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Dylan’s Words Echo Still
Bob Dylan wrote “When the Ship Comes In” in 1963 and released it on his “The Times They Are A-Changin’ ” album in 1964. Dylan was in an...
David Gittlin
Sep 26, 20232 min read


Is There Anything I Can Do?
In these troubling times, it seems like the world could go off a cliff at any moment. I remember what it was like in the nineteen-sixties...
David Gittlin
Jul 20, 20212 min read


What Would Happen If We Made Life Simpler and Less Difficult?
To say there is a lot going on these days is an understatement. To say most of it is very troubling will not shock anyone. To ask, “What...
David Gittlin
Jul 20, 20202 min read


Jet Propelled
I downloaded this image randomly because I had no idea what to write about. Let’s see if we can have some fun with wordplay. Airplanes...
David Gittlin
Jul 10, 20203 min read


Where Does Peace Begin?
I am constantly amazed that people wander around all day staring into their smart phones, as if these devices somehow magically fulfill...
David Gittlin
Jun 15, 20203 min read


Break Open the Sky
Let the sky break open and burn a deep azure blue. Let the ripening fields explode in the warmth of the shimmering sun. Let God fall down...
David Gittlin
May 11, 20201 min read


What Now?
I’m losing my shit with cabin fever and the uncertainty caused by the coronavirus. I call out to God, “What do I do now?” “God answers,...
David Gittlin
Apr 9, 20201 min read


Why Things Are This Way
A Simple Reflection On Our Situation Some people are saying this is “the end of days” as prophesied in the bible. I don’t believe it, but...
David Gittlin
Apr 4, 20202 min read


Where Is My Playground?
Where is my playground now? I want to romp in sunlit fields. Like I did when I was younger. But there are no open fields now like there...
David Gittlin
Mar 30, 20201 min read


The Field of Dreams
“We don’t stop playing because we grow old; we grow old because we stop playing.” George Bernard Shaw There is a child in me that wants...
David Gittlin
Aug 26, 20191 min read
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