."

Sal: "Businesses are automatons, serving few, mostly themselves."

Tim: "Churches?"

Sal: "Businesses."

Tim: "Unions?"

Sal: "Businesses."

Tim: "Governments?"

Sal: "Some are societies."

Tim: "And the others?"

Sal: "Animals."

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55 Flash Fiction - Tim & Sal #22

Tim: "People are worried, scared, suffering, losing hope."

In times like these, one must remember, "Where there's life, there's hope; and one must hang on to that hope and life with whatever means necessary, tooth and nail, so to speak."

"Hope goes a long way to counter the effects of depression, whether emotional or economic."
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I wanted to give folks hope, I hope this helps with whatever trials you may be going through or about to go through. Hang in there, and try to keep on smiling.

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55 Flash Fiction - Tim & Sal #21

Sal: "You hold to life, despite all circumstances. Respect dictates that you should do the same for engineered life forms."

Tim: "People have been known to sacrifice their lives for the sake of others'."

"Species survival above all else?"

"In the hope that things will be better for the survivors."

"Enigmatically shortsighted, while ultimately prudent."

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55 Flash Fiction - Tim & Sal #20

"If we engineered a life form that can breed with ourselves, then I suppose there is no difference," stated Tim.

"So, their lives would be as precious as your own."

"Well yes, as precious. Either their lives would be valuable as our own, or it could mean ours is as expendable as their lives are."

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Shame is the heartfelt regrets of one's life, brought on by those without conscience.

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55 Flash Fiction - Tim & Sal #19

Tim: "Battlestar Galactica is finished."

Sal: "I haven't watched it, I have merely seen you watching it."

"It was an excellent series, it presented some interesting concepts, like the difference between engineered life and what we are."

"I understand that there will be a prequel series... What is the difference between engineered life and you?"

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Jon Stewart Hits It On The Head.

You have to hand it to Jon Stewart, he's nailed this down.

This video comes to you via The Raw Story, please patronize them, if you like this video (or even if you do not.)

On a (Dick) related issue, you may want to read this.

There's a reason they don't call him "Richard."

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Regrets and Wishes

Mama, I only knew you for a short while. I remember seeing your face fewer times than I have fingers. I wish that things had been different. I wish you'd have taught me all those things that a child should know, the ones that only a mama can teach. Things could have been so different.

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55 Flash Fiction - Tim & Sal #18

"My wife was perturbed. The transport has been delayed."

"That means we won't be leaving soon?"

"It means we won't get to see our grandchildren being born."

"But, I'll still get to leave here soon?"

"Soon is a relative term."

"Months, years?"

"You'll get to leave when it arrives. But, you'll be an old human."


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55 Flash Fiction - Tim & Sal #17

"What's as almost twice my own height, has six arms, scales, a long tongue, sharp teeth and looks angry enough to chew the the turret off of an Army tank?" questioned Tim as he gazed out the window.

"If I thought you weren't kidding, I'd have to say, 'My wife.'"

"Yes, and here she comes."

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(X) = ?

(X) is an authoritarian nationalist ideology focused on solving economic, political, and social problems that its supporters see as causing national decline or decadence. (X)ists aim to create a single-party state in which the government is led by a dictator who seeks unity by requiring individuals to subordinate self-interest to the collective interest of the nation or a race. (X)ist movements promote violent conflict between nations, political factions, and races as part of a social Darwinist view that conflict between these groups is natural and a part of evolution.

(X)ist governments permanently forbid and suppress all criticism and opposition to the government and the (X)ist movement. (X)ist movements oppose any ideology or political system that gives direct political power to people as individuals rather than as a collective through the state (democracy, individualism, liberalism); that is deemed detrimental to national identity and unity (class conflict, communism, internationalism, laissez-faire capitalism); that protects and enhances the power of "weak" or disobedient people rather than promoting "strong" and obedient people (egalitarianism); that may oppose major changes to institutions and cultural values that it proposes (conservatism) and that undermine the military strength and military ambitions of the nation (pacifism).

Sound like the Bush administration? Other than the laissez-faire capitalism, it does to me.
This is an edited version of Wikipedia's first 2 paragraphs on Fascism.

I'm going out on a limb here, since I'm sick of hearing Republicans constantly using the word Socialism when it comes to taking care of Americans; in reality what it should be called is Egalitarianism, something that is built into the Constitution of the United States of America (leave it up to some moronic Right-winger to not know what the hell he's talking about.) I urge you to return the favor and call their policies Fascism.

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55 Flash Fiction - Tim & Sal #16

"They're railing about the help for homeowners."

"They're complaining about helping their neighbors?" asked Tim.

"They seem to think that money's coming from them."

"Tax money. I'd wager they pay less in taxes than the people who need help."

"Why didn't they rail about the misuse of the earlier funds?"

"They must be Republicans."

"Indeed."

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