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Fasten your seatbelts. We are in for a bumpy ride and a rockin’ landing. If you have frequented my textually transmitted unease or just stumbled onto this site, please stick around. This is from a personal point of view. It must be shared. Whether you’re an adult child, partner/spouse, or other family member of a […]
And she’s making me feel like I’ve never been born Read More »
So, I’m a guy with low self-esteem. Sucks to be me. I’m saying that as a dude who used to hate himself. Stop. I still hate myself. I know. Boo hoo. Nobody cares. But exactly why do I hate myself? And why does it matter? I don’t have an answer. It just does. But I
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When I was younger, I seemed to date those women who had more shoes in their house than books. Similarly, I liked women who are comfortable in their own skin; but was really turned on by those who are comfortable in their own shoes. And then I got older. I was slowly made to understand
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Fictional heroes have been around since the dawn of storytelling, their stories relayed through the oral or written word, through art. Through tales of fantastic feats, sometimes historical and sometimes allegorical, a connection with the hero is usually made with the recipient of the story. There may be a trait or ability that we identify with
Why Do We Have to Watch Our Childhood Heroes Die? Read More »
When I was 10 years old, we took our first family vacation that did not include driving in my dad’s car. Don’t get me wrong, those trips to Plymouth Rock, Cooperstown to see the Baseball Hall of Fame, and the mountains in upstate New York, known as the Borscht Belt, were fun. Although, as the
What happened to the glamour of air travel Or Any place for that Matter? Read More »
*Mrs. Lesser, my eleventh grade English and Journalism teacher who also made me editor of the school newspaper, would be shaking her head in disbelief if she were to be reading this blog. “An asterisk belongs at the bottom of your paper,” she explained. But then again, she never wrote a blog or texted or
1969: The Summer That Shook The World* Read More »
I looked up the word karma the other day. It means action, work, or deed; it also refers to the spiritual principle of cause and effect where the intent and actions of an individual influence the future of that individual. I was telling a friend that my ex-wife did something, again, to hurt me while
This virus is making me nuts. I mean absolutely crazy. Somebody asked me what day it was. I looked at my phone and replied, “Tuesday.” The next question. “What month is this?” I again looked at my phone. “May.” I had lost touch with the calendar. I stopped for a moment as this thought came
Baseball and me: Perfect Together Read More »
Life was different in the 60s. How you ask? My mother, for example, would leave me at home when I was five years old and drive my older brother and sister to school. What did I know? She would turn on the television in the den and I would watch Captain Kangaroo. While waiting for
Uncle Floyd and Me Read More »
My ninth birthday celebration was memorable. It must be memorable because I remember it like it was yesterday. We drove into New York City from our Long Island home. (We, by the way, included my parents, my brother and my sister). Back in 1970, Radio City Music Hall would premier a new movie and, before
When my music became Classic Rock Read More »