Oh, the joys of repetition. And smiley, happy coffee!
The song Shiny Happy People by R.E.M pops into my head.
I hope your coffee sings to you this morning/night as it may be!
Another Smiley, Happy Coffee
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Monthly Archives: August 2025
Coffee Smiling at Me
Look into your coffee mug before you take a sip this morning, or evening, and make sure you don’t miss a smile! It may be a delusion but it helps to be a little imaginative in a dark, dismal world.
Some might say you’re crazy, but they’re just sad they can’t see a friendly little coffee mug smile! Those people need it the most though…
Come on, whimsy your way into the work week.
I dare ya!
Take Silly Pictures!
More photos of spider webs and the late sun touching the sides of trees …I just haven’t uploaded them yet, lazy I tell ya!
Actually, just preparing for back to school, crazy how it’s that time of year already! Summer ends… I’m not even the same person I was at the beginning of Summer. It’s funny how you’ll do some growing in almost every season…but still there is always the heartbreak of every ending, to a beginning. And I long to step back at the beginning of Summer and just soak it all back up again… Ugh but I’m ready for football season, fall nights, the promise of new growth. In myself and in my kids…
And here is August’s playlist.
I went with Woodstock type songs since it will the anniversary of Woodstock in August. Late ’60s songs. Late summer nights. Then my son’s birthday (the Beatles Birthday), then it would be my mom and Dad’s 50th anniversary if my dad were still alive, so I added a special song that reminds me of them. But mostly hippy songs, that summer of freedom and revolution…I hope I captured a bit of that. I’m still adding stuff…
Just let your freak flag fly, listen to the good old days, and take the pictures. The thing that gets me out of my house on the loneliest of days is my fanny pack, my camera and hitting the trails. I don’t care, it makes me happy.
Back to the UGH Faces
Back to the UGHS of my life…
I think, therefore I UGH…
I am human, hear me UGH…
What expression explains so much about the state of the world? Ugh
What expression so deftly describes perpetual defeat? Ugh
What do I do when I can’t sleep? create scenarios, write them down, doodle faces screaming UGH
Then go to bed crying UGH
Or just stare into the black abysmal brew of coffee softly stirring the words UGH
Goodnight or Good morning… UGH
Trying
I imagine we all are just trying…
Don’t give up!
Here is July’s playlist on August 1st. This is probably because I needed to develop this one so much, to develop the wonderment in my life. I played July on repeat non-stop. And have more continuous momentum for August.
Perhaps by starting with the Moody Blues?
If you’ll notice I stuck with male vocalists throughout this playlist. Particularly from the UK, but Nick Cave had to go in!! mostly English and then the last song by the Guess Who I had to add Share the Land because who doesn’t want a world where we can all live together? A world where people are looking out for each other and genuinely care? I DO.
But this month I really just played Nick Cave nonstop. Which started in late June. The Ship Song and
People they ain’t no Good
People they ain’t no good live
I’m linking the videos of these songs. I don’t know why but the ship song makes me cry. It’s just beautiful.
Maybe Fridays will be music to listen to Fridays on the wee ol’ blog….noooo, why trap myself into a routine and expectations I will never fulfill. I get sidetracked and mostly lazy. But I’ll try. But for now monthly playlists.
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