It doesn’t stop It just keeps going like a freight train on steroids It picks up speed And never lets up It’s relentless The trenches built in deep The veins hardened with no relief Tonight Let’s go before the train stops Let’s wipe those tears away And, it’s […]
I was a vegetarian for a rather long time. Such of state of my being confused my family to no end. Eventually, I did stop being a vegetarian as I’m allergic to legumes (and I don’t like them) and fish. Even my doctor told me, a few weeks […]
It reached 106 degrees on Friday in Los Angeles. At least according to my Sprint phone weather updates. When it was down to 104 degrees, I got excited. Well, least as excited as one can get about it being 104 degrees. Luckily for me, I have a high […]
You hear me say that I am not done and you shiver and shake and prance like a clown with no nose Your shiny veneer is off but you know more is to come Your battlecry rings holllow For all now know you are reprehensible You hide […]
I want to set one thing straight right off the bat. I am not writing this bit to get pity. Far from it. It is just a tale to tell. This past weekend I took my son to a birthday party. The young boy turned seven this […]
I’d fallen through the murky abyss And, then I woke up I nodded off to the melody And, then I woke up I hit the snooze button over 1000 times And, then I woke up The bright lights blinded me into a deep sleep And, then I woke […]
I know zilch about soccer. Well, what many in the world refer to as futbol. I guess I also wouldn’t say I know zilch. I know what a goal is. And I think I know what is not allowed in terms of personal hits. Otherwise, I know zilch. […]
He was very wistful these days. He now had a grandchild, although that was completely unexpected. It was all very strange to thim how life just kept on going with no breaks in between. He liked to go into his music room every morning and look at how […]
Facebook, at work, on the highway. Everywhere I look I am bombarded with pithy sayings. I think these are meant to be motivational and encourage me to live a better, more fulfilled life. As a New York curmudgeon, I often scoff at such pithy, supposedly insightful bits. […]
I am someone who loves and really enjoys eating out. I derive great pleasure from food. I am a Taurus after all. Look it up, its true that those who are born under the horoscope sign of Taurus, besides being bullheaded, have a keen sense of gastronomy. Well, […]