Untitled Poem from April 29, 2012

Everything is black
In everything I lack
should the sun shine bright
I may try again, I might

Running like a stallion in flight
That strength should be worth the fight
But, should I by chance, look back
In weakness I might slack

If I look behind me
I don't know what to expect to see
But, should I rest my eyes upon him
I hope my eyes don't go dim

For I hope to see eyes looking in return
With a stare into my eyes shall they burn
And as the day adjourns
I feel as I begin to mourn

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Untitled Poem from June 7, 2012

Every time I close my eyes;
Every time I have you in my sight;
Every time I feel my heart in flight;
Every time my heart feels right,

I see your smile
It is worthwhile
No matter how many miles
Even if I have to cross the Nile

Your love carries me
With the same strength like the sea
As I carry on forward to let you see
I give myself to you and to just let it be


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Received the tablet and very satisfied

I received my Acer tablet on May 28, 2014 and I have to say that I am very satisfied.  Anyone who says that a tablet is very limited is just not FLEXIBLE.

I'm so very happy to report that even though I can't use my preferred websites the way I wanted through apps, I can still work on them and even on some that I didn't know that I could!

1. Google Apps: They all work great!  I can access my email, YouTube and Google+ easily and quickly.

2. Facebook Apps: This of course is a no brainer.  I am fully connected to the regular app, messenger and the pages manager.  What is the pages manager?  I have two community pages that I own and manage on Facebook.  This is a huge step forward for me and am glad I can continue to share via my pages.

3. Bubblews: Easily accessible and I can use voice recognition to type up my whole articles!

4. Swagbucks, Slice The Pie, Quick Rewards and Instagc: These are my main websites for earning money and I am happy to report that I will still be able to access them with no problem.  There are some limitations because of course tablets are like cell phones and you can't do everything.  Some actions I will have to do via the android phone but that's okay because it's easy.  Slice The Pie is the one earning website that surprised me because I haven't been able to use it since the laptop began to give me problems.  I can easily rate and review songs and submit for payment.  Quick Rewards and Instagc are cash and gift card websites along with Swagbucks.  Those three are my main source and since they will be limited in actions on the tablet I can easily make up the difference.  There are plenty of options that can only be done via a mobile device for income so I'm good to go.

5. Financial Websites: I haven't tried to log into my financial websites yet which include my bank, PayPal and other sources.  I plan to leave this for last until I have secured the tablet completely with protection.

6. My Facebook games I love:  There are 3 games that I roughly play on a regular basis on Facebook.  I can only work on one of them and that is hilarious but it's okay because Puzzled Hearts is my new addiction.  I understand that it's a flash issue and I really don't want to bog down the tablet.

7. Netflix: I can totally do this and use Vanessa's account.  I already watched one episode of a show and all I can say is WOW.  The picture looks great and sound is pretty much excellent if you have no sounds around you to drown it out.  I have a headset for privacy as well.

8. YouTube: This is actually a personal favorite.  I will be able to keep up with my favorite YouTube channels and watch everything I put in my watch later folder.  I mostly watch National Geographic, The Smithsonian Channel and The History Channel.  I updated the YouTube app and now for some reason it won't go full screen but I will figure out what I did and fix it.

9. Skype: Vanessa has been wanting me to use Skype with her and now I can very easily.  The webcam is on the face of the tablet which would mean only "selfie" pictures and video can be done, but it's perfect for viewing your friends and family that live far.  

10. Instagram: This I had been wanting to use for a long time but the android phone wouldn't allow me due to space issues.  Everything looks sharp and I can now share pictures on there I deem to be "okay" because I have a past employer following me!  I discovered that tonight so I must play nice and be professional at the same time.

11. Spotify: This is like the most important thing ever!!! I have to have my music no matter what.  The tablet comes with plenty of space for apps so I have added this because Spotify takes a little too much space on the phone.

Features that I love on the tablet are as follows:

1. Voice Recognition: Cell phones have this feature and am so glad that the tablet has it because sometimes I would much rather speak what I want put in text if it's a lot.  I have a voice that speaks clearly and the error rate is pretty low.

2. MicroSD Card Slot: This is actually great because I do have a MicroSD card that I haven't been able to use.  It has music on there that I had purchased a few years back.  I can double this slot for a flash card as well.

3. Locking Options: The tablet has several options for unlocking it.  I, accidentally, already had it lock on me and wasn't sure how to regain access.  I thought it was hilarious and instead of figuring it out, I turned it off and back on.  Eventually, I went into the settings and saw additional unlocking options to make it more secure.  I will set those up later.

4. Weather Forecast: I actually use this on a regular basis and like to know in advance what the weather will be like by at least two days.

5. Bluetooth Capability: This I actually would use.  It means that I can connect my phone to the tablet to take my calls.  That would be really nice.  I used to do it with my GPS unit.

6. Google Maps: Having a 7-inch screen is plenty for looking up maps and getting directions.  I will be using this a lot.

I've only had this thing for a few hours and I have to say that it has not let me down at all in any way.  My setup process for everything was quick and easy so I was up and running within minutes.  For the price that I paid and how I will be using this, it's going to do me just fine.

Oh and because I DO like to personalize my belongings, I did change the wallpaper on the tablet! I used the same picture that is on my laptop.

Rap A Tap

Tap, tap, tap

I snap my head up but see nothing

Tap, tap, tap

Once more I lift my head but nothing

Forming a frown I get up

And walk on over to the kitchen window

It's blinds open;

The glass wet from the outside

The tree branches are barren

And not close enough to rap against the window

It's past midnight

All is quiet but the occasional sound of tires on wet asphalt

I turn my sight to my right

-The clock on the wall reads after 2:00 a.m.

I take a breath and exhale

And walk back to my seat

Tap, tap, tap

I scowl back at my screen

Tap, tap, tap

Once more I raise myself

As I walk towards the sound

I still see nothing

Listening intently

Following the sound leads me to the front door

Unlocking the deadbolt

I slowly open the door

And looking straight ahead

See nothing but the trees

As I begin to close the door

My sight pivots downwards for a moment

I see nothing

And shake my head at the nonsense

Turning around to come back to my seat

I stop in my tracks in the middle of the room

Looking back at me

Drenched in water from the rain

Spotted in brown and white

With blue eyes; 

At least 10 years old

Was the dog that I didn't even notice

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Journey - My Top 20 Favorite Songs

I started listening to Journey when I was 13 years old so I am more familiar with their sounds from 2006 and going backwards. Steve Perry was their lead vocals during the time. He has great vocals and it's one of those voices that is timeless, in my opinion, because I don't know anyone who can sing the songs. Steve Perry went solo with songs such as 'Oh, Sherry," which I love as well. I think that the band still remained pretty true to their style close to the end while Perry was there but I can distinguish differences in the last two albums that made me stop following them. However, I can listen to any of their earlier work and never get tired of them. I can get a good fill of their music in me for up to two hours before my mood changes for a different genre I want to listen to and sometimes I just go lateral. I grew up with Journey though so to me they are one of the best there was back in the 1980's.

The following are my top favorites in order:

1. Faithfully (Dedication goes to three men in my life.)

2. Separate Ways (Dedication goes to one man in my life.)

3. Open Arms (No dedication. This has no special meaning in my life.)

4. When You Love A Woman (No dedication. It has a special coded meaning.)

5. I'll Be Alright Without You (Dedication to one man in my life.)

I first listened to Journey one night when I asked my brother to let me borrow his cassette. I put it in my walkman (Man, I'm old!), which I placed under my pillow to listen to so that I can go to sleep hearing it. Well, at first, it was a fail to sleep because I actually was paying attention to the lyrics. What a great start in music as a teenager! I remember my brother asking for his tape once and I said "but I like it and am still listening." Needless to say, my brother was impressed and he let me have it. I then got to own my first album on cassette and it was Frontiers.

The following are my next favorites in order:

6. Stone In Love

7. Patiently

8. Chain Reaction

9. Don't Stop Believin'

10. Lights

Journey is one of those bands that you can listen to them and you literally enjoy every last song simply because they are just what I would term as 'feel good music.' It's not music that has a personal memorabilia every time but a lot of it came from a time period in everyone's life where you just enjoyed listening while hanging out with friends or just cruisin' along. I may have started listening in my teens which was the 1980's but I have three siblings older than I am that really enjoyed the older music. However, their taste in their favorites don't differ too much from my own when it comes to this artist. Even my daughter has a good appreciation for them because she was raised listening to me playing the songs. I had a blast singing Journey with my daughter when she was in her pre-teen. Together, her and I sound great. I hope that she continues the tradition of great classics with my grandson!

The following favorites comes after my top 10 in order:

11. Who's Crying Now

12. Wheel In The Sky

13. Only The Young

14. Send Her My Love

15. Ask The Lonely

16. Any Way You Want It

17. Escape

18. Rubicon

19. Still They Ride

20. Stay Awhile

I've had a great time going through Journey's albums and listening to everything. However, there is nothing like going back to the very beginning of their journey when they first released their very first album titled Journey in 1975. I did give it a listen and the difference between before Steve Perry and after is very different. Perry is good but I have to say, with all due respect, that I prefer the sound before he joined the band.

Listen to Journey's Of A Lifetime from the self titled Journey released in 1975:

www.youtube.com/watch?v=RgVTIyoe264

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Set Me Free

Give me a gentle touch;

Whisper in my ear;

And no longer will I fear

Be gentle to my soul;

Let me feel the sun

And through the fields I will run

Set my mind free;

Silence the voices

So that I hear no more the noises

Let my heart love another;

Let not my emotions be harbored;

Enough they have been battered

Listen to my heart;

It's telling you how I feel;

It's fate to you it appeals

To you I ask of this;

Let my soul fly

If you don't want to see me cry

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Time Ran Short

Adam had been contemplating for too long already. "If I think about this for one more minute, my brain is going to implode." He thought to himself.

Papers strewn all over the mahogany desk, a trash can overflowing with even more crumpled papers and files in every chair of the office were starting to look like a hurricane had just happened.

Interlacing his fingers and bracing them behind his head, he began to massage with the base of his palm of his hands at the sides to ease the tension.  He wasn't getting anywhere and the secretary had left for the day hours earlier.  He didn't even want to look at the clock again.  He had already called his wife and said not to wait for him for dinner.

Adam had been working on this case for the last six weeks and staring at the computer screen for the last 30 minutes trying to formulate the appeal he would need at 9:30 a.m. in court.  Judge Sorenson was starting to lean towards the defense and it wasn't looking good at all for him.

"For the people, Adam; for the people my a--." He grumbled under his breath as he turned off the computer screen. Stretching out his legs in front of him, he leans into the back of his chair and closes his eyes as he takes a deep breath and exhales.

The ringing jars him alert and snaps his eyes open to answer. "Hello?"

"Adam, what the hell is wrong with you?"

"What?" He groggily answers. He feels so tired and doesn't understand why he's listening to the sound of his wife, Abbey, shouting at him. "Why didn't you come home last night? Who's the flimsy witch?"

"What are you talking about? It's about 7:00 p.m. and you're obviously calling the office." She must be crazy he thinks.

"NO, ADAM. I just got up to get ready for work.  It's 6:30 a.m." He slowly digests that fact and turns to look at the clock on his desk. Stunned, he sees that it now says 6:32 a.m. since the phone rang.

"Damn it all to hell.  I slept in my chair all night.  Abbey, I'll call you later.  What flimsy witch?  Last I looked at the clock it said about 6:30 p.m."

"You better not be lying to me, Adam." He rolls his eyes at the phone.  He doesn't have time for her to start trouble. "You got me at the office didn't you Abbey?  I'll call you later.  I have to rush home for another suit."

Hanging up the phone, his eyes dart around the office looking for his shoes and notices them next to the briefcase by the door.  Seeing he has cold coffee, he quickly drinks that up as he grabs his keys.

Home is 20 miles away just one way.  As he slips into his shoes, he quickly slams the door behind him as he heads towards the elevators.


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Mr. Blue Eyes

I come into the room and take a seat.  I don't know what class I am in or what I am supposed to do.  I look down at the paper in front of me but don't know what it is.

I hear the voice of a teacher but it is muffled.

Once more I look at the paper and put it in a yellow manila envelope.  I then hear a buzz and I know class is over.  Holding the envelope to my chest, I walk out with my head hanging low and staring down.

Students are milling around in the hallway as I begin to turn around a corner.  It is at this time that I realize I am on the second floor of the building.  The lockers lining against the wall are not typical but, rather, odd looking.  They don't have combinations or use a lock leaving me wondering how to open them.

As I turn another corner, I am still looking for my locker. "This is ridiculous." I think to myself.  Not wanting to look stupid, I turn to my right to face a guy to help me and the first thing that I notice are his eyes.  I am, immediately, captivated by the look in his gaze and find myself speechless.

The effect is instantaneous.  The familiarity calming.  The sense of safety is a natural feeling.  As I look into those blue eyes that look back at me with recognition I realize then that I recognize you.

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Don't judge. Don't hate.

I happened to hop back onto Facebook for just a few minutes to see what was new only to see an update from someone and my reaction was instantaneous.

You know a person for about 20 years. That person has been the same for the past twenty years.

One day, you see that person and they have something about themselves and it may be either physical, personality, or simply are trying something new to change.  We are all entitled to do that after all.

Are we then allowed to judge that person for the changes they have made?  Absolutely not.  We are not the ones who have to live with the new hair style.  We are not the ones who suddenly hate music we used to listen to.  We are not the ones who suddenly decide who we to take out of lives.  Who has to live with those changes?  Only the person who has made those changes.

We can either choose to accept the person how they have now shaped themselves or to walk away.  However, we don't have the right to belittle the person that is now different.  It is their way of growing.  It is their way of finding their path in this life.

Either you support the person or keep your mouth shut.  You don't have to be so honest that you make statements without knowing facts.

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