That Was Then, This is Then
Lately my dreams have mostly been revolving about my past. Sitting in the backyard of my childhood, as an adult, with family.
Conversations with my mother about mundane things like, “Have you called your sister?”
“I will, Mom, I promise.”
Banal banter until I realize that she’s, in fact, dead; and we shouldn’t be having this conversation in [...]
What Am I To Be?
This is not who I thought I’d become. I really didn’t. Does any of our plans, when we were playing on the school grounds, ever come true?
I should be taller.
More hair.
Richer.
I have my dream house in the Hollywood Hills already planned out. Throwing my head back in witty banter with Angelina Jolie whilst we soak [...]
Waiting For My Rocket To Come
I was chatting, as I am wont to do, on another chat home.
It was a nice chat and that person on the other end of the internet spectrum suggested that I should continue to write on my blog. That’s it’s been far too long. And while I can’t disagree with them there’s far too many [...]
HELLO? Is Anybody There?
The nature of being alone is never easy for one who finds comfort in background noises and distractions.
There are times we ache for our “alone time” and when it’s upon us we can either revel in it or seek to find alternatives.
The television playing loudly in the background, music that puts us in a memory [...]
Oh I Said That Already, Didn’t I?
You’re right, Mom. I shouldn’t let this bother me. I’m in
television now. It’s my job to be repetitive. My job. My job.
Repetitiveness is my job. (Bart Simpson)
Uh-oh. It’s happened. I’ve become one of those old timers who tell the same story OVER AND OVER.
In scanning the pool of [...]
Are The Buzzard’s Circling?
ALTERNATE TITLE…..
“Are You There God? It’s Me, Scoundrel”
“I hear it’s your Birthday (da na na na)
It’s my birthday too!”
(the Beatles)
Well, it’s my birthday today and there’s only one thing that keeps popping in my head. It’s a quote from “Absolutely Fabulous.”
“I don’t know WHY we celebrate the fact that she’s lived so bloody long!”
I mean, [...]
Do You Remember The Time
There are those who will quibble with me about this and I say bring it on.
It’s been a week now that Michael Jackson has died and yet it’s the first time I’ve written anything about it. I guess I just didn’t know what to say for so long.
Have I cried? No. Was I in shock? [...]
Tim Feehan - Where’s The Fire
I LOVED this when I was 22. I thought I was younger but I looked at the date of the song and well, low and behold I was well beyond puberty.
Yes, the Karate stuff is ridiculous; but the song. OH THE SONG.
Enjoy.
More than special thanks go to Ty! For making me remember and finding [...]
Darth Scoundrel
When does anger subside?
When is it replaced with empathy or even a basic understanding of what your “enemy” is going through?
“I did this but you did this so then I did this but it was because…” That sort of thing.
In his mind I was the root of the problem and in mine he was all [...]