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by Mike Power

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  • Shenandoah Sketchbook

    One hundred years ago today, August 25, 1916, Woodrow Wilson signed The Organic Act which created the US National Park Service within the Department of the Interior. There were 35 National Parks at that time, beginning with Yellowstone National Park, which was established on March 1, 1872 by Ulysses S. Grant “as a public park… Read more

  • The Games of the XXXI Olympiad

    Some people hate the Olympics. They think it’s a waste of time and energy. Some even think that a gathering of people representing 205 countries should be concerned with more important matters like global warming or human trafficking or unequal distribution of resources. But there is something encouraging to me about all these countries getting… Read more

  • So Long

    So long to friends wild and weirdAnd to desperate antics and pleasSo long to waking up in strange placesWith our pants around our kneesSo long to visionary realmsTo mirrors that live in the cloudsTo laughing at suckers who work for a livingAnd know how to blend in a crowdSo long to friends crazy and crampedTo… Read more

  • The Best Way To Get Old

      Who’s to say why peopleDo the things they do?Say the things they say?Feel the things they feel?Who’s to sayWhat’s the best wayTo get old?I’ve lost exuberanceBut I’ve gained perspectiveI’ve lost staminaBut I’ve gained perseveranceI’ve lost strengthBut I’ve gained fearlessnessI’ve lost yearsBut I’ve gained precious daysI lost anger and I gained hopeThen I lost hope… Read more

  • Review: Gwen Stefani at Jones Beach Theater

     There’s a few things you need to understand about Gwen Stefani and she’s very good at making sure you don’t miss them. She’s sexy as fuck. And she’s got a voice, as well as a body, that will not quit. She has a solid work ethic, a rigorous physical regimen, an amazing band, and a… Read more

  • Strength

    Like the pain that falls onto the heartDuring restless sleepStrength also comes drop by dropBringing clarity to the obscureBringing answers to questions we don’t askBringing a whip to the circus Stronger even than hateMore persistent than fearUndeterrable, wild-eyed, ecstaticBurning hidden under ashesBiding eternityPatient, kind, unquenchable  Strength waits in the shadow and watchesFor the slip of… Read more