When the Cards Aren't Fair, Change the Game.
There is so much in the news today that makes the head spin, the heart ache, and the stomach churn. The internet is alight with people (and bots) spewing hate, demonizing one another, and throwing personal insults. It is difficult to remember a time in my life that current events were as polarizing as they … Continue reading COMMUNITY
Hello everyone! Thursday came up quick this week, so here is the Friday version of my brain: If you have never read my blog before, do not start here, you will be confused. Maybe try this one first. Ok, that's enough housekeeping. Let's see who is up for a memory quiz today. I recently received … Continue reading MUSINGS AND FOLLOW-UPS
Well... I recently told a story to a friend about one of the greatest pranks that was ever played on me and it got me thinking that maybe you would like to hear it. So today, we again swing open the door to the vault that is my memory. I will change the names of … Continue reading FROM THE VAULT VOLUME XXVI
During my middle school teaching career we held a lot of assemblies. Some were fundraisers, some were live music/art/dance presentations, some were about the dangers of drugs, how to make healthy choices and most of them blend together in my mind. There were two, however, that I think about to this day. Both of them … Continue reading INDIFFERENCE
This week we will shine a bright spotlight on the title of this piece. Let me preface by telling you that there are no jokes in here. I feel the need to put that front and center since I am usually (always) clowning around. Earlier this week, I travelled to Philadelphia for scheduled medical visits. … Continue reading FRIENDS
My love of jazz music began in college when I actually began to understand how to listen to it. This truly American art form can only be appreciated in full when you know what to do with your ears. As soon as you realize that the soloist is making things up on the spot that … Continue reading COLLEGE JAZZ
Childhood. Everything that is right and wrong with all of us stems from it. Of course there are exceptions and growth can be made, but when we peel back layers and layers of armor that we all wear, we invariably come to look upon these formative years as the catalyst that has shaped the person … Continue reading IT SHAPED ME
I think that I have finally figured out why I write each week. I tell people that it's therapeutic for me to put thoughts into words and then send them out into a place that will transcend time and space. Sounds pretty deep yeah? Bullshit. I write because it proves to me that I am … Continue reading I THINK…
I've written about this before, but if words are put in the right order they can build, destroy, invent, kill, praise or humble the reader. I don't claim to put the words in the right order too often but when I get close, I love sharing them with you. To be honest, I've spent a … Continue reading IN THE RIGHT ORDER
“I counted my years and realised that I have less time to live by, than I have lived so far. I feel like a child who won a pack of candies: at first, he ate them with pleasure but when he realized that there was little left, he began to taste them intensely. I have … Continue reading TICK TICK TICK
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