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About timkeen40

When I was seven, I opened one of those little Golden Books (Lassie) and started copying the words down on paper and it set my soul on fire. I have been writing ever since. I don't know where this is going but I invite you along on the journey.

The Sum

The Sum   We are capable of love And then we hate We build And then we destroy We make money And then we spend it We trick ourselves into thinking we are getting ahead But for every nickel made, … Continue reading

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Our Definition

Our Definition When we are in bliss, emotional or physical, we assign it a name… Heaven… When in torture or pain of the same nautre, it is called something else… Hell… When we are somewhere in between, neither bliss nor … Continue reading

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Your Worth

Your Worth We were taught at an early age to think of others. To put ourselves behind others. To put our feelings behind others. Don’t worry about ourselves. Just put others ahead of ourselves. I think there is merit in … Continue reading

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The Questionnaire

The Questionnaire    I was sitting in some office the other day filling out one of those check the box forms. You know the ones. Married, Single, Young, Old. One of those that tries to put you in a box … Continue reading

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Who You Are

Who You Are        Who you are, the person people will come to know and like or dislike, is born in the early morning hours or in the bed just before you go to sleep. On the weekends when the … Continue reading

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Sleepy Time

Sleepy Time I wasn’t going to write anything at all tonight, but I put on one of my favorite computer apps, the box fan, to drown out the noise so I could think. As is my gift and or curse, … Continue reading

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Courage

Courage A Message to my Children Just because everyone else is doing it, doesn’t make it the right thing to do. Just because no one else is doing it, doesn’t make it the wrong thing to do. You’re too young … Continue reading

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Own It

Own It    If you can’t own who’ve you been and accept who you are, then you will never become the person you want or need to be. A wise man said that… Or was it someone who’d had a … Continue reading

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Around the Keg

Around the Keg Do you know how many times I have fallen down And skinned my knee? Gotten back up And refilled my beer Then, went to pee?   Thank God I don’t remember.   Tim

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Good Advice and Sayings

Good Advice and Sayings There are a lot of catchy phrases out there, ones that have been around for a long time and will likely endure as long as people strive to live and write. I’d like to go over … Continue reading

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