Rants
Choices
Everyday I make little choices. Some days they’re a bit more difficult. Periodically, they become major choices that have a greater impact on our lives with the risks and consequences being more severe. In fact, I’m always ranting to my children that as we grow older the most difficult aspect of our lives are the … Continue reading
Brutus’ Bantering
I am just so exhausted. The past three weeks have been a whirlwind for me and I’ve spent most of the weekends alone. I’m missing my Robin severely. You see, she and Larry are the only cafe caretakers in the park. The other cooks have gone South, East, and West. So they work on Friday, … Continue reading
Change
In some way I need a change from this summer scene. Another time another town Another everything. I’m over the line, can’t define what I’m after.
Green with Envy
Did you ever read about a frog who dreamed of being a king and then became one. Well, except for the names and a few other changes, you can talk about me, the story’s the same one. But then came the hair, some where I don’t want it, none where I do want it, growing pains … Continue reading
A Statement Unparalled
Was a statement ever rendered to you that relinquished your doubt as a good parent? Was that statement so subtle yet so powerful that you melted inside? This morning I had a brief phone conversation with my son. In short notice, he expressed some understanding of the use of my term, “a father’s love”. I … Continue reading
Ironic
I just love a good oxymoron. Despite the dogma of any specific religion or cult; regardless of strict mores or neo conservative platforms; in the end it always boils down to money and sex. This book display was caught by Jay the other day and he shared it with me. I’m sharing it with you … Continue reading
Sadness is the Soul Recognizing Change
“Perhaps we would bear our sadness with greater trust than we have in our joys. For they are the moments when something new has entered us, something unknown; our feelings grow mute in shy embarrassment, everything in us withdraws, a silence arises, and the new experience, which no one knows, stands in the midst of … Continue reading
The End Is Coming
The world as we know it is coming to an end on Saturday, May 21st by all predictions. I’m pretty much pissed off about all this. I really screwed up. I drove back to Pittsburgh on Monday as I had scheduled myself for a simple procedure. In no need of a trache or stoma anymore, … Continue reading
Mens’ Night Out
I was basking in the elixir of fatherhood yesterday. Unlike lyrics from “The Cat’s In the Cradle“, Ryan makes time for me which I find uncomparable. We exchanged stories about his new offspring, chased pars with another twosome on the links and then topped the evening off with a Phillies game. I have a penchant … Continue reading
May Day, Justice Served and a Sideline Business
We’ve been in western Pennsylvania now since Saturday. I have yet to see the sun. If it’s not raining, the skies are filtered with heavy clouds and my Seasonal Affective Disorder kicks in. However, the visit has proved so far to be victorious in a physical sense. The neurosurgeon found nothing but progress since the … Continue reading
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