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Do Unto Others
I was minding my own business, at the bar nursing a drink, when a big old boy slid onto the next stool; he ordered a cheap, cold one for a buck fifty, I think, then turned to me and said, … Continue reading
Posted in Songs
Tagged awareness, domestic policy, imperialism, international affairs, personal responsibility, politics, sarcasm
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Half Crazy
I’ve always been a fan of reggae, calypso and island music in general; and the songs “Margaritaville” and “Two Pina Coladas” seemed to be missing what I’ve always seen as a crucial element in the description of relationship recovery: that … Continue reading
Posted in Poems, Songs, Statements
Tagged acceptance, blame, humor, insanity, relationships, responsibility, sarcasm
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Graduation Day Approaches
My daughter graduates from high school tomorrow. This momentous occasion reminds me of the dreadful speeches I had to sit through at my own high school graduation, some 22 years ago. You know the kind of speeches I’m talking about, … Continue reading
Posted in Conversations, Poems, Statements
Tagged graduation, high school, parody, sarcasm, speeches
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Ambrose Bierce
Despite the bitterness that hits the tongue when you first taste his clever barbs of prose, and one’s initial gumption to suppose his wit just tiny pearls amidst some dung, there is in Bierce an underlying faith in humankind, despite … Continue reading
Hell is to the North
They say the way is often well-paved and leads down along the map. But I have wondered, lying listening to the constant rain, about the benefits of concrete and steel until it dawns on me. The say that Mecca is … Continue reading