I don’t particularly care for insects. Regardless, I try to not kill them when I come across them. I often move a spider along so that I do not need to squish it. I try. But, insects do not show me the same courtesy. I am a […]
I was busy all day running around prepping my house for sale. It is a huge endeavor and cannot believe I am doing this again. But I am not here to rail against the wacky, tumultuous housing market. That is for another time. I’m here, instead, to rail […]
This week I would not help myself. I had two pet peeves I focused on as I suppose I let some things bother me. I am a fairly easy going person until I am not. I am Type A until you drive me to the point of […]
It took a long time in my life to get to like salads. Having grown up so poor in life, I kind of felt cheated by salads. I needed heavier meals to make up for those days that I only had a piece of white bread […]
Face down in the gutter No hand but my own You wanted to save me Today, not yesterday But yesterday mattered Today I can pull myself up You could have saved me yesterday But all you wanted was a boost The body aches were real The tears rightfully […]
Running I’m running so hard for you to find me Running so sad Boxing to climb the world Biting so mad Pounding the pavement Toxically so bad Baiting your senses For you are a cad Answering the clarion call But it’s just a fad Fading outwards and back […]
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 already expressed my devastation on Twitter and Facebook. But I am still haunted. And, I need to expand on the 250 characters I used to describe my immediate sadness. I was saddened when kate Spade committed suicide. I am just devastated at the fact that Anthony […]
I am a die-hard New Yorker who knows which city streets to go to to find my fake designer handbags. Or I used to do. See, when I was younger I was very, very poor. So, I needed to buy some cherished items such as videos, music and […]
I was left wandering the ruins I was left wondering whether things were ruined You gave false hope because you know nothing else Your fires left no bridges Your tongue lagged behind our truths You waged a false war because your bones thrive on nothing […]