I see this as the innocence of children having no rights, perhaps being used as slave labor, and in extreme cases, even horrific abuse.

So why after 155 years do so many readers still believe Jasper to “THE WICKED MAN” and not “the living waters”? Because Charles Dickens’s genius for hiding clues in plain sight while incorporating his literary shell-game continues to pull the wool over our eyes.

Lighthouses shine red lights in warning to prevent tragedy, not cause it. And Dickens writes the verb “warn” four times in chapter 2. He even underlines the importance of “warning” in his keynotes. (Typed image of his handwritten notes below taken from the David Paroissien edition.)

A closeup of [Sir] Luke Fildes’s illustration of John Jasper’s Gatehouse, which Dickens refers to as a “Lighthouse” three times in his unfinished masterpiece, shows a cross in the window. Dickens refers to Jasper as “the living waters” where the “tide of life” stems from. (See chapter 12.)

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"I Shot The Sheriff" - Eric Clapton YouTube video by lyricsguy722

That being said, my song du jour goes out to a man who didn’t quite live up to his name: Charles Peace.

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Elton John - Rocket Man (Royal Festival Hall, London 1972) YouTube video by EltonJohnVEVO

What else could be the song of the day?

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I've Been Everywhere YouTube video by Johnny Cash - Topic

Please allow my song of the day to go out to Isabella Bird 🙂

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My wife is Hispanic and people will often try to talk to her in Spanish, but she was born in Washington D.C. and doesn’t speak a word. (I speak more Espanol than she, and I only had one Spanish class freshman year of high school, lol.)

Leon Russell - Tight Rope [Official Lyric Video] YouTube video by Leon Russell

You knew my song was coming sooner or later, Emory. Cheers to Charles Blondin! 🙂

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Help—I feel like I’m trapped in a bad reality tv game show in which one misstep by the
Host can lead to full-scale thermonuclear war!

Bungle in the Jungle (2001 Remaster) YouTube video by Jethro Tull - Topic

My song of the day goes out to Mary Kingsley—‘Bungle in the Jungle.’ 🙂

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Magic (2003 Remaster) YouTube video by Pilot - Topic

Since you believe in magic, for my next trick, I shall make another tune appear before your very ears! 🎩🎶🙂

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Lol! 🤣
:::note to self: don’t mention Christmas to Tina until after
Santa closes out the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade:::

The Lovin' Spoonful - Do You Believe in Magic (Audio) YouTube video by TheLovinSpoonfulVEVO

So my song today goes out to the magic lantern and Pepper’s Ghost audiences of ole…

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Helen Reddy - I Am Woman (Lyrics) YouTube video by Miluzie

In that case, please allow me to post my song of the day here:

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Never! (Stomachs can’t tell time.) 🙂

Audrey Hepburn - La Vie en Rose YouTube video by Chris Flad

I’m going with Audrey Hepburn’s ‘La Vie en Rose’, a cappella, in Billy Wilder’s ‘Sabrina.’

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My favorite director, Billy Wilder (who directed her twice), once said of Audrey Hepburn:
“God kissed her on the cheek, and there she was.”

Sly & The Family Stone - Everyday People (Lyrics) YouTube video by Vibe Music

Given this, my song of the day goes out to Sir Francis Galton…

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My quote above: “That’s not a beer, it’s a swimming pool” is much funnier if you picture Walter Matthau saying it (and perhaps throwing in a “For Christ sakes” along with it). Nevertheless, Nik, cheers!

Well played, Tina! Cheers! 🍺

I wonder if President Trump is going to use his “A whole civilization will die tonight” speech for the Nobel Peace Prize next year. 🙄

Things I’d rather not have on my conscience:
-never returning that library book
-keeping the extra change I received from a new cashier
-annihilating an entire civilization

“I have gone out too far.”
-Ernest Hemingway, The Old Man and the Sea

It’s a good time in our lives to
do a “friend check” and see which friends would rather erase a civilization in order to save a few extra bucks at the gas pump. (Choose wisely.)

When it comes to news, I’ve come to realize over the years that the truth in the headlines usually lies somewhere in the middle.

The Platters - The Great Pretender (1959) 4K YouTube video by Classic Hits Studio

How can my song of the day go out to anyone else but Arthur Orton?

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That’s not a beer, it’s a swimming pool. 😉

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No doubt!