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Can anyone make a positive difference?
Is it worth all the Effort? Is it worth the Expense?

I wanted to discuss how we study and worship God with our neighbors, and compare how the ancient ones worshiped and studied with their congregation.

I brought my latest sign to the street. It landed like a lead balloon. Except for with the kids!

I met a lady on 8th Avenue who plays the spoons and is also an artist.

One REALLY soggy, wet, rainy day, I was out trying to sell my papers like always

The Jubilee Singers introduced “Slave Songs” to the world and in turn helped preserve Negro Spirituals.

One of the great things about East Nashville is it retains 19th century pre automobile city codes, which makes it very pedestrian friendly

You choose to be your own worst enemy,
When you’re too lost to listen and too blind to see.

I became homeless in July 2023 after a psychotic episode and a divorce.

For people like me who hate, despise, even fear change it can and often does upset a very delicate balance in the way my mind and my world works.