Bad Juju

copyright Lou Carreras - 2025

and, "messing with his toys is bad juju." Zack continued to pull the stuffed seal toy out of the Grey Menace's paws.

Bog in a Barrel

The barrel planter began as a water feature - a few water plants, a little fountain, and a goldfish.

Deep-Six

" By the deep six" was the original leadsman call with the sounding line.

Lightbulb

A favorite Thomas Edison quote of mine is: "Just because something doesn't do what you planned it to do doesn't mean it's useless."

Homie

It's a different window on things, and I didn't like it.

Solve For X

The most significant contributory factor in my departing high school for Greenwich Village was algebra.

Blank

In the sea of words, authors produce there are convenient blanks; lacunae.

Doctrinaire

Ozzie and Cherie would walk the few blocks over to the Boston Common for Ozzie to play some terrible music while Cherie "danced." As soon as a small group of tourists formed, Ozzie would start his spiel asking for spare change to support their art. Being that Cherie could not dance, nor Ozzie Play guitar, it was the rudest form of chicanery. However, the lack of technique didn't matter, and coins and bills fell into the tin cup. The tourists seemed keen to be clipped.

Figurehead

Most of the ship's figureheads that have come down to us are anonymous.