Toss another one on the fire

 
 If it’s been banned I’ve read it. If it hasn’t, I ‘ve read it, or I’m determined to do so before I die. I think that the one great thing that distinguishes man from beast is the ability to enjoy a good book.  I’d  rather read than do just about anything on earth. I have fun with books, [...]

Can you pee standing up?

I am so rarely at a loss for words, but sometimes I find myself staring at a headline scratching my head in wonder and dismay. It’s 2008 and the those of us born without a penis can still be left standing outside-literally.
Then again, why in the world  would we want to eat with the likes of [...]

Blogging and the blues

Given my promise that I would no longer allow the travails of life with ex to be the focus of my words, I seem to have very little to say as of late.  That leaves me  frustrated and feeling a bit off kilter. Then I read this article in Newsweek and said AHA! So it’s [...]

Big Big Big

Well I got one wish.
 
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/06/13/washington/13scotus.html

Dreaming

I am a registered Independent, let’s get that out of the way now. If there were such a category I would register as a cynic, a doubter, an I-hate-the-entire-process-and-let’s be- frank -there’s -really- not -much- difference anymore. Donkey elephant elephant donkey red state blue state.
I tend to  vote for  Democrats, I’ve always had a problem [...]

Summer Reading

I just finished a really good book-Of Human Bondage by W. Somerset Maugham. I was half way through it when I learned that I was reading an abridged version with over half the pages cut from the novel. I was immediately advised to STOP READING! But I couldn’t, it’s that good. So I finished it [...]

All in a Day’s Work

I read an article in the newspaper this weekend reporting that the country’s economic down turn  has hit teens hard, as in teens looking for summer work. The annual rite of passage, the opportunity to get a little work experience while earning some pocket change, is suffering as unemployment and gas prices continue to rise [...]

For Peter.

I met my very best friend, Pam, when I was seven years old. As I’ve told the story here before, I was the new kid in the neighborhood and one afternoon walked over to her house and knocked on the basement door. “Do you want to play?” I asked. Pam looked me over once from [...]