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
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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
Thinking back on my half century or so of life, I have noticed a general theme with regard to presidencies. They have little or no impact on my day to day life. If I were to have no knowledge of who was president and no knowledge of world events, I would have no clue that
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When I was in elementary school, I would often fake a stomach ache so that I could stay home and watch TV. It was great, because both of my parents worked. I had the whole house to myself and free run of the refrigerator. Once everyone was gone, I would slither down stairs to plant
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There was this fellow in our neighborhood named Tony Zostant. He was a curly headed, slender fellow with a hippie-ish demeanor. Amongst his many talents was the ability to ride a wheelie on a ten speed bicycle forever. I once saw him go the entire length of Grand Street riding a wheelie whilst giving the
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