Monthly Archives: March 2015

Nuff said

Posted on March 28, 2015 by Ron Giesecke

  This–precedes a piece I’m working on in my head–about the power and origin of music. -R

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Friday

Posted on March 27, 2015 by Ron Giesecke

   Fridays have a bittersweet feel to them. Okay, that’s not true–in reality, it’s an unrelenting vortex of bitter. This is primarily because Friday is my “Monday.” The problem with this is a whole pile of the other employees here … Continue reading →

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Palavras ao vento

Posted on March 27, 2015 by Ron Giesecke

Being that I have auspiciously crossed the “100-post” rubicon, I figured I’d lay in tomorrow with a “top ten greatest hits post.” I wouldn’t mind a few of you pitching in here. Anything you found particularly instructive? Exhilirating? Appalling? Don’t … Continue reading →

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Kindergarten report card

Posted on March 27, 2015 by Ron Giesecke

   I’m just saying. 42 years down the road, and this literally looks like an employee evaluation from my current job. Or at any rate,  a set of apparently elusive managerial qualifications. I doubt Mrs. Clay is still with us. … Continue reading →

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Closing the gap–fishing the McCloud River

Posted on March 26, 2015 by Ron Giesecke

It is LITERALLY–one month from yesterday before I make the early-morning trek to the region that holds a magic like none other for me. I’ve tied a few flies. Most of them traditional Kebari style. But I refuse to head … Continue reading →

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somewhere

Posted on March 26, 2015 by Ron Giesecke

  

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Sign up via email

Posted on March 26, 2015 by Ron Giesecke

Apparently, there are 326 of you out there following me for some reason or another. But if you want the sheer convenience of not having to check back here for new material, OR–expect that APPALLING FACEBOOK to actually find a … Continue reading →

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Driving towards Bigfoot

Posted on March 26, 2015 by Ron Giesecke

Yesterday, I hopped in the car, and took my daughter through the lanes of my childhood nostalgia.  Every now and then, I simply get a wild hair, and decide I want to see exactly how much of the past echoes … Continue reading →

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Hopeless 

Posted on March 25, 2015 by Ron Giesecke

“Take a look out that window. Eden’s not burning. It’s BURNT.” —Reign of Fire Some years ago—actually probably 15 years ago, I heard the Reverend Larry Booker preach a message called “When I Was In My Right Mind.” In short, … Continue reading →

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Writing songs

Posted on March 24, 2015 by Ron Giesecke

I’m in a definite “place,” lately, with regards to the writing process overall. Five songs written in the last few months–which, for me has been staggering.  Writing for the blog? Well, that comes a little easier, but the process for … Continue reading →

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