CHRISTMAS@#$%& II Snow flakes splashing on my windshield My old heater hums a tune And I can hardly see the road and I'm wishing it was June. Now, I ain't no atheist and I ain't no Hebrew And I ain't one to hold my tongue when the thots…

Adyn Brook sings this one for me...

CHRISTMAS@#$%& I don't want to seem obnoxious I always try to be polite But there are some things that bother me That keep me up at night And I ain't no damned atheist and I ain't no Hebrew And I ain't one to hold my tongue when the thots…

Christmas was a bit untypical on the Mojave Desert back about 1950.

Sung by my grandson Adyn Brooke

CHRISTMAS IN MY HEART Dear Mom and Dad, I know you worry. I know you're tired. But I know you are thinking of me. Your letters keep me inspired. When the time comes and I can't leave, Sand in my boots, sours on my feet I'll stand the heat because…

Ain't No Nothin' 'bout Christmas Ain't no nothin' 'bout Christmas Ain't already been said Ain't no nothin' 'bout Christmas Ain't already in my head Mmmmmmm Christmas Ain't no songs about Christmas Ain't already been sung Ain't no fancy…

When the war in Iraq first started how could we have known it would still be going?

24 HOURS When there ain't nobody listening A cry is just a sound When there ain't nobody watchin' A tear just wets the ground When nobody knows, nobody cares When the only girl that ever loved you Walks out the door and drives away…

Maybe some day I will have a Cds-worth of songs about "Hannah." She has crept into my writing life and is a treasure. A fellow word smith from a different universe: The planet of Broken Mirrors. Hanna is the name I use when I write about Shannon…