New ideas are forming that seem to elicit various kinds of feelings for myself as well as others. New Year's Eve is a time to celebrate it seems, but for some it is a time to think and reflect as well as celebrate the past and hopes for the future. Some wonder about the rights and wrongs of society and how things may or may not change over time, but why should one worry for we all need to take each day one at a time and live that day no need to make resolutions that don't keep anyway. Peace.
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Mark Graham
I am a person who really likes to read and write and to share what I learned with all my education. My page will mainly be book reviews and critiques of old and new books that I have read and will read. There will also be other bits, too.
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Coming back after the Holidays
The holidays the chance to spend with family and friends to be sure. But when you work as a freelancer at this time of year it's hard to think about work and I proved it for I am way behind in my reading and writing. Even though I have been jotting down writing ideas from time to time and sharing a few of my Christmas colorings I have been lax in my daily work. This may sound like a New Year's resolution, but it isn't for I do not make these things anymore and haven't for years but here goes I am going to start catching up on my reading and writing and my color art starting in a few days right after January 1.
By Mark Graham12 days ago in Critique
Standing While Falling
Quotation from Friedrich Nietzsche "He who wrestles long with monsters should beware lest he himself become a monster. And if you gaze long into an abyss, the abyss also gazes into you. Man is not destroyed by suffering, but by the meaning he makes of it."
By LUCCIAN LAYTH3 days ago in Critique
Understanding the P. Diddy Controversy and the 50 Cent Factor
For over three decades, the name Sean "Diddy" Combs was synonymous with the pinnacle of American success. From the glitz of the "White Parties" in the Hamptons to the chart-topping dominance of Bad Boy Records, Diddy wasn't just a mogul; he was a gatekeeper of culture. However, by 2025, the music industry’s most polished facade finally cracked. What followed was a legal and social collapse so comprehensive that it transformed a global icon into a cautionary tale of power, ego, and accountability.
By Teodor Monescu2 days ago in Critique
'20/20'
"Do It Again" the track that would ultimately open the Beach Boys final album on Capitol Records which was released on February 10th 1969 had originally been released as a single in August of 1968. The track was the first of many post-Pet Sounds era throwbacks to the early Beach Boys sound which would become continually more cliched and eventually lead the Beach Boys to the level of self-parody they would eventually succumb to in the 1980s while their closest contemporaries The Beatles nearing the end of their run in 1969 would go on to be viewed as the most influential band of all time. However, the song itself is not bad on its surface, and it opens with a futuristic sounding (for 1969) drumbeat captured by then-Beach Boys engineer Stephen Desper using tape delays on the drums performed by Dennis Wilson and John Guerin. The song has been re-recorded numerous times over the years on various Beach Boys-related projects most notably the 2011 re-recording at Capitol studios featuring the five surviving Beach Boys at the time backed instrumentally by various members of both the Brian Wilson Band and Mike Loves touring "Beach Boys" to promote the then upcoming Beach Boys 50th Anniversary reunion tour in 2012. The hammering and power drill sound at the end of the song was an excerpt from a track called "Workshop" that was to be a part of the uncompleted "SMiLE" album.
By Sean Callaghan4 days ago in Beat
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Looking forward to the New Year. Time flies as we age. It seems as though I just retired, and it will be 10 years in this next year.😉💕💗My word for this year is publish. My grant cycle will be up, so that means I will publish!❤️
I was wondering about this earlier. This seems to be a forced day to celebrate a fake happiness. "Happy" can't be forecast. I have nothing to celebrate, past, present, or future so I won't celebrate anything. My new resolution is to celebrate on the day something worth celebrating actually happens. I am totally done with society's stupid and imposed celebrations and rules.
So true Mark. I wish you peace love and laughter. 🌺😊🌺