September 28, 2009 
A poem for the season
September 23, 2009 
It Is Fall After All
by William Visher
The leaves are dusting the ground
and changing from green to yellow and brown
It is fall after all
The kids are back in school
and dealing with books and dirty looks
It is fall after all
Summer is fading away
And soon won’t have anything much to say
It is fall after all
Winter will soon be here
With shorter days and weather drear
It is fall after all
The air is crisp and clean
The landscape rarely a prettier scene
It is fall after all.
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September 16, 2009 
OK everybody let’s go over it one more time…the mike is ALWAYS live. (Just keep saying that to yourselves.)
The race to be the best worst.
What is it with us these days? And by us I mean humans. Is it my imagination or do we continue to exhibit and/or revel in bad behavior? Have manners and civility gone out of fashion? Last night I watched one recording artist “diss” another recording artist live and on stage for no apparent reason other than a personal one.[ I guess waiting until later to express that opinion was not an option.] Last week a member of the government committed a severe breech of U.S. protocol by shouting down the president during a speech to Congress. First time ever.
Television is becoming fuller of people who will shout down, spit on, punch, slap, betray, double-time, and misuse others for…money? ratings? fame? That’s a helluva price to pay for 15 minutes. But, are we as a society buying what they are selling or are they selling what we’re buying? Who begats what? Aren’t there some things that are too expensive to sell and trade for? Like peace and kindness and goodness.
Words Mean Things
