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January 20, 2014
MLK Jr. Day
Today is Martin Luther King Jr.’s birthday. Public employees have it off while many private employees do not. This is a “floating” holiday for many, like Veterans Day has also become. I don’t know how you “float” celebration of MLK Jr. or Veterans or what he or they have done for this nation. A holiday
December 12, 2013
Hard Sleep
Hard sleep comes in waves Troubled men and events Confusion and repetition These dreams and events repeat Until I wake Nothing horrible is happening Other than loss and waiting The men with gnarled faces are waiting too I wake not scared but empty There is an emptiness in waiting I can scream and wake Jennifer
November 21, 2013
Walking Through Life’s Fire
There is no escaping death. No one here gets out alive, as the saying goes. Tragedy is everywhere we live and breathe. The news media harp on it as if tragedy and corruption are the whole of our worlds and thoughts. In my book Max Johnny, the main character Max is a powerful and
November 4, 2013
Shameless Trick or Treating
So I put on a costume to escort Jen and the kids. We drove to the good neighborhood with houses close together. As we drove I thought to myself , “another Halloween with no candy other than what I can persuade out of the kids.” As usual when we got close I asked Adam to
July 26, 2013
Naked Blogging & Moonshine
Some thoughts on living in the South… Red Neck Birthday Party I had been invited to a birthday party by Jen’s sister and brother in law Amy and Dan. There would be drinks, barbecue, and a bouncy house for the … Continue reading →
July 12, 2013
Love, Freedom, and Success
I am in love with a woman. She understands me. She understands this journey of writing and unfolding as an individual. Because she understands me she encourages me. She is a light that together with my light is a powerful … Continue reading →
July 5, 2013
The Big Bang Within
Physicists state that energy never dies nor is created yet only transforms. If that is fact then we are all part of the universal big bang from billions of years ago. We are aspects and elements and energy exploding and … Continue reading →
June 28, 2013
The Risk of Success
Sometimes we all wonder if we should do something new or try something big or different. Should we work on the car for the first time or write a book or change careers? People will notice though. What if we … Continue reading →
June 21, 2013
Awareness of Now
Once while sparring and in mid-hit a martial art instructor stopped his attack and informed me to “remain unmoving until the natural move occurs.” I was new to the martial arts and blocking too fast before he had committed fully … Continue reading →
May 10, 2013
It Was An Accident!
The guy shouted. Bullshit, I thought. A few weeks back a guy put something in our mailbox. He had pulled into our driveway, dropped off a sheet for some event at the local ice skating rink, then backed up hitting … Continue reading →
