Love is just like a baseball gameThree strikes you're outWhether you win or loseLove is just like a baseball gameThree strikes you're outEverybody's got to pay some dueYou got to pay some due - The Intruders, 1968 My great grandmother only really watched WWF wrestling and Major League Baseball when I was a kid when … Continue reading Love Is Like A Baseball Game
Author: Laurence Jones
They Don’t Give Medals To Yesterday’s Heroes.
‘Cause yesterday’s over and I’ve got to live for todayI’m goin’ places and nothing can stand in my way Yesterday is overNo, they don’t give medals to yesterday’s heroesI know my way now, I’ll never look back from this day on I mean to borrow one day from tomorrowAnd I’m gonna spend it on sunshine … Continue reading They Don’t Give Medals To Yesterday’s Heroes.
The Human Race
Yesterday, yeah. I saw the world go by I was standing, yes I was Between the Earth and Sky I saw the human race I saw the human race. June Adams, “The Human Race” (1965) Those words were written over a melody that came out of the being named Teddy Vann sometime in 1965. They … Continue reading The Human Race
Tough Mary
Teddy sat across from me in Càphê Roasters only two Fridays ago. I was a little surprised he chose to take me to a spot in Kensington. Despite the posh referencing of British Aristocracy name of this near Northeast Philadelphia neighborhood is named for, it really is anything but. Theo had long, alongside Fishtown (alongside … Continue reading Tough Mary
Take Me Where You Go
Do like the wind does the rain cloudCarry me places afarOr settle me down in your hometownI've got to be where you areDon't you ever leave me (don't you go away)Unless you wanna grieve me (forever and a day)Take me where you go It’s been a series of vignettes. I’ve surprised myself that I fulfilled … Continue reading Take Me Where You Go
Let’s Get Away From It All
I had put off a few more days than ideal after I got restructured out of a job to do ‘self care.’ I knew to a degree I had to do something that was celebratory that wasn’t getting inebriated. I didn’t exactly know why I felt a pull towards Lake Tahoe. I had honestly thought … Continue reading Let’s Get Away From It All
The Mountain’s High
I thought the final long drives where I rented a hotel room and stayed away in Gracie were the trips that closed out the ‘very good year’ of 2025. I thought I had made enough of an effort to reconcile and say goodbye to Mendocino, Humboldt and Lake Counties as the march of time brought … Continue reading The Mountain’s High
What’s Easy For Two…
"Isn't it romantic?" I find myself saying that to myself almost exclusively. The sentiment I've perhaps schooled myself on the most is something that I keep close to me, if not exactly private. It's been more theoretical rather than practiced than I'd like to admit. It's another 'Valentine's' season but it's another year I sit … Continue reading What’s Easy For Two…
Art History
There’s so much photography honestly. There’s so much imagery in the world that it is almost impossible to comprehend how much it actually tells us about the world. I can’t help myself, like ever. I get lost in what other visuals tell me. I get so lost sometimes that I can’t take in all I’m … Continue reading Art History
Dreaming’s For Free
Oh my darlingI can understand why the rich manSends the poor man to die in a foreign landWhat is it worth? (What is it worth?)Oh my babyThe man on high says I gotta fightIt's the cost to be free, am I really freeWhen I come home? (When I come home?) It's a dark, dark day. … Continue reading Dreaming’s For Free