tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-82355840575266586542013-05-24T08:18:18.979-07:00Rants and Raves about Peoria Politics, Peoria, and anything else I may have to say.Frederick Smithhttps://plus.google.com/115670986636625369706noreply@blogger.comBlogger126125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8235584057526658654.post-73259907336056985302013-05-24T08:18:00.001-07:002013-05-24T08:18:18.983-07:002013-05-24T08:18:18.983-07:00<a href="http://cowbird.com/story/70144/Today_When_Waking/">Today when waking... by Frederick Smith</a><br /> <br /> Morning Meditation<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TakeBackPeoria/~4/BVo9VhgMy6Y" height="1" width="1"/>Frederick Smithhttps://plus.google.com/115670986636625369706noreply@blogger.com0http://takebackpeoria.blogspot.com/2013/05/today-when-waking-by-frederick-smith.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8235584057526658654.post-1515568337595316512013-05-23T11:18:00.001-07:002013-05-23T11:18:56.122-07:002013-05-23T11:18:56.122-07:00<a href="http://cowbird.com/story/70072/Chaos/">Chaos by Frederick Smith</a><br /> <br /> New Poem.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TakeBackPeoria/~4/fPCk7YxFoI0" height="1" width="1"/>Frederick Smithhttps://plus.google.com/115670986636625369706noreply@blogger.com0http://takebackpeoria.blogspot.com/2013/05/chaos-by-frederick-smith.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8235584057526658654.post-61657894729460693062013-05-22T08:22:00.001-07:002013-05-22T08:22:23.324-07:002013-05-22T08:22:23.324-07:00<a href="http://cowbird.com/story/69979/Considering_The_Day/">Considering the day by Frederick Smith</a><br /> <br /> Life is a journal for all of us. Some of us have the audacity to think it is worth telling others about.<br /> <br /> <img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TakeBackPeoria/~4/lds2awyjg4s" height="1" width="1"/>Frederick Smithhttps://plus.google.com/115670986636625369706noreply@blogger.com0http://takebackpeoria.blogspot.com/2013/05/considering-day-by-frederick-smith.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8235584057526658654.post-77823965241317609732013-05-20T07:54:00.001-07:002013-05-20T07:54:57.825-07:002013-05-20T07:54:57.825-07:00<a href="http://cowbird.com/story/69765/Statement/">Statement by Frederick Smith</a><br /> <br /> First Principles.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TakeBackPeoria/~4/zvvKTpY7RL4" height="1" width="1"/>Frederick Smithhttps://plus.google.com/115670986636625369706noreply@blogger.com0http://takebackpeoria.blogspot.com/2013/05/statement-by-frederick-smith.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8235584057526658654.post-32494533051383289112013-05-19T11:15:00.001-07:002013-05-19T11:15:06.916-07:002013-05-19T11:15:06.916-07:00<a href="http://cowbird.com/story/69704/Sometimes_You_Just_Have_To_Have_Family/">Sometimes you just have to have family... by Frederick Smith</a><br /> <br /> Sunday Journal<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TakeBackPeoria/~4/4n-Dfo93CrA" height="1" width="1"/>Frederick Smithhttps://plus.google.com/115670986636625369706noreply@blogger.com0http://takebackpeoria.blogspot.com/2013/05/sometimes-you-just-have-to-have-family.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8235584057526658654.post-74704569902861161342013-05-18T08:18:00.001-07:002013-05-18T08:18:19.632-07:002013-05-18T08:18:19.632-07:00<a href="http://cowbird.com/story/69586/First_Fruits/">First fruits by Frederick Smith</a><br /> <br /> Flowers and the yard.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TakeBackPeoria/~4/C1k4fgkgc5M" height="1" width="1"/>Frederick Smithhttps://plus.google.com/115670986636625369706noreply@blogger.com0http://takebackpeoria.blogspot.com/2013/05/first-fruits-by-frederick-smith.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8235584057526658654.post-14321582650090284802013-05-16T23:16:00.001-07:002013-05-16T23:16:39.818-07:002013-05-16T23:16:39.818-07:00<a href="http://cowbird.com/story/69485/Rap_For_RappersKeeping_It_Real/">Rap for Rappers...Keeping it real. by Frederick Smith</a><br /> <br /> It is what it is,<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TakeBackPeoria/~4/kfAJzzkX7xA" height="1" width="1"/>Frederick Smithhttps://plus.google.com/115670986636625369706noreply@blogger.com0http://takebackpeoria.blogspot.com/2013/05/rap-for-rapperskeeping-it-real-by.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8235584057526658654.post-88354526275595375932013-05-16T14:05:00.001-07:002013-05-16T14:05:36.058-07:002013-05-16T14:05:36.058-07:00<a href="http://cowbird.com/story/69441/A_Tale_Of_Two_Rails/">A Tale of Two Rails by Frederick Smith</a><br /> <br /> Home improvement with a twist and some great music.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TakeBackPeoria/~4/lDcDQJloJ_Q" height="1" width="1"/>Frederick Smithhttps://plus.google.com/115670986636625369706noreply@blogger.com0http://takebackpeoria.blogspot.com/2013/05/a-tale-of-two-rails-by-frederick-smith.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8235584057526658654.post-70647406010612786362013-05-15T08:06:00.001-07:002013-05-15T08:06:56.113-07:002013-05-15T08:06:56.113-07:00<a href="http://cowbird.com/story/69314/Pain/">Pain by Frederick Smith</a><br /> <br /> New poem, inspired by the Irish poet, Diane Jardel.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TakeBackPeoria/~4/9jlow9Or3zg" height="1" width="1"/>Frederick Smithhttps://plus.google.com/115670986636625369706noreply@blogger.com0http://takebackpeoria.blogspot.com/2013/05/pain-by-frederick-smith.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8235584057526658654.post-22026567612922320462013-05-14T15:55:00.001-07:002013-05-14T15:55:09.915-07:002013-05-14T15:55:09.915-07:00<a href="http://cowbird.com/story/69246/Cityscape_At_80_Degrees_Fahrenheit/">Cityscape at 80 degrees Fahrenheit by Frederick Smith</a><br /> <br /> New poem with new art and a bit of Jimmy Cliff to mellow your day.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TakeBackPeoria/~4/TK3hrS0py_s" height="1" width="1"/>Frederick Smithhttps://plus.google.com/115670986636625369706noreply@blogger.com0http://takebackpeoria.blogspot.com/2013/05/cityscape-at-80-degrees-fahrenheit-by.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8235584057526658654.post-48470475092378373082013-05-12T15:47:00.001-07:002013-05-12T15:47:14.772-07:002013-05-12T15:47:14.772-07:00<a href="http://cowbird.com/story/69024/Letters/">Letters by Frederick Smith</a><br /> New Poem.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TakeBackPeoria/~4/SFqdWXCFKAc" height="1" width="1"/>Frederick Smithhttps://plus.google.com/115670986636625369706noreply@blogger.com0http://takebackpeoria.blogspot.com/2013/05/letters-by-frederick-smith.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8235584057526658654.post-62645778744713956812013-05-12T14:57:00.001-07:002013-05-12T14:57:39.465-07:002013-05-12T14:57:39.465-07:00<a href="http://cowbird.com/story/69020/3rd_John/">3rd John by Frederick Smith</a><br /> <br /> A personal letter.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TakeBackPeoria/~4/cAN7rChhNAI" height="1" width="1"/>Frederick Smithhttps://plus.google.com/115670986636625369706noreply@blogger.com0http://takebackpeoria.blogspot.com/2013/05/3rd-john-by-frederick-smith.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8235584057526658654.post-66945781695926574372013-05-11T12:15:00.001-07:002013-05-11T12:15:45.453-07:002013-05-11T12:15:45.453-07:00<a href="http://cowbird.com/story/68913/Rambling_Through_The_City/">Rambling through the city by Frederick Smith</a><br /> <br /> Let's get down with Poetry and a little Jimmy Cliff.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TakeBackPeoria/~4/1hVfGDQvmVk" height="1" width="1"/>Frederick Smithhttps://plus.google.com/115670986636625369706noreply@blogger.com0http://takebackpeoria.blogspot.com/2013/05/rambling-through-city-by-frederick-smith.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8235584057526658654.post-43713798877410408442013-05-11T10:52:00.001-07:002013-05-11T10:52:05.118-07:002013-05-11T10:52:05.118-07:00<a href="http://cowbird.com/story/68910/2nd_John/">2nd John by Frederick Smith</a><br /> <br /> Short and Sweet, with a little music from me and my guitar.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TakeBackPeoria/~4/nXffGYPSL84" height="1" width="1"/>Frederick Smithhttps://plus.google.com/115670986636625369706noreply@blogger.com0http://takebackpeoria.blogspot.com/2013/05/2nd-john-by-frederick-smith.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8235584057526658654.post-72464667816315854902013-05-10T17:33:00.001-07:002013-05-10T17:33:47.221-07:002013-05-10T17:33:47.221-07:00<a href="http://cowbird.com/story/68854/1st_John/">1st John by Frederick Smith</a><br /> <br /> Interpretation, notes and some fine music.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TakeBackPeoria/~4/5YdCQumZk44" height="1" width="1"/>Frederick Smithhttps://plus.google.com/115670986636625369706noreply@blogger.com0http://takebackpeoria.blogspot.com/2013/05/1st-john-by-frederick-smith.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8235584057526658654.post-81624753862757108562013-05-09T15:09:00.001-07:002013-05-09T15:09:57.259-07:002013-05-09T15:09:57.259-07:00<a href="http://cowbird.com/story/68736/Rainy_Day_Chores_And_Other_Preoccupations/">Rainy day chores and other preoccupations by Frederick Smith</a><br /> <br /> A few comments about &nbsp;the day.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TakeBackPeoria/~4/_T_mchSVkLU" height="1" width="1"/>Frederick Smithhttps://plus.google.com/115670986636625369706noreply@blogger.com0http://takebackpeoria.blogspot.com/2013/05/rainy-day-chores-and-other.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8235584057526658654.post-19006273343505551392013-05-08T13:50:00.001-07:002013-05-08T13:50:51.718-07:002013-05-08T13:50:51.718-07:00<a href="http://cowbird.com/story/68601/Second_Peter/">Second Peter by Frederick Smith</a><br /> <br /> An interpretation in modern language with notes at the end. And yes, that is me singing.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TakeBackPeoria/~4/gVTSRjw9_ho" height="1" width="1"/>Frederick Smithhttps://plus.google.com/115670986636625369706noreply@blogger.com0http://takebackpeoria.blogspot.com/2013/05/second-peter-by-frederick-smith.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8235584057526658654.post-50168164855482689652013-05-07T17:46:00.001-07:002013-05-07T17:46:52.607-07:002013-05-07T17:46:52.607-07:00<a href="http://cowbird.com/story/68503/Olivia_Groomed/">Olivia Groomed by Frederick Smith</a><br /> <br /> Sharing my day...and My Shih Tzu<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TakeBackPeoria/~4/NA1ANMt3LZo" height="1" width="1"/>Frederick Smithhttps://plus.google.com/115670986636625369706noreply@blogger.com0http://takebackpeoria.blogspot.com/2013/05/olivia-groomed-by-frederick-smith.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8235584057526658654.post-46391262438134173972013-05-06T10:31:00.001-07:002013-05-06T10:31:43.391-07:002013-05-06T10:31:43.391-07:00<a href="http://cowbird.com/story/68326/An_Invitation/">An Invitation by Frederick Smith</a><br /> <br /> Altar Call....are you ready?<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TakeBackPeoria/~4/arr5Va7tfFE" height="1" width="1"/>Frederick Smithhttps://plus.google.com/115670986636625369706noreply@blogger.com0http://takebackpeoria.blogspot.com/2013/05/an-invitation-by-frederick-smith.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8235584057526658654.post-1365213460466133832013-05-05T16:18:00.001-07:002013-05-05T16:18:54.139-07:002013-05-05T16:18:54.139-07:00<a href="http://cowbird.com/story/68196/Bragging_Rights/">Bragging rights by Frederick Smith</a><br /> <br /> My daughter Crystal.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TakeBackPeoria/~4/84w1nCgME5U" height="1" width="1"/>Frederick Smithhttps://plus.google.com/115670986636625369706noreply@blogger.com0http://takebackpeoria.blogspot.com/2013/05/bragging-rights-by-frederick-smith.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8235584057526658654.post-14784406600212089322013-05-03T15:19:00.001-07:002013-05-03T15:19:51.419-07:002013-05-03T15:19:51.419-07:00<a href="http://cowbird.com/story/67947/Rainy_Days_Backyards_And_Unusual_Observations/">Rainy Days, Backyards, and Unusual Observations by Frederick Smith</a><br /> <br /> Journal entry.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TakeBackPeoria/~4/cvi6z-8hJIA" height="1" width="1"/>Frederick Smithhttps://plus.google.com/115670986636625369706noreply@blogger.com0http://takebackpeoria.blogspot.com/2013/05/rainy-days-backyards-and-unusual.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8235584057526658654.post-20809944121848596452013-05-02T13:41:00.001-07:002013-05-02T13:41:10.998-07:002013-05-02T13:41:10.998-07:00<a href="http://cowbird.com/story/67800/Journal_522013/">Journal 5-2-2013 by Frederick Smith</a><br /> <br /> Sharing a little love and a killer recipe.<br /> <br /> <img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TakeBackPeoria/~4/xBgcApXMvD0" height="1" width="1"/>Frederick Smithhttps://plus.google.com/115670986636625369706noreply@blogger.com0http://takebackpeoria.blogspot.com/2013/05/journal-5-2-2013-by-frederick-smith.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8235584057526658654.post-13354698462305542552013-05-01T07:22:00.001-07:002013-05-01T07:22:46.739-07:002013-05-01T07:22:46.739-07:00<a href="http://cowbird.com/story/67638/Anniversary/">Anniversary by Frederick Smith</a><br /> <br /> Thirty one years today.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TakeBackPeoria/~4/Js1Nvg0xnyw" height="1" width="1"/>Frederick Smithhttps://plus.google.com/115670986636625369706noreply@blogger.com0http://takebackpeoria.blogspot.com/2013/05/anniversary-by-frederick-smith.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8235584057526658654.post-1577892825412978112013-04-30T13:32:00.001-07:002013-04-30T13:32:09.515-07:002013-04-30T13:32:09.515-07:00<a href="http://cowbird.com/story/67572/The_Garden_Updateready_Steady_GO/">The Garden Update....ready, steady, GO! by Frederick Smith</a><br /> <br /> Update, Airee Mon<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TakeBackPeoria/~4/rRnsAxAeVyQ" height="1" width="1"/>Frederick Smithhttps://plus.google.com/115670986636625369706noreply@blogger.com0http://takebackpeoria.blogspot.com/2013/04/the-garden-updateready-steady-go-by.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8235584057526658654.post-51662064028779977112013-04-30T07:46:00.001-07:002013-04-30T07:46:57.687-07:002013-04-30T07:46:57.687-07:00<a href="http://cowbird.com/story/67530/The_New_Garden/">The New Garden by Frederick Smith</a><br /> <br /> Gardening in Peoria? Ah yes, such things occur.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TakeBackPeoria/~4/dNigcXvBztU" height="1" width="1"/>Frederick Smithhttps://plus.google.com/115670986636625369706noreply@blogger.com0http://takebackpeoria.blogspot.com/2013/04/the-new-garden-by-frederick-smith.html