I am as miserable an old coot as the next miserable old coot, but I gotta wonder … does it really get anyone anywhere? We all try to manipulate our surroundings and to control the world wherein we live. But in all truth, is there any benefit? There are those of us, and I am […]
How do others perceive me? I would probably never go so far as to say “Tell me what you really think” due to the fear that they might actually do so. I certainly know how I want others to perceive me, and have a mental picture of myself which is almost certainly distorted by my
I’ve been talking about the joys and challenges of retirement for a while, but must now sidetrack to complain about my recent experience with Facebook advertising. You don’t have to be old in order to annoy people, some people start before they can vote. Maybe it’s just a natural progression. From Alzheimer’s disease, dementia, and
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Firecrackers were THE most illegal and at the same time most sought after item in our neighborhood. The only drugs we knew of were aspirin and cod liver oil. No local hood was gonna ‘bust a cap in yo haid’ to steal your dope, they would much prefer to kick your ass and take your
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Life is shortSo they sayBut who are they to cause dismayI prefer the longer view, knowing that each day is new Each breath, each site, each sound, each smellLife’s brevity fades like the ring of a bellFor only when the end comes round, do we begin to wax profoundSo let me say with one loud
I am increasingly feeling like I am living in a made up world. It almost feels like a game that is being played by some greater power, and I am watching the whole thing unfold. It could also be that I am a character in that same game, but I digress. Such games are called
All the world’s a stage and all the men and women merely players Read More »
There are a few law’s of nature, commonly attributed to Sir Sidney Fudd and his scientific partners in crime. The first law is called Fudd’s first law of opposition “If you push something hard enough, it’ll fall over.” See also Teslacle’s Deviant to Fudd’s Law: “Half of what goes in here must come out there.”
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My family owned various dogs, cats, hamsters, and guinea pigs over the years. There were two cats, Cinnamon and Blackie, Christie the short haired pointer, and Scamp the mutt. The most memorable of animals to me was a neighborhood mongrel dog named Spike. Spike was a largish, black and brown, thick furred dog of questionable breeding.
Spike was a Dog Amongst Dogs and a Friend to Every Man Read More »
Boomers of a certain age share certain memories in a global orgy of corporate knowledge. Now, I am not talking about baby boomers in general, just baby boomers of a certain age. What is that age, you innocently ask? Well the only age that I know about is presently 66. This, even though I have
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Why are we all so focused on getting the hell out of here? Somehow we always believe that the grass is greener somewhere other than where we currently are. This thought is blathered about endlessly in songs both secular and religious. I feel I must express opinions on several such songs OK maybe that was
