Last year, one of my winter-time prescriptions for the winter blahs was to pick up the guitar again and begin playing.
Retread
Gratuitous Idiocy
Well, call it what you will. But the look I got was, "Well, look at the Village idiot." I made some ribs for dinner, and afterward, my wife decided to pack some up to take to work tonight. As she was trying to fit four ribs, energetically, into a three-rib size container, I spontaneously broke …
School Days! stream of consciousness Saturday
My first school was a parochial institution run by the Sisters of Perpetual Pain. The teacher I remember most was Sister Marguerite De Sade. Thankfully, my parents moved me to a public school in third grade, where I thrived. It's incredible what encouraging words and a positive environment can do for your learning experience.This saved …
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Detour
Daily writing promptIf you were going to open up a shop, what would you sell?View all responses Yesterday my wife and I went on a frolicking detour. Our trip was part of our effort to visit towns and cities within an hour's drive that we had not been to. It's interesting to see how our older …
Ruts
I was living in a little rathole on the backside of Boston's Beacon Hill - it's since been turned into a luxurious condo, but then it was a rathole. Its principal amenity was a solitary window looking out onto the street. The rear window looked into an airshaft that some less intellectual tenants used to deposit their trash. Of course, it was cheap, and after a few beers, you stopped paying attention to the upstairs neighbors alternately screwing or fighting.
Stealin’, Stealin’
I was obsessed with themes in my earlier life, well I guess I am still.
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