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The View From The Balcony: “Another Journey through Grief”

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The View From The Balcony: “Another Journey through Grief”

Randy Weeks May 16, 2024

When I learned that my big brother Rodney took his life on January 27, 2017, I sat...

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The View From The Balcony: “Some Things I’ve Learned So Far”

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The View From The Balcony: “Some Things I’ve Learned So Far”

Randy Weeks April 18, 2024

Nothing is permanent.Bad times and good times are the same in that they both pass away.Gratitude is...

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The View From The Balcony: “Poems from the Pen of the Sundown Cowboy, Poet Lariat of The Balcony”

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The View From The Balcony: “Poems from the Pen of the Sundown Cowboy, Poet Lariat of The Balcony”

Randy Weeks April 4, 2024

Delusions I needn’t ever let myselfslip into the delusionthat I know you.Every time I slide down that...

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The View From The Balcony: “Tragedy and the Threat of Totalitarianism”

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The View From The Balcony: “Tragedy and the Threat of Totalitarianism”

Randy Weeks April 1, 2024

On March 14, 2024, Good Morning America aired a segment about Sloan Mattingly, a seven-year-old child who...

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The View From The Balcony: “Voyagers Are We All”

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The View From The Balcony: “Voyagers Are We All”

Randy Weeks March 7, 2024

In 1977 NASA launched the aptly named space probe Voyager 1 to study the farthest reaches of...

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The View From The Balcony: Clash of the Geriatric Titans

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The View From The Balcony: Clash of the Geriatric Titans

Randy Weeks February 28, 2024

A pea soup fog blanketed The Square last Saturday night, swallowing most sounds and making the streetlights...

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The View From The Balcony: “What Dreams May Come”

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The View From The Balcony: “What Dreams May Come”

Randy Weeks February 8, 2024

by Randy Weeks Once upon a dream I was the quiet American, taking a sentimental journey through...

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The View From The Balcony: “Let It Snow, Let It Snow, Let It … NOOOOOO!”

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The View From The Balcony: “Let It Snow, Let It Snow, Let It … NOOOOOO!”

Randy Weeks January 25, 2024

It happened last week—three to five inches of snow and the most frigid temperatures I’ve ever seen...

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The View From The Balcony: “Responding to Sir Anthony Hopkins (I think!)”

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The View From The Balcony: “Responding to Sir Anthony Hopkins (I think!)”

Randy Weeks January 11, 2024

Last week a post, attributed to Sir Anthony Hopkins, one of the most revered actors of our...

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The View From The Balcony: “Peace on Earth, Goodwill to All?

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The View From The Balcony: “Peace on Earth, Goodwill to All?

Randy Weeks December 14, 2023

The Palestinian terrorist group, Hamas (Islamic Resistance Movement) is fighting to eradicate Israel and her people. Many...

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The View From The Balcony: The Mass Proliferation of Holidays, Part Two

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The View From The Balcony: The Mass Proliferation of Holidays, Part Two

Randy Weeks November 30, 2023

How many holidays between Thanksgiving Day and New Years’ Day can you count? There are more than...

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The View From The Balcony: “The Mass Proliferation of Holidays”

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The View From The Balcony: “The Mass Proliferation of Holidays”

Randy Weeks November 22, 2023

The holidays are upon us and they are legion. We know about the biggies, but there are...

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The View From The Balcony: “Closure”

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The View From The Balcony: “Closure”

Randy Weeks November 9, 2023

Over the last twenty or so years there’s been a lot of talk about something called “closure”....

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The View From The Balcony: “Who Put the Terror in Terrorism?”

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The View From The Balcony: “Who Put the Terror in Terrorism?”

Randy Weeks October 19, 2023

War, huh, yeah,What is it good for?Absolutely nothing.Say it again, y’all.1 Terrorism as defined by Britannica is...

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The View From The Balcony: “Notes in My Phone VII and a Few Other Things”

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The View From The Balcony: “Notes in My Phone VII and a Few Other Things”

Randy Weeks October 5, 2023

Rejected music group names: Randy Weeks is a Licensed Professional Counselor, a Certified Shamanic Life Coach, an...

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The View From The Balcony: “Danelo Cavalcante: Animal or Human?”

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The View From The Balcony: “Danelo Cavalcante: Animal or Human?”

Randy Weeks September 21, 2023

Danelo Cavalcante is the convicted murderer who escaped from a Pennsylvania prison recently and evaded capture for...

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The View From The Balcony: “Sweat Bee Chronicles”

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The View From The Balcony: “Sweat Bee Chronicles”

Randy Weeks August 31, 2023

Sweat bees are famous—or infamous—for their tendency to land on humans to obtain moisture and salts from...

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The View From The Balcony: “The Many Hues of a Great Man”

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The View From The Balcony: “The Many Hues of a Great Man”

Randy Weeks August 10, 2023

What can one say about a big man with an even bigger heart who could befriend a...

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The View From The Balcony: “Wurds or Werds: A Time to Groan”

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The View From The Balcony: “Wurds or Werds: A Time to Groan”

Randy Weeks July 27, 2023

Grandfather cluck Sellphone Coughee pot Compooter Window pain Kenfolks Gulfcourse Flight of stares Flying pan Fitted breadsheet...

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The View From The Balcony: “A Faerie Tale”

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The View From The Balcony: “A Faerie Tale”

Randy Weeks July 13, 2023

Once upon a time in a land far away there was a small country that was ruled...

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