Walking. Germantown.
Wreck of the Carlos Rey – Los Lobos
Cueca de la Ausencia – Inti-Illimani
Hope You’re Feeling Better – Santana
In the River – Raye Zaragoza
Grabbing a Photo Opportunity – Michael Giacchino
Qué Pasará – Moral Distraida
Go Away – Gloria Estefan
Colombia, Mi Encanto – Carlos Vives
Que LLoren – Ivy Queen
Obedeskamos – Los Miserables
Nada – Shakira
Ariba Monte – Victor Jara
Guantanamera – La Lupe
COFFIN – Jessie Reyez, feat. Eminem
El Condor Pasa – Peña
Somos Hijos del Maíz – Luis Enrique Mejia Godoy
Monthly Archives: September 2023
27 September 2023
Filed under Exercise, Louisville, Music, playlist
Help. Me.
Granddaughter Lucy continues to inspire and pass on new knowledge. As she grows and develops, honing skills, pursuing new interests, increasing her vocabulary, Lucy always teaches me something. Often, she imparts multiple lessons.
. During my recent visit as she and her parents began their move to Albuquerque, the insight that stood out concerned her use of the words, “help” and “me.” Lucy used those words in a unique way, and she did so often.
We frequently combine “help” and “me” to create a sentence. “Help me.” Come to my aid. Provide me with assistance.
Lucy takes those two words and creates a paragraph. A two-sentence paragraph. One word in each sentence. And in an order we might not expect given what she means. But a paragraph nonetheless.
“Help. Me.”
In Lucy’s usage, the words become an offer that she will extend help to you. Or perhaps they become a statement of fact that she will help you. In some cases they rise to the level of a demand that you allow her to help.
“Help. Me.” And Lucy wants you to pick her up so she can select your coffee cup and push the buttons on the coffee maker.
“Help. Me.” And Lucy staggers toward you carrying your shoes which she will help you put on so you can go outside together.
“Help. Me.” And Lucy starts to pull the dishes out of the dishwasher at a rapid rate and you struggle to keep up and put them away.
“Help. Me.” And Lucy climbs up beside you to pour, to mix, to dump, to stir as she helps you cook. She stays away from the stove when it is “hot.” But most everything else she might do to create a meal; she tries to do.
Same words. Different meanings depending on if they construct a sentence or a paragraph.
Will Lucy remember this stage in her life? Will her first paragraph last?
Hard to say. It may. It may not. She may go through phases where she wants to help and where she does not want to help. What seems important is the beauty and the wonder of the now and the memories we make and the photos we take.
Whatever may come next, I know I will ponder what Lucy has taught me about the difference between a sentence and a paragraph.
I know I will need to say, “Help me.”
I hope I can also find lots of times to say, ‘Help. Me.”
7 September 2023
Walking. Germantown.
Grammah Easter’s Lullaby – Pura Fe
Fish and Chips and Vinegar – Sharon, Lois & Bram
Let Me Go – Melissa Etheridge
Cora – Randy Edelman
If the Papes Come – A Tribe Called Red
Skeletons – Stevie Wonder
Peyote Healing – Robbie Robertson
My Last Farewell – Brier
Replay – Lady Gaga
Perfect World – Indigo Girls
The Entertainer – Billy Joel
Love Me Two Times – The Doors
Hope – David LaMotte
A Quiet Place to Live – Carole King
Running on Empty – Jackson Browne
Filed under Exercise, Louisville, Music, playlist
6 September 2023
New York’s Not My Home – Jim Croce
Goodnight Elisabeth – Counting Crows
El Adios De Este Momento – Septeto Nacional De Ignacio Piñeiro
Reconciliation – Eric Bogle
Quelle Belle Vie – BeauSoleil
Calling the Spirit Back – Joy Harjo, feat. Rahim Alhaj
Thought I Knew You – Nicki Minaj, feat. The Weekend
Victor Jara’s Hands – Calexico
Whiskey River – Willie Nelson
There – James Brown
Yeat’s Grave – The Cranberries
Love Rescue Me – U2
burden of proof – Mel Hsu
Blue Monday – Fats Domino
Bentley’s Pub – John Munro, feat. Dave Moss
Filed under Louisville, Music, playlist
A Prayer for Rivers
A prayer for rivers
For the beauty of rivers,
we thank you, God.
For the diversity of your creation found in and near rivers,
we thank you, God.
For the food for wetlands, forests, and other habitats carried by rivers,
we thank you, God.
For drinking water provided by rivers,
we thank you, God.
For fishing and other livelihoods made possible by rivers,
we thank you, God.
For the support to communities with lower incomes afforded by rivers,
we thank you, God.
For cities built along rivers,
we thank you, God.
For the role rivers play in the transport of people and goods,
we thank you, God.
For cultural and recreational benefits of rivers.
we thank you, God.
For the religious value held by rives,
we thank you, God.
For all who protect rives, and other water,
we thank you, God.
For all who keep and clean the rivers,
we thank you God.
Inspire us to join the protectors and riverkeepers,
we ask in the name of Jesus who was baptized in the River Jordan.
Amen.
inspired by a walk in Louisville Waterfront Park, along the Ohio River, se the playlist for the walk
Filed under Prayer
4 September 2023
Walking. Germantown. Labor Day.
9 To 5 – Dolly Parton
Workin’ At The Carwash Blues – Jim Croce
The Hands That Built America – U2
Bracero – Phil Ochs
She Works Hard for the Money – Donna Summer
Worker’s Song – Dropkick Murphys
Livin’ on a Prayer – Bon Jovi
Mr. President – Randy Newman
Working Class Hero – Green Day
Working Man – Imagine Dragons
Working On The Highway – Bruce Springsteen
Joe Hill – Paul Robeson
There Is Power in a Union – John McCutcheon
Las Madres Cansadas – Joan Baez
Which Side Are You On – Natalie Merchant
Bread and Roses – Judy Collins
Three Miles Down – Gil Scott-Heron
More Than a Paycheck – Sweet Honey In the Rock
Ship In The Sky – Woody Guthrie
Solidarity Forever – Pete Seeger
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3 September 2023
Walking. Louisville Waterfront Park.
Blue Sky – Joan Baez
Cherokee River – Walela
By the Riverside – namoli brennet
The Coo, Cool River – Paul Simon
Run River River – Run River North
Wind River – Andrew Vasquez
Watching the River Run – Loggins & Messina
Watching the River Flow – Bob Dylan
Shining River – Eric Bogle
Sailing Down My Golden River – Peggy Seeger
The Same River Twice – Tom Paxton
River People – Pura Fe
The Riverkeeper – Tom Chapin
River Rise – David Crosby, feat. Michael McDonald
River Song – Stiff Gins
Ol’ Man River – Jim Croce
River of Jordan – Ricky Skaggs
River of Time – Bill Miller
River of My People – Herdman Hills And Mangsen
River of Dreams – Clannad
The River of Dreams – Billy Joel
The River – Bruce Springsteen
Mighty Clarence River – Archie Roach
North & South of the River – Christy Moore, feat. Bono & The Edge
Of Time and Rivers Flowing – Richie Havens
Mighty River – Mary J. Bilge
Filed under Exercise, Louisville, Music, playlist
2 September 2023
5K. Steelers Run Walk.
Walking. Slow jogging. Broke one hour (by 44 seconds). Germantown.
Come Monday – Jimmy Buffett (RIP) “Heading out to San Francisco, for the Labor Day Weekend Show”
Apple Cider Re-Constitution – Al Stewart
The Weight – Aretha Franklin
Running on Empty – Jackson Browne
Edge of America – Annie Humphrey
All Along the Watchtower – Jimi Hendrix
Long May You Run – Neil Young
Let the Circle Be Wide – Tommy Sands
Grapefruit Moon – Tom Waits
Nantucket Sleighride – Mountain
Last Lonely Eagle – New Riders of the Purple Sage
Mr. Bojangles – Nina Simone
Whiter Shade of Pale – Procol Harum
Tell Me Why – Archie Roach
Victor Jara – Arlo Guthrie
Carry on Till Tomorrow – Badfinger
Magical Mystery Tour – The Beatles
Will It Go Round in Circles – Billy Preston
Three Little Birds – Bob Marley & The Wailers
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Along the Graybeard Trail 