It’s early in the morning and I’d like to turn on the TV. Ultimately though, that would lead to the national news and their dreaded panels or the local news where I would learn whose tractor flipped over or how the local chess team did. Other than that, it’s commercials about erectile dysfunction, Flo selling […]
So, I Told You I was Going To Lighten Up! (Temporary)
An Allegory on the Soul of Humanity
The end of our existence began with the last desperate gasp of a dying child; not as written in the ancient texts, but in silence, without even the faintest hint of a whisper. The Soul of humanity stirred and was awoken from slumber by the wretched stench of human cruelty. Borne of the Creation, and […]
The human male, a plague on humanity.
As a white male, this is a tragic assessment of my gender. There is no science, behavioral or biological, that can explain away our unforgivable behavior. I simply cannot find words that are strong enough to describe my bewilderment at “the why”. What the !@?# is wrong with us? Is it a physical or a […]
Givers and Takers, That’s Life
The burden of change, weighs heavily upon the shoulders of the benevolent. For those who are kind, must remain nimble as the taker seeks out the generous, if only to relieve them of their gains for the natural law draws all towards the mean. The giver gives and the taker takes until all is […]
Learning English? Good Luck! Grammar, Homophones & Slang
The English language has gone “off the rails”. It’s like a code. My heart goes out to all who are brave enough to try.
It’s “Time” to fit in
America was once a Melting Pot A stew of many lands The contents many, but individual The world reflected in a pan This Pot contained the customs Of each culture and it’s beliefs But no matter how hard you stirred it The Pots’ ingredients refused to mix Each person seemed a foreigner Yet together in […]
Democrat or Republican; We Should “Listen” to the Writings of Aaron Sorkin
Aaron Sorkin, a great American writer, producer and actor, offers a few provoking thoughts that we should all reflect upon. I feel that we have lost our way with regard to politics, and are desperately in need of a compass. Here are two “clips” from his writings. “America isn’t easy. America is advanced citizenship. You […]
