tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14622881830169185322024-03-16T20:13:50.393-04:00Words I Wish I WroteBob Rodkinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09720043094697896541noreply@blogger.comBlogger184125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1462288183016918532.post-28407734849072200192024-03-16T20:12:00.000-04:002024-03-16T20:13:19.614-04:00Always leave people better than you found them<div>Always leave people</div><div>better than you found them.</div>Hug the hurt.<div dir="ltr"></div><div>Kiss the broken.</div><div>Befriend the lost.</div><div>Love the lonely.</div><div><font face="Baskerville">~ unknown </font></div>Bob Rodkinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09720043094697896541noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1462288183016918532.post-42413637702696562432024-01-22T13:26:00.000-05:002024-01-22T15:43:22.380-05:00Story of a Life<div dir="ltr"><span style="font-size: 16px; font-family: Programme, Arial, sans-serif; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Now sometimes words can serve me well</span><br style="font-size: 16px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Programme, Arial, sans-serif; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;"><span style="font-size: 16px; font-family: Programme, Arial, sans-serif; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Sometimes words can go to hell, f</span><span style="font-size: 16px; font-family: Programme, Arial, sans-serif; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">or all that they do</span><br style="font-size: 16px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Programme, Arial, sans-serif; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;"><span style="font-size: 16px; font-family: Programme, Arial, sans-serif; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">And for every dream that took me high</span><br style="font-size: 16px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Programme, Arial, sans-serif; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;"><span style="font-size: 16px; font-family: Programme, Arial, sans-serif; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">There's been a dream that's passed me by…</span></div><div dir="ltr"><span style="font-size: 16px; font-family: Programme, Arial, sans-serif; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><br></span></div><div dir="ltr"><span style="font-size: 16px; font-family: Programme, Arial, sans-serif; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">~ Harry Chapin, Story of a Life</span></div>Bob Rodkinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09720043094697896541noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1462288183016918532.post-48569629270999519202023-12-23T06:06:00.001-05:002023-12-23T10:19:35.308-05:00That's No Way to Say Goodbye<div dir="ltr"><h3 class="wp-block-heading" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; box-sizing: inherit; letter-spacing: 1px; line-height: 1.2; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: small; font-weight: normal;">I loved you in the morning</span></h3><h3 class="wp-block-heading" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; box-sizing: inherit; letter-spacing: 1px; line-height: 1.2; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: small; font-weight: normal;">Our kisses deep and warm</span></h3><h3 class="wp-block-heading" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; box-sizing: inherit; letter-spacing: 1px; line-height: 1.2; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: small; font-weight: normal;">Your hair upon the pillow</span></h3><h3 class="wp-block-heading" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; box-sizing: inherit; letter-spacing: 1px; line-height: 1.2; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: small; font-weight: normal;">Like a sleepy golden storm.</span></h3><h3 class="wp-block-heading" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; box-sizing: inherit; letter-spacing: 1px; line-height: 1.2; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: small; font-weight: normal;">Yes, many loved before us</span></h3><h3 class="wp-block-heading" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; box-sizing: inherit; letter-spacing: 1px; line-height: 1.2; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: small; font-weight: normal;">I know that we are not new,</span></h3><h3 class="wp-block-heading" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; box-sizing: inherit; letter-spacing: 1px; line-height: 1.2; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: small; font-weight: normal;">In city and in forest</span></h3><h3 class="wp-block-heading" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; box-sizing: inherit; letter-spacing: 1px; line-height: 1.2; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: small; font-weight: normal;">They smiled like me and you,</span></h3><h3 class="wp-block-heading" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; box-sizing: inherit; letter-spacing: 1px; line-height: 1.2; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: small; font-weight: normal;">But now it's come to distances</span></h3><h3 class="wp-block-heading" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; box-sizing: inherit; letter-spacing: 1px; line-height: 1.2; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: small; font-weight: normal;">And both of us must try,</span></h3><h3 class="wp-block-heading" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; box-sizing: inherit; letter-spacing: 1px; line-height: 1.2; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: small; font-weight: normal;">Your eyes are soft with sorrow,</span></h3><h3 class="wp-block-heading" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; box-sizing: inherit; letter-spacing: 1px; line-height: 1.2; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: small; font-weight: normal;">Hey, that's no way to say goodbye.</span></h3><h3 class="wp-block-heading" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; box-sizing: inherit; letter-spacing: 1px; line-height: 1.2; margin: 0px;"><p style="box-sizing: inherit;"><font face="Helvetica"><span style="font-size: small; font-weight: normal;">I'm not looking for another<br style="box-sizing: inherit;" />As I wander in my time,<br style="box-sizing: inherit;" />Walk me to the corner<br style="box-sizing: inherit;" />Our steps will always rhyme,<br style="box-sizing: inherit;" />You know my love goes with you<br style="box-sizing: inherit;" />As your love stays with me,<br style="box-sizing: inherit;" />It's just the way it changes<br style="box-sizing: inherit;" />Like the shoreline and the sea,<br style="box-sizing: inherit;" />But let's not talk of love or chains<br style="box-sizing: inherit;" />And things we can't untie,<br style="box-sizing: inherit;" />Your eyes are soft with sorrow,<br style="box-sizing: inherit;" />Hey, that's no way to say goodbye.</span></font></p><p style="box-sizing: inherit;"><font face="Helvetica"><span style="font-size: small; font-weight: normal;">I loved you in the morning<br style="box-sizing: inherit;" />Our kisses deep and warm,<br style="box-sizing: inherit;" />Your hair upon the pillow<br style="box-sizing: inherit;" />Like a sleepy golden storm.<br style="box-sizing: inherit;" />Yes, many loved before us<br style="box-sizing: inherit;" />I know that we are not new,<br style="box-sizing: inherit;" />In city and in forest<br style="box-sizing: inherit;" />They smiled like me and you<br style="box-sizing: inherit;" />But let's not talk of love or chains<br style="box-sizing: inherit;" />And things we can't untie,<br style="box-sizing: inherit;" />Your eyes are soft with sorrow<br style="box-sizing: inherit;" />Hey, that's no way to say goodbye.</span></font></p><p style="box-sizing: inherit;"><font face="Georgia"><span style="font-size: x-small; font-weight: normal;"><i>~ Leonard Cohen</i></span></font></p></h3></div>Bob Rodkinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09720043094697896541noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1462288183016918532.post-15983959730985266142023-09-15T16:45:00.001-04:002023-12-23T06:11:36.118-05:00Quote from The Best Exotic Marigold HotelEverything will be alright in the end.<div>So if it is not alright, then it is not yet the end.</div><div><br /></div><div>~ Sonny</div>Bob Rodkinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09720043094697896541noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1462288183016918532.post-56071010370210943982023-06-18T23:28:00.001-04:002023-12-23T06:10:59.596-05:00For Better or Worse"…always assumed that our divorce was 100 percent my fault. My failure… Even though she left me. Even though I was the one who wanted to try and work things out. The only one of the two of us who'd meant 'for better or worse'."
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<br>~ Wally Lamb, I Know This Much is TrueBob Rodkinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09720043094697896541noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1462288183016918532.post-66953732903052937892023-04-05T11:50:00.001-04:002023-04-08T23:05:45.581-04:00Keep Peace in Your Soul<p class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh3_gdORKKZJw9ExAclh2Sf6l8dr7uLe1mLssb1t3DMGFUq8ioJ-KXdxIpQPDcbq_Nvc75q09je42upV6U4QBq67iXWYwfJBqODhQm3gQy-Utmw8jrjTE6XFbLc3d_eEdpUBC4fyCbZHU-G-2efPjj94pkAf98VcOEGEqrMcUbkjeJH45i1L59OKTvN"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh3_gdORKKZJw9ExAclh2Sf6l8dr7uLe1mLssb1t3DMGFUq8ioJ-KXdxIpQPDcbq_Nvc75q09je42upV6U4QBq67iXWYwfJBqODhQm3gQy-Utmw8jrjTE6XFbLc3d_eEdpUBC4fyCbZHU-G-2efPjj94pkAf98VcOEGEqrMcUbkjeJH45i1L59OKTvN=s320" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_7218593861084473682" /></a></p>…in the noisy confusion of life, keep peace in your soul.Bob Rodkinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09720043094697896541noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1462288183016918532.post-39571208518580073282023-04-04T19:50:00.001-04:002023-04-04T19:56:06.322-04:00There’s Someone in My Head<div dir="ltr"><span style="font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; background-color: ">You raise the blade, you make the change</span><br style="font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;"><span style="font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; background-color: ">You rearrange me 'til I'm sane</span></div><div dir="ltr"><font face="-apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, Segoe UI, Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif"><span style="font-size: 14px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><br></span></font><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhe7Kf-AIb7goTKdWE93aUpGlQCI83GW_Ww-5N730NESlxCRlBFLUys87cARzBLX1CWITKlJ64K3HHzjXQRXiXXmcQkEZ75F2i0oeTi51G9puCnKFNmX2YdItwfossD7AY4xpbhyMsOutuYIuAHUwFARmyJDSsL1lohvAXl9h9Td0eeX4MNJjXTVKwA"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhe7Kf-AIb7goTKdWE93aUpGlQCI83GW_Ww-5N730NESlxCRlBFLUys87cARzBLX1CWITKlJ64K3HHzjXQRXiXXmcQkEZ75F2i0oeTi51G9puCnKFNmX2YdItwfossD7AY4xpbhyMsOutuYIuAHUwFARmyJDSsL1lohvAXl9h9Td0eeX4MNJjXTVKwA=s320" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_7218346495907583314" /></a></div><div dir="ltr"></div>Bob Rodkinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09720043094697896541noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1462288183016918532.post-33241944579456855462023-03-28T20:31:00.001-04:002023-03-28T20:33:13.660-04:00I said, I know you’re feeling pain<p class="mobile-photo">And I know the pain is real…</p><p class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhtD-Kzg7xRkJr4wpkLDO73FI_OVxkRl7w6YtvlmahvQoV8dtxUGfJpo6Vo954LplIor1SgefR75bALe6_mDw29vvkQFkDE5l7YjMBxOxbUYZ8Y6GFU96zhve1OYzUnbQ7WQ0_x-rsL2PpJofwrbvwF7lAZZFCDdCySm5C0TALqs7I0my_GLX1LbK72"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_7215759384910386050" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhtD-Kzg7xRkJr4wpkLDO73FI_OVxkRl7w6YtvlmahvQoV8dtxUGfJpo6Vo954LplIor1SgefR75bALe6_mDw29vvkQFkDE5l7YjMBxOxbUYZ8Y6GFU96zhve1OYzUnbQ7WQ0_x-rsL2PpJofwrbvwF7lAZZFCDdCySm5C0TALqs7I0my_GLX1LbK72=s320" /></a></p>Bob Rodkinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09720043094697896541noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1462288183016918532.post-89346043369614321702023-03-13T22:02:00.001-04:002023-03-13T22:08:07.587-04:00Loving people. Hostile people.<div dir="ltr">Loving people live in a loving world.</div><div dir="ltr">Hostile people live in a hostile world.</div><div dir="ltr">Same world.</div><div dir="ltr"><font face="Georgia"><i style="font-size: 19px;">~ Wayne Dyer</i></font><br><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgQSIog1IhcNtc75Wiz0QrwuPrn4sAdygCjhRYnkVTh0JvScrB8t4HrA507Ujt7LtEYebfABa-358PB739xmsH9mjRi7Z-Mog8zDOaBMm0SgcfFDI5tNt8jpcMIgctNfHEOycp6uZCcQy-e9Q41kMkmSkH_htC0kHe3H8B3t6yHIyk06LM53aE6sBgu"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgQSIog1IhcNtc75Wiz0QrwuPrn4sAdygCjhRYnkVTh0JvScrB8t4HrA507Ujt7LtEYebfABa-358PB739xmsH9mjRi7Z-Mog8zDOaBMm0SgcfFDI5tNt8jpcMIgctNfHEOycp6uZCcQy-e9Q41kMkmSkH_htC0kHe3H8B3t6yHIyk06LM53aE6sBgu=s320" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_7210216548595087170" /></a></div><div dir="ltr"></div>Bob Rodkinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09720043094697896541noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1462288183016918532.post-77431274741240367362023-03-10T12:08:00.001-05:002023-03-10T12:18:26.865-05:00Burden’s Heavy<div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span jsname="YS01Ge" style="caret-color: rgb(77, 81, 86); color: rgb(77, 81, 86); font-family: Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 17.360001px; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-size-adjust: 124%;">It wasn't all that easy</span><br aria-hidden="true" style="caret-color: rgb(77, 81, 86); color: rgb(77, 81, 86); font-family: Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 17.360001px; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-size-adjust: 124%;"><span jsname="YS01Ge" style="caret-color: rgb(77, 81, 86); color: rgb(77, 81, 86); font-family: Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 17.360001px; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-size-adjust: 124%;">When you up and walked away</span><br aria-hidden="true" style="caret-color: rgb(77, 81, 86); color: rgb(77, 81, 86); font-family: Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 17.360001px; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-size-adjust: 124%;"><span jsname="YS01Ge" style="caret-color: rgb(77, 81, 86); color: rgb(77, 81, 86); font-family: Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 17.360001px; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-size-adjust: 124%;">But I'll save that little story</span><br aria-hidden="true" style="caret-color: rgb(77, 81, 86); color: rgb(77, 81, 86); font-family: Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 17.360001px; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-size-adjust: 124%;"><span jsname="YS01Ge" style="caret-color: rgb(77, 81, 86); color: rgb(77, 81, 86); font-family: Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 17.360001px; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-size-adjust: 124%;">For another rainy day</span></div><div dir="ltr" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span jsname="YS01Ge" style="caret-color: rgb(77, 81, 86); color: rgb(77, 81, 86); -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-size-adjust: 124%; font-size: 22px;"><font face="Savoye LET"> Leonard Cohen</font></span></div><br><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgo_wjSfFj5fnMuwF6bw0fICT3EVfocnDKiXHY5Un9K1QatjaTVCpijE22fT5hseZrbvkas506kZ3tU-CYeGdw9NtVXhk_GX17XwbCmLaQxOrhuxFI6DWisLjj1IuCA1fK_OJD76Yr-4nLR0AFE5yiFp84wrbmXZeyQwXc-cm-TkEyL7TfFwnFMr6Y8"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgo_wjSfFj5fnMuwF6bw0fICT3EVfocnDKiXHY5Un9K1QatjaTVCpijE22fT5hseZrbvkas506kZ3tU-CYeGdw9NtVXhk_GX17XwbCmLaQxOrhuxFI6DWisLjj1IuCA1fK_OJD76Yr-4nLR0AFE5yiFp84wrbmXZeyQwXc-cm-TkEyL7TfFwnFMr6Y8=s320" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_7208965747721227330" /></a></div><div dir="ltr"></div>Bob Rodkinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09720043094697896541noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1462288183016918532.post-47522959070108826052022-06-03T09:54:00.001-04:002023-03-09T16:10:09.577-05:00AloneWe're born alone,
<br>we live alone,
<br>we die alone.
<br>Only through our love and friendship
<br>can we create the illusion for the moment
<br>that we're not alone.
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<br>~ Orson WellesBob Rodkinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09720043094697896541noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1462288183016918532.post-86356323728539892052022-05-12T20:17:00.001-04:002023-03-09T16:10:26.904-05:00Promises to Keep <p class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjGnKlx3mw87WL7lcFx8SNUDKv6vYInZrKwnKBeiGrEqT0Ja2Z8sPjB0rM4Ywk_5M--XP67jBBbKq-s1k4OZTuBxHFPdJUIPXoMX0BbCata0M501-p9aZoPqzNtEEK1OyiX_4c5GN82551EQpt-miKoBSqcsP8YiuO3WeUKxW6zzjFnrHIqUSdLt1RB"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjGnKlx3mw87WL7lcFx8SNUDKv6vYInZrKwnKBeiGrEqT0Ja2Z8sPjB0rM4Ywk_5M--XP67jBBbKq-s1k4OZTuBxHFPdJUIPXoMX0BbCata0M501-p9aZoPqzNtEEK1OyiX_4c5GN82551EQpt-miKoBSqcsP8YiuO3WeUKxW6zzjFnrHIqUSdLt1RB=s320" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_7097008597420469298" /></a></p>But I have promises to keep,
<br>and miles to go before I sleep.
<br>And miles to go before I sleep.Bob Rodkinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09720043094697896541noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1462288183016918532.post-4742609746564939502022-05-09T08:49:00.001-04:002022-05-09T08:51:48.873-04:00Hineni, hineni. I'm ready, my Lord.<div jsname="U8S5sf" class="ujudUb" style="margin-bottom: 16px; caret-color: rgb(77, 81, 86); color: rgb(77, 81, 86); font-family: Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);"><span jsname="YS01Ge">Magnified, sanctified</span><br><span jsname="YS01Ge">Be the holy name</span><br><span jsname="YS01Ge">Vilified, crucified</span><br><span jsname="YS01Ge">In the human frame</span><br><span jsname="YS01Ge">A million candles burning</span><br><span jsname="YS01Ge">For the help that never came</span><br><span jsname="YS01Ge">You want it darker</span></div><div jsname="U8S5sf" class="ujudUb" style="margin-bottom: 16px; caret-color: rgb(77, 81, 86); color: rgb(77, 81, 86); font-family: Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);"><span jsname="YS01Ge">Hineni, hineni</span><br><span jsname="YS01Ge">I'm ready, my Lord</span></div><div jsname="U8S5sf" class="ujudUb" style="margin-bottom: 16px; caret-color: rgb(77, 81, 86); color: rgb(77, 81, 86); font-family: Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);"><span jsname="YS01Ge"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgkvul7F5somSBkOw6ZvAeucdypP-Mqr71e4zd3ouO3uwtCrCym6toZBMZhq5Cm7ieDFWqpRbocTOyDxgJbVujQj2id7c6qX3RPVjhGQtY3GfwcvB4_EFsezpwcJxAJVpRK8EbrCnAC73Mzk8xSMu9cFiDjxPtoJ0ffWkGfQsARUUZOt0NKIVgiL-AH"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgkvul7F5somSBkOw6ZvAeucdypP-Mqr71e4zd3ouO3uwtCrCym6toZBMZhq5Cm7ieDFWqpRbocTOyDxgJbVujQj2id7c6qX3RPVjhGQtY3GfwcvB4_EFsezpwcJxAJVpRK8EbrCnAC73Mzk8xSMu9cFiDjxPtoJ0ffWkGfQsARUUZOt0NKIVgiL-AH=s320" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_7095718047924843554" /></a><br></span></div>Bob Rodkinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09720043094697896541noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1462288183016918532.post-2554735691336718932022-05-04T11:54:00.001-04:002022-05-09T08:52:00.162-04:00Come HealingO, gather up the brokenness<br class="">Bring it to me now<br class="">The fragrance of those promises<br class="">You never dared to vow<br class=""><br class="">The splinters that you carried<br class="">The cross you left behind<br class="">Come healing of the body<br class="">Come healing of the mind…<br class=""><br class="">~ Leonard Cohen<br class=""><br class=""><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjLIBokgd8SHP3mEtNbBQCh-wf0VCtmj-8D1V7MA8DrxltaoHV590oCjykYejL-MKcn3Vh-B9HZ0k5Ck1ZMl6_NWxtEKGuIggpOG0WFY3kGTMzg2LSajhEwTTDUG2n_GbIpmxJw7OFOVuAcDqkjwov0Byatg7v5vEP4AcMkWKtHN6D0KIIfAkxG4mdM"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjLIBokgd8SHP3mEtNbBQCh-wf0VCtmj-8D1V7MA8DrxltaoHV590oCjykYejL-MKcn3Vh-B9HZ0k5Ck1ZMl6_NWxtEKGuIggpOG0WFY3kGTMzg2LSajhEwTTDUG2n_GbIpmxJw7OFOVuAcDqkjwov0Byatg7v5vEP4AcMkWKtHN6D0KIIfAkxG4mdM=s320" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_7093910235575453410" /></a>Bob Rodkinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09720043094697896541noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1462288183016918532.post-27545937728613266472022-04-20T08:36:00.000-04:002022-04-20T10:15:13.276-04:00Tea and Toast<div dir="ltr"><span jsname="YS01Ge" style="caret-color: rgb(77, 81, 86); color: rgb(77, 81, 86); font-family: Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);">When the skies are looking bad, my dear</span><br style="caret-color: rgb(77, 81, 86); color: rgb(77, 81, 86); font-family: Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);"><span jsname="YS01Ge" style="caret-color: rgb(77, 81, 86); color: rgb(77, 81, 86); font-family: Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);">And your heart's lost all it's hope</span><br style="caret-color: rgb(77, 81, 86); color: rgb(77, 81, 86); font-family: Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);"><span jsname="YS01Ge" style="caret-color: rgb(77, 81, 86); color: rgb(77, 81, 86); font-family: Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);">After dawn there will be sunshine</span><br style="caret-color: rgb(77, 81, 86); color: rgb(77, 81, 86); font-family: Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);"><span jsname="YS01Ge" style="caret-color: rgb(77, 81, 86); color: rgb(77, 81, 86); font-family: Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);">And all the dust will go</span><br style="caret-color: rgb(77, 81, 86); color: rgb(77, 81, 86); font-family: Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);"><span jsname="YS01Ge" style="caret-color: rgb(77, 81, 86); color: rgb(77, 81, 86); font-family: Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);">The skies will clear, my darling</span><br style="caret-color: rgb(77, 81, 86); color: rgb(77, 81, 86); font-family: Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);"><span jsname="YS01Ge" style="caret-color: rgb(77, 81, 86); color: rgb(77, 81, 86); font-family: Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);">Now it's time for you to let go</span><br style="caret-color: rgb(77, 81, 86); color: rgb(77, 81, 86); font-family: Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);"><span jsname="YS01Ge" style="caret-color: rgb(77, 81, 86); color: rgb(77, 81, 86); font-family: Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);">I go to wake you up in the mornin' with some tea and toast</span></div><div dir="ltr"><font color="#4d5156" face="Roboto, Helvetica Neue, Arial, sans-serif"><span style="caret-color: rgb(77, 81, 86); font-size: 14px; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);"><br></span></font><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgznAAk9kRvIsT4xsWAbuMSTNCUP_RURLKWEQ72aIBPQ2_HKWXgXhC_I9u4iXwkcxcDLU_IoUCCa2r4kjFBvKqNbgff5ftUkqVuRa_lqFPVgreLJ2yMhj7xtGNEPOmo7h2C9X_i5C8k-VEpTdz5FZGy62LxbLOcWlmdgztEySaC_0J9alvNfikS2vyH"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgznAAk9kRvIsT4xsWAbuMSTNCUP_RURLKWEQ72aIBPQ2_HKWXgXhC_I9u4iXwkcxcDLU_IoUCCa2r4kjFBvKqNbgff5ftUkqVuRa_lqFPVgreLJ2yMhj7xtGNEPOmo7h2C9X_i5C8k-VEpTdz5FZGy62LxbLOcWlmdgztEySaC_0J9alvNfikS2vyH=s320" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_7088664087355578482" /></a></div><div dir="ltr"><p style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"></span></p></div>Bob Rodkinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09720043094697896541noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1462288183016918532.post-27805683694927448252022-04-06T09:34:00.001-04:002022-04-07T10:10:25.754-04:00Dark and Grey<div><span jsname="YS01Ge" style="caret-color: rgb(77, 81, 86); color: rgb(77, 81, 86); font-family: Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);">I saw you yesterday with an old friend</span><br style="caret-color: rgb(77, 81, 86); color: rgb(77, 81, 86); font-family: Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);"><span jsname="YS01Ge" style="caret-color: rgb(77, 81, 86); color: rgb(77, 81, 86); font-family: Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);">It was the same old same, how have you been?</span><br style="caret-color: rgb(77, 81, 86); color: rgb(77, 81, 86); font-family: Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);"><span jsname="YS01Ge" style="caret-color: rgb(77, 81, 86); color: rgb(77, 81, 86); font-family: Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);">Since you've been gone, my world's been dark and grey</span></div><div><span jsname="YS01Ge" style="caret-color: rgb(77, 81, 86); color: rgb(77, 81, 86); font-family: Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);"><br></span></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj1liZQ5ldnsc80Od4tuLWYcGCGL2j_cFeK1LVNn6VCPBFbxFP3ul13BFbQz60H6zbA2ekufztZQtti3bswtHdtKGAW9n-xi2fiqYHoh8LJNR90JI5JDSUpIBr7CUMvLp1uE9UmF8nDd2wFalZIwZ7tkQhM11gNSt4fgBBFQpRoW6X1gu8lhGdnF2FD"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj1liZQ5ldnsc80Od4tuLWYcGCGL2j_cFeK1LVNn6VCPBFbxFP3ul13BFbQz60H6zbA2ekufztZQtti3bswtHdtKGAW9n-xi2fiqYHoh8LJNR90JI5JDSUpIBr7CUMvLp1uE9UmF8nDd2wFalZIwZ7tkQhM11gNSt4fgBBFQpRoW6X1gu8lhGdnF2FD=s320" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_7083483626740051650" /></a><div dir="ltr"><p style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"></span></p></div>Bob Rodkinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09720043094697896541noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1462288183016918532.post-90116307629134001602022-03-25T17:26:00.001-04:002022-04-07T10:11:04.111-04:00Total Irreverence <div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr">I have a total irreverence for anything connected with society except that which makes the roads safer, the beer stronger, the food cheaper and the old men and old women warmer in the winter and happier in the summer.</div><div dir="ltr">~ <i>Brendan Behan</i></div><br><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg5oGSUY6Hx0C_AuO9POn2b7cUMVmp0smimNRyxbmQcyKgrtSc1Fk_bCYjJtcA-iaFJX_QVuLFOIJU5sawBS0PGJPRX2wmZHrcsw-0o0HPCslOLdmc9X_Dv5UpZagQGjaauQ3oZiH58Vp6sYaHOoi-7Zr8n79Hoz3fvj6f9GKN770DR7JKrSmpRxVaD"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg5oGSUY6Hx0C_AuO9POn2b7cUMVmp0smimNRyxbmQcyKgrtSc1Fk_bCYjJtcA-iaFJX_QVuLFOIJU5sawBS0PGJPRX2wmZHrcsw-0o0HPCslOLdmc9X_Dv5UpZagQGjaauQ3oZiH58Vp6sYaHOoi-7Zr8n79Hoz3fvj6f9GKN770DR7JKrSmpRxVaD=s320" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_7079152260074727954" /></a></div><div><br></div>Bob Rodkinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09720043094697896541noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1462288183016918532.post-90168628962799278742022-03-22T14:35:00.001-04:002022-03-23T07:52:32.813-04:00The Cask of Amontillado<p class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg3hYlBvB14PO1SWknfc0Mjy8bWOZSs8fS9wTLChQ1vUY4EvFVaEfgbzlbPMW9cXzY_wM-8cbUMndbA-inxA6Iz7NtrTsAYfoA8GIWjjJMDFCLomImyzn9RFjBR3HwLxtPGjPbAN6v1q6N-Neu-VlCj5DXE4SadKsz65e-Ulh0gCjJwc4hCLJS32ukD"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg3hYlBvB14PO1SWknfc0Mjy8bWOZSs8fS9wTLChQ1vUY4EvFVaEfgbzlbPMW9cXzY_wM-8cbUMndbA-inxA6Iz7NtrTsAYfoA8GIWjjJMDFCLomImyzn9RFjBR3HwLxtPGjPbAN6v1q6N-Neu-VlCj5DXE4SadKsz65e-Ulh0gCjJwc4hCLJS32ukD=s320" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_7077994918130165026" /></a></p>You who are rich and whose troubles are few
<br>May come around to see my point of view
<br>What price the Crown of a King on his throne
<br>When you're chained in the dark all alone
<br>~ Edgar Allan PoeBob Rodkinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09720043094697896541noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1462288183016918532.post-83867202794141733322022-03-19T11:39:00.001-04:002022-03-19T11:59:37.001-04:00Burning Man<p class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhUYod6SjVcaCloMzeQ3cee1POcdz_nXK_vCJkjiYB26C0ytqlZQqJ8I2rvzcMx2vkwVsv9HGfQBuMMReiDQ4Vp634SuFBBMopMUp31IFRYyDnFeWXQRYXWcbVdBthDt3VDgrvJ39-mzbFpbiD_Uf60QLqB67e214vz5SBPkE9ToCWQHeb4hM9yOYFw"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhUYod6SjVcaCloMzeQ3cee1POcdz_nXK_vCJkjiYB26C0ytqlZQqJ8I2rvzcMx2vkwVsv9HGfQBuMMReiDQ4Vp634SuFBBMopMUp31IFRYyDnFeWXQRYXWcbVdBthDt3VDgrvJ39-mzbFpbiD_Uf60QLqB67e214vz5SBPkE9ToCWQHeb4hM9yOYFw=s320" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_7076836511195605250" /></a></p>Bob Rodkinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09720043094697896541noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1462288183016918532.post-63719623460356130662022-03-19T08:45:00.000-04:002022-03-19T09:34:11.891-04:00Through This World I Stumble<p class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhIGfvYBI3VlUj__niMewa8MzZ79NEq88U5OVbBzUJ3Fa2LBjrJAj5dsRRhG8Ddk3P2ZI4Lm9tIW4OVRVXn7v6gio6FeyhxB1ijpt9n3dUl5dIKmMYxR6R2n_GGot-e7nPcfG97i6oOADi-D-e2DFVBz7b92VbwIzASlb2mpx-gYhQMUW7T_1FpN_-X"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhIGfvYBI3VlUj__niMewa8MzZ79NEq88U5OVbBzUJ3Fa2LBjrJAj5dsRRhG8Ddk3P2ZI4Lm9tIW4OVRVXn7v6gio6FeyhxB1ijpt9n3dUl5dIKmMYxR6R2n_GGot-e7nPcfG97i6oOADi-D-e2DFVBz7b92VbwIzASlb2mpx-gYhQMUW7T_1FpN_-X=s320" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_7076800000109804002" /></a></p>Bob Rodkinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09720043094697896541noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1462288183016918532.post-52654240941561581112022-03-19T08:14:00.001-04:002022-03-19T08:17:52.559-04:00One Piece At A Time<p class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjSfSBvu5LrQeqcf5oWdk2A2VH4gBhpupHqG1K626Jbau5-DfeEBw3p9hSmSkKKbtCHfcVSTlXat3RuNtwau0hYxBXYmqvUq1g1p5DOo-_u6Nqb8vbmXlkQiZPEJPn-SYfKIGtWCR4LwR00hxiJBe24i0dWpo_Oppd4jIoxuofI9au5WWHbF4adYKcz"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjSfSBvu5LrQeqcf5oWdk2A2VH4gBhpupHqG1K626Jbau5-DfeEBw3p9hSmSkKKbtCHfcVSTlXat3RuNtwau0hYxBXYmqvUq1g1p5DOo-_u6Nqb8vbmXlkQiZPEJPn-SYfKIGtWCR4LwR00hxiJBe24i0dWpo_Oppd4jIoxuofI9au5WWHbF4adYKcz=s320" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_7076783487908459346" /></a></p>Bob Rodkinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09720043094697896541noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1462288183016918532.post-27532736114727408482022-03-19T08:12:00.001-04:002022-03-19T08:18:02.220-04:00An Irish Blessing<p class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh9eHs_kVuMbj0T_i7sGodMTEZu7Ip-xLhhr5vkAc8A6clJdi8ovv_GHmt3X_S6aiUkEM3o5O69IiivwdF67qfRCzWuOEZ9jG2t7T3wk7yq0wET1CiBregTjKjWY1debIYZRi_IfLeQaEhpK4EHS9wH_JUSLLeorDJoVL4y1B6wxmlETIQZDGoayVx2"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh9eHs_kVuMbj0T_i7sGodMTEZu7Ip-xLhhr5vkAc8A6clJdi8ovv_GHmt3X_S6aiUkEM3o5O69IiivwdF67qfRCzWuOEZ9jG2t7T3wk7yq0wET1CiBregTjKjWY1debIYZRi_IfLeQaEhpK4EHS9wH_JUSLLeorDJoVL4y1B6wxmlETIQZDGoayVx2=s320" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_7076783040677512370" /></a></p>Happy St. Paddy's Day ☘️Bob Rodkinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09720043094697896541noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1462288183016918532.post-20833396394508171402022-03-19T08:10:00.001-04:002022-03-19T08:18:23.568-04:00Sing Me A Song<p class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhkhxRs3EeQBSExafxYGfePSFBHI0X5s15LNCESA3sDrC-XYprKmFmhgxYoqjJvG04ptfj4GC_oigiiwjPjU_OYtYoYqnCP7J-7TOgTXO5ZPQONhfXsbodz2zBuzqMiCeUNTNgpmD54__2ZKf1s--sZxgCanrob4hmnSb-E5c7ikaoRkQZPCfnlQQy9"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhkhxRs3EeQBSExafxYGfePSFBHI0X5s15LNCESA3sDrC-XYprKmFmhgxYoqjJvG04ptfj4GC_oigiiwjPjU_OYtYoYqnCP7J-7TOgTXO5ZPQONhfXsbodz2zBuzqMiCeUNTNgpmD54__2ZKf1s--sZxgCanrob4hmnSb-E5c7ikaoRkQZPCfnlQQy9=s320" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_7076782541710749586" /></a></p>Bob Rodkinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09720043094697896541noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1462288183016918532.post-34014528525553974092022-03-19T08:09:00.001-04:002022-03-19T08:18:35.405-04:00Let Me Be Easy on the Man That’s Down<p class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhaz7PZ5y70eEGX5_oCUYdtSR8IfbAir1-pxjFwx4s4x8hkdHUregC6UKvw41u5ddRylbQm21M-eEZx5ZO6oN88XEhoJN334nKV_WhLqJmL0Lw3_PcEqjrJVLuYaBLv_1_ADFUOu6kHGbm-fIzWYu6rlHS0Cezwvilkue5bwMxxa6u7PPYzR2EQTtGn"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhaz7PZ5y70eEGX5_oCUYdtSR8IfbAir1-pxjFwx4s4x8hkdHUregC6UKvw41u5ddRylbQm21M-eEZx5ZO6oN88XEhoJN334nKV_WhLqJmL0Lw3_PcEqjrJVLuYaBLv_1_ADFUOu6kHGbm-fIzWYu6rlHS0Cezwvilkue5bwMxxa6u7PPYzR2EQTtGn=s320" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_7076782267128565282" /></a></p>Bob Rodkinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09720043094697896541noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1462288183016918532.post-3813331966405266952021-12-23T19:27:00.001-05:002022-03-17T13:17:17.854-04:00Let Your Road Be Clear<p class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZ_kuMwKITphrZi6el1lFTyseKCms2Ld8N6HY7Tt4AxXSOxVAoO47jdWkkLSBb-5O5qLbvqo0fWnC_ADh6GSlApHu-H2V7v-ooCKTuJ59w3n45X01TGJG6Z8v85RIAIAoflg6JPFey5io/s1600/image1-761910.jpeg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZ_kuMwKITphrZi6el1lFTyseKCms2Ld8N6HY7Tt4AxXSOxVAoO47jdWkkLSBb-5O5qLbvqo0fWnC_ADh6GSlApHu-H2V7v-ooCKTuJ59w3n45X01TGJG6Z8v85RIAIAoflg6JPFey5io/s320/image1-761910.jpeg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_7045059177221228658" /></a></p>Bob Rodkinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09720043094697896541noreply@blogger.com0