William Lobb's Blog, page 31
August 1, 2017
This Ain’t No Bike Race, Either
This administration reminds me of a failed bike race. Anyone who competes in any sport will understand. Falling behind is all in your mind, but it’s very real. Once you fall behind, you lose your edge, you start riding the other guy’s race. He dictates the pace, he controls the climbs, he controls your breathing. … Continue reading This Ain’t No Bike Race, Either →
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July 27, 2017
JULY SUMMER
July is summer. July is everything February could never be. February sucks, it doesn’t even try. I want to be in the daylight every second of every July day. Nothing is better than being on my bike on a 95-degree day. That feeling of being slow roasted. I absorb every fricken degree and store it. … Continue reading JULY SUMMER →
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July 24, 2017
Is It Me? I Think it Must Be Me. It Cannot Be This Screwed Up, Right?
I must be an eternal optimist. Every morning I wake up expecting the world to have somehow changed for the better – overnight -then I turn on the news and find myself greatly disappointed. We are accepting things as normal that are just – flat out – not normal. Are things as screwed up as … Continue reading Is It Me? I Think it Must Be Me. It Cannot Be This Screwed Up, Right? →
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July 19, 2017
Apple Pie and Chevrolet
I saw this guy in an older Chevy Pick-up this morning. He’s about my age, wearing a John Deere hat, big wad of chewing tobacco in his mouth. I’m left wondering Red Man or Levi Garrett. The truck had some Trump bumper sticker’s, a “Stop Planned Parenthood” bumper sticker, a flag, America flag. I was … Continue reading Apple Pie and Chevrolet →
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July 18, 2017
Guest Blog from Rachel Taylor – What If The Tables Were Turned?
This is not mine, I wish it was, it was written by a FaceBook friend, Rachel Taylor, and shared with her permission. It highlights the hypocrisy. I think back to the infamous Bill Clinton BJ in 1995. What a roiling waste of time and money that was. We are in a constitutional crisis now, … Continue reading Guest Blog from Rachel Taylor – What If The Tables Were Turned? →
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July 13, 2017
We Are All We Have
All day I’ve been thinking about the mix in my family and friends. It’s a pretty even mix, Hispanic, African, Eastern European, Northern European, Mediterranean, Middle Eastern, Caribbean. It’s been that way all my life. Unintentional, just how it happened. I don’t love everyone, I hate a few people. That has always been based on … Continue reading We Are All We Have →
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July 9, 2017
I am so fucking done loving the addict and hating the addiction
I found out this morning the little girl – the who we can’t name or share her picture, the one born addicted to heroin, the one born blind, the one born deaf in one ear, is now “profoundly brain-damaged.” I am so fucking done loving the addict and hating the addiction. This little girl … Continue reading I am so fucking done loving the addict and hating the addiction →
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June 30, 2017
My Mom’s Doctor is a Scary Muslim
My mom has Alzheimer’s, a brutal disease. Her doctor is a Muslim. His name is Islam, actually, Mahbub Islam. I have his cell number, he has mine. He’s answered my call at 1 AM on a Sunday morning. He calls her “Mama” and hugs her when he sees her. He calls me “Billy,” actually … Continue reading My Mom’s Doctor is a Scary Muslim →
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June 29, 2017
Fish Whispers, Opiates and Other Opining
The Fish Whisperer Saturday I did something completely out of character… I went fishing. I don’t fish. I’d not gone fishing since I stopped drinking and taking any chemical I found laying around (many years ago). I’m way to busy for fishing and such things. I spend most of my life wondering where all my … Continue reading Fish Whispers, Opiates and Other Opining →
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June 23, 2017
Meeting at the Nursing Home
I’m called into meeting at the nursing home this morning. Care plans and insurance problems and the fact I smuggle Ma whiskey… why not? Absolutely seriously why the fuck not? She hasn’t started any fights. Ma was always the happy drunk, the fun drunk. She took a real, pure … Continue reading Meeting at the Nursing Home →
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