A Reflection For The Deck, At The Onset Of Spring...

[Gary Rice]

Just a few general thoughts....

So many times on this great Observation Deck, it feels to me... to be just like it was, back in the old days in Pennsylvania... when the relatives had a telephone party line, and some of the neighbors could "accidentally" listen in on the supposedly private conversations of others.

Many of us can probably only speculate at the true purpose of whatever some people are trying to post here.

I don't think that any so-called "secret society" EVER had any more enigmatic stuff going on, than I've seen here.

As well, there's also much going on with this 'Deck stuff that, I think, needs to be taking place privately, between individuals, and not in a public forum like this one.

We are, after all, neighbors...and not gladiators in some arena.

While I'm still a big fan of campfire singing and peacemaking, at the same time, I think it to be essential that people first start trying to find some peace WITHIN themselves.

That sometimes does happen; thankfully and eventually,

...but unfortunately, not always.

Just my thoughts, on this otherwise beautiful evening in Lakewood.

Back to the banjo...