Walking. North Domingo Baca Multigenerational Center. And some other places. Morning movement. Chair stretching.
The Sound Of Silence – Paul Simon
South Australia – Avon Faire, feat. Cait O’riordan
Thug Like Me – Wyclef Jean
One Of These Days – Santana
Ichigo Ichie – Nobuko Miyamoto, feat. Kenny Endo
Tom Dooley – The Smothers Brothers
A Day in the Life – Jake Shimabukuro, feat. Jon Anderson
When She Sleeps – Relativity
Has Anyone Ever Written Anything For You – Stevie Nicks
This Is My Country – Mavis Staples & Levon Helm
New Killer Star – David Bowie
Live and Let Die – Paul McCartney
Hurt So Bad – The Temptations
Start Me Up – The Rolling Stones
Love Like Ghosts – Lord Huron
flowers – Joy Oladokun
Didn’t You Tell Me Not to Be Hard on You? – Kiha & The Faces
16 January 2025
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15 January 2025
Walking. South on Wyoming to see the Sandias. Around the Larry H. Miller Toyota dealership. Morning Movement. Chair stretching.
Happy Birthday Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
Happy Birthday – Stevie Wonder
By the Time I Get to Arizona – Public Enemy
One Vision – Queen
Proud to Be Black – Run-DMC
One – India.Arie
Wake Up – Rage Against the Machine
Ballad of Martin Luther King – Pete Seeger, Brother Kirk & The Sesame Street Kids
Letter to the King – The Game, feat. Nas
Pride (In The Name Of Love) – U2
Letter To Dr. Martin Luther King – Sweet Honey In The Rock
Abraham, Martin and John – Harry Belafonte
King Holiday – Dream Chorus & The Holiday Crew
Up to the Mountain (MLK Song) – Patty Griffin
MLK Song – Mavis Staples
A Change Is Gonna Come – Sam Cooke
We Shall Not Be Moved – Marchers from Selma
We Shall Overcome – Toots & The Maytals
What’s Going On – Marvin Gaye
Let It Be – Bill Withers
Glory – Common & John Legend
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14 January 2025
Walking. To Walgreen’s and back. Morning movement. Chair stretching.
Opus 17 – Frankie Valli & The Four Seasons
The Child Deirdre – Mychael Danna & Jeff Danna
Ain’t Misbehavin’ – Carol Channing –
Nowhere to Run – Martha Reeves and the Vandellas
Five Little Monkeys – Sharon, Lois & Bram
For The Holy Land – Abraham Jam
99 1/2 Won’t Do – Sister Rosetta Tharpe
Charmed – Los Lobos
Mustang Island =The Native Flute Ensemble
Ocarina – Agua Clara
Voodoo Child (Slight Return) – Luna
Old – Paul Simon
My Baby Left Me – Creedence Clearwater Revival
Ballad Of A Dead Soulja – 2Pac
구두가게신사 – TARIN
Brooklyn, Goodbye- Black 47 with Suzzy Roche
I Like It – The Chicks
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13 January 2025
Walking. North Domingo Baca Multigenerational Center track. Morning movement. Chair stretching.
Korean-American Day.
Drawing the Line – Royal Pirates
Butterfly – Jessica & KRYSTAL
Roses – Annalé Roses
Gotta Work – Amerie
Honestly – Eric Nam
Human Nature – Tiger JK
Good Bye Sadness, Hello Happiness – YOON MI RAE
Every Last Drop – Dumbfoundead
Goodbye – Sam Ock
Come Over – MRSHLL, feat. pH-1
In the Water – Run River North
All Along The Watchtower – Luna
Take It One Day at a Time – Jennifer Chung
Slow – Kahi
Never Not – Jessi Lee
Dream – Priscilla Ahn
Brave New World – Sera
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12 January 2025
Walking, Morning movement. Chair stretching.
Ira Hays birthday.
(Playlist for walking,)
The Ballad of Ira Hayes – Kris Kristofferson, Gillian Welch & David Rawlings
Heritage – Shelley Morningsong
You Will Have Peace – Joanne Shenandoah
Honoring – Peter Kater & R. Carlos Nakai
The Ballad of Ira Hayes -Johnny Cash
Healing Song # 3 – Primeaux, Mike & Attson
Justice Hunters – Annie Humphrey
Golden Feather – Robbie Robertson & The Red Road Ensemble
Brother Warrior – Sharon Burch
Calling All Warriors – Leela Gilday
Calling the Spirit Back – Joy Harjo, feat. Rahim Alhaj
Navajo Code Talkers – Jack Gladstone
Ira Hayes – Peter LaFarge
The Marines’ Hymn – United States Marine Band
The Last Post – Band Of The Royal Regiment Of New Zealand Artillery
Summertime – Eva Cassidy
Seven Spanish Angels = Willie Nelson with Ray Charles
Dragon = Jake Shimabukuro
Ireland of My Dreams – Si Kahn
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11 January 2025
Walking. Morning Movement. Chair Stretching. LKR dance class.
RIP and thank you, Sam Moore.
(Playlist for walking.) All songs by Sam & Dave unless otherwise noted.
Hold On! I’m A Comin
You Don’t Know Like I Know
I Take What I Want
Said I Wasn’t Gonna Tell Nobody
You Got Me Hummin’
When Something Is Wrong With My Baby
Small Portion Of Your Love
Soothe Me
I Can’t Stand Up For Falling Down
Soul Man
I Thank You
Wrap It Up
You Don’t Know What You Mean To Me
Can’t You Find Another Way (
Everybody Got To Believe In Somebody
Soul Sister, Brown Sugar
The Long View (A Portrait of Ruth Bader Ginsburg in 9 Songs): No. 5, Anita’s Story – Patrice Michaels & Kuang-Hao Huang
Phantom – Rina Sawayama
The “In” Crowd – Dobie Gray
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You’re Gimli
Ten consecutive days of stretching paid off. When the dance instructor told everyone, students and accompanying adults alike, to get on the floor, I made it. Without hurting myself. Without hurting anyone else. Without embarrassing myself. I made. I even managed to let Lucy sit on my leg without a problem.
“Let’s go around the circle and say our names,” the instructor directed. In turn, students and adult stated their name. Our turn came.
“I’m Lucy,” she said with confidence.”
“I’m Mark,” I said.
Lucy whipped around, put her hand on my mouth, and declared, “No. You’re Gimli.”
“And I’m Lucy,” she affirmed as she turned back to the class.
“It’s a Lord of the Rings thing,” I observed. Everyone laughed. The naming ritual continued.
It took a while to get here. But I am Gimli.
10 January 2025
Walking. Shire arroyo. Near Lucy’s. Morning movement. Chair stretching. Happy Birthday Rod Stewart.
(Playlist is for walking.)
Alabama – John Coltrane
Motherless Child – The String Queens
Piece of My Life – Leela Gilday
What’s Going On? – Al Stewart
I’m Coming Out – Diana Ross
Jackie Robinson – Mark Isham
Everywhere I Go -Bonnie Raitt & David Lindley
Sing Me Life – Gaby Moreno
Kamalani – Israel Kamakawiwo’ole
Hunter – Si Kahn
Vanlose Stairway – Van Morrison
Same Old Lang Syne – Dan Fogelberg
Good Enough – Sarah McLachlan
Tom Traubert’s Blues (Waltzing Matilda) – Rod Stewart
Girl From The North Country – Rod Stewart
Handbags And Gladrags – Rod Stewart
Country Comforts – Rod Stewart
Tomorrow Is A Long Time – Rod Stewart
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9 January 2025
Walking. North Domingo Baca Park. La Cueva Neighborhood. Morning movement. Chair stretching.
Playlist for walk.
My Blue Tears – Dolly Parton feat. Simon Le Bon
Mainstreet Jigs – Morgan Toney
Evening Star – Calvin Standing Bear
Invisible Man – Joshua Kadison
Fallen Angel – Uriah Heep
Ay Pena, Penita – Celia Cruz Regalo del Alma
I Shall Not Be Moved – Rhiannon Giddens with Francesco Turrisi
Reasons – Earth, Wind & Fire
Indian Reservation – Buddy Red Bow
Johnny Comes a’Courtin – Black 47
Pusherman – Curtis Mayfield
Carolina In My Mind – James Taylor
Can’t Buy Me Love – Paul McCartney
Go Tell It On the Mountain – Simon & Garfunkel
Grey Funnel Line – Dolly Parton, Linda Ronstadt & Emmylou Harris
Doctor My Eyes – Ladies of the Canyon, feat. Isabelle
Make You Feel Good – Leon Russell
He Was a Friend of Mine – The Byrds
Twenty-One – The Eagles
I’d Have You Anytime – George Harrison
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Prayer for Southern California
A prayer for Southern California
God who creates scenes of beauty and wonder,
protect the people, the creatures, and all your creation
from the fires that rage in Southern California
or in other places.
Surround the people, creatures, creation
with your grace and peace.
Comfort all who mourn the death of loved ones.
Stand with all who grieve the loss of beloved pets
or dreams and hopes.
Hold those who evacuate in your care.
Accompany all who have been displaced.
Sustain all whose homes or businesses have been destroyed.
Strengthen those who work to control the fires,
guide and bless their efforts.
Lead us to examine
how our lifestyles might
contribute to the fires.
Help us make any needed changes in how we live.
Provide hope and courage and grace
for the living of these days.
Amen.
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Along the Graybeard Trail 