the. chame .bro.edition
k r i s s t a l o r e
July 2025 edition
long march home
presenting their newest song :
Time Has Come Today
a chambers Brothers cover song,
or better known as the "Chame-Bro" by their loyal fans ....
matt's muse.ings
poetry by Matt Turley
I turned toward the light in my palm as a friend
Told of his sorrow and burgeoning sadness
Tending to my own mild personal dread
While he lamented his mournful existence
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Praying forgiveness will be our redemption
Penance the past and repent for the future
Fearing the outcomes of our own creation
When feeling better, remember to suffer
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Paying it forward to ledger a credit
Reflecting upon how one got into debt
Sacrifice future for lives past or present
Living with constant envy and regret
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Seeing an unfriendly mirror before me
There could be no truer picture for how
I present myself for outward consumption
Future self will emerge from what is now
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Walking along on a cliff old as weather
Hands softly cradling each other’s palms
“Papa” she said when we huddled together
“Thank you for being here,” as the wind calmed
Being Here
photos - Kris Strell
Origin story - I realized this week that I don’t believe in an afterlife, reincarnation, heaven, or karma. I don’t think that there is some system that will hold us accountable. I believe that we are given a package of energy to live a life, as short or as long as it might be. And when we die, the energy is returned to the system. And the only reward that we will get for being loving, empathic, or otherwise civil, will be the joy that we share in the present moment as we interact with others whose lives we might havea positive influence upon. And our legacy. This scenario takes the pressure off in many areas, and gives us license to just be.
SOMBRIETY JUNETEENTH 2025
Seeking brief moments of happiness
Finding more than most
Feels like a pall among the lifeless
Hoping things improve
Origin story - On a stormy Juneteenth afternoon, running with Pepper in one of my favorite places (the Chautauqua Institution), I felt bliss. It was a brief break from the foundational melancholy that even the luckiest of us feel in this suffering world.
I cherished my ability to be happy briefly. And I thought of the title. It also could be Somberity, but I think that Sombriety is better – it has more meanings with the same number of syllables.
Mural in Bellingham, WA.
MUSIC FROM LONG MARCH HOME
recommended recommendations
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HUNT FOR THE WILDERPEOPLE
Coming of age / comedy / adventure / survival/starring Sam Neill/2016
A national manhunt is ordered for a rebellious kid & his foster uncle who go missing in the wild New Zealand bush. Nature just got gangster.
Some quotes :
Ricky Baker: [reading wanted poster] "Faulkner is cauc-asian" - well, they got that wrong because you're obviously white.
Ricky Baker: Why do you reckon he calls himself "Psycho Sam?"
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[Psycho Sam puts kitchen pots on Ricky and Hec's head]
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Joe: Here you go. Put these on, to stop the government from tracking you.
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Ricky Baker: Never mind.
Hec: Shit just got real... again
Bella: [to Ricky] Come on, have some breakfast, then you can run away.
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UNSTUCK IN TIME 2021 -Recounting the extraordinary life of author Kurt Vonnegut & the 25 year friendship with the filmmaker who set out to document it.
