Archive For The “Odds & Ends” Category
“Words are the cars that drive things up.” I am sitting directly across the room from Sharon Doubiago. Blonde. Out the window rolling I can see sparkling Pacific Ocean waves. Blue. I sing a silent secret prayer to a giggling God for my eyes. Clear. So, anyway, I was at this event – late late…
Was in a department store waiting for my wife and I saw this grizzly-looking old dude giving me the stink eye and before I decided to start a fight, realized I’d seen that guy before. A mirror. Take a moment and ask yourself, why don’t they want us to know our history? Why don’t they want…
War is the greatest evil Satan has invented to corrupt our hearts and souls. We should honor our soldiers, but we should never honor war. – Dean Hughes One Veterans’ Day, I took my dogs to the vet. Bill came to $547.18. My monthly pay when I joined the USAF was $78. Oddly enough, a…
“We don’t create a fantasy world to escape reality, we create it to be able to stay.” Something about red-headed girls in glasses. Lynda Barry has always seemed to be a kindred spirit. Kindred as a little weird sister who brings you joy and I only wish I had her energetic sparkle. Do have so…
This isn’t just a jolly quest for “kicks” and beautiful girls and good times to be had at cheap prices. It’s a book about death and the search for something meaningful to hold on to—the famous search for “IT,” a truth larger than the self, which, of course, is never found. – Meghan O’Rourke Jack…
The artist—thin and beatific—sat cross-legged on the floor, spliff in hand. The artist—thin and beatific—sat cross-legged on the floor, spliff in hand. That’s how I like to think of myself. Pipe in paw. Although if you ever find me cross-legged on the floor, assume I have fallen. Futura was big early, then he disappeared, now…
I’ve proudly served as your governor once before. And, unlike the current governor, I represented every Floridian, regardless of what political party they belonged to or how much money was in their wallet, or even who they loved. – Charlie Crist, the next Governor of Florida So, anyway, I got a letter from Charlie Crist….
The world is a dangerous place to live, not because of the people who are evil, but because of the people who don’t do anything about it. – Albert Einstein The greatest trick the Right ever pulled off was convincing so many everyday Americans that the people wanting to give them affordable healthcare, education & a…
Old age ought to be, and essentially, is a manifestation of what is hidden in the depths of man’s nature. It might be, it should be, not an exhibition of crackling impotence and gloomy decay, but the very crown and ripening of life — the symbol of maturity, not of dissolution. – E. H. Chapin,…
“True hope dwells on the possible, even when life seems to be a plot written by someone who wants to see how much adversity we can overcome.” So, anyway, I saw a documentary on PBS, which left me minimally gobsmacked. I did some research. Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia, does an okay job but I found the work…