Coming Home

Whenever I go ‘home’, to see my parents, that is, (the house that I consider home, the one I lived the longest in, was sold decades ago, so home is where they are,) I hope to get them in conversations about their remembrances of growing up. I realize that when they are gone, all those memories [...]

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To raise . . . or not to raise . . .

As I walked into church this morning (late again as has been the trend of late), the congregation was standing and singing a song that is one of my favorites - Hallelujah to the Lamb – and they were singing the chorus which focuses on, you guessed it, singing hallelujah. It was a great way to [...]

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Going 55

Not m.p.h. Years. That would be me. If I did the math right, 20,088 days. I’ve lived longer than a lot of famous people: Martin, Bobby and John, John Lennon, Princess Diana; and good people: Diana Joy, Karl, Ruby, Pam. Life goes unbelievably fast when you turn around and look back. I subscribe to that on some level, wanting [...]

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I can name that candidate in one note

Again? No way! I got a life I like. Plus I hate politics especially political commercials. Now that we are approaching another election (yawn), the commericals are going to start flying faster than bullets over Broadway (and you thought I was without culture.) The basic commerical exists for one of two reasons: to convince the [...]

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Avast, me hearties, it’s ITAP Day!

For those land lubbers out there, that’s International Talk Like a Pirate Day.
It began harmlessly enough when two guys playing racquetball got a little crazy and started using pirate-speak. I think it started with an “Arrrgg!” which lead to a “That be a fine cannonade,” which progressed to a “Now watch as I fire a [...]

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on being presidentailable

The president will be remembered for many things, including his rememorable, stupidfying quotes, like, “I just want you to know that, when we talk about war, we’re really talking about peace,” or “Our enemies are innovative and resourceful, and so are we. They never stop thinking about new ways to harm our country and our people, and neither do [...]

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Fun with Attilla

Physical therapy is not intended to be fun, I grant you that. But it is not supposed to be reminiscent of the Spanish Inquision either. At least I hope not. My latest round has been going on for about 5 weeks of sheer nastiness, trying to get a nerve that is jammed in a compressed [...]

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iScrewed

Friday June 29, 2007 the magical iPhone was released by Apple. A Cingular exclusive, for a mere $499 you got the 4GB version with a two year contract, or $599 got you 8GB. People stood in line for hours. Some stayed up all night to be at the head of the line. My sister was sent by her [...]

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Crossing over to the Dark Side

The Dark Side

You try to raise ‘em right: give them a sense of values, know what’s right and wrong, know how to make a good decision, then send them out into the world. And pray. When they do the right thing, make good choices, stick to the truth, you take pride knowing that you had [...]

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