Jak's Ramblings

Turtle-ing Cajuns love turtle meat. Fresh water turtles. Loggerheads and Snapping turtles taste the best.. I think it was the late seventies when I was lured into a turtleing expedition. I was farming at the time deep in the La. Bayou country. My wife, Judy and I had a nice brick home at the time.... Sign in to see full entry.

All around us everyday are mysterious goings on that we seem to take for granted. I seem to remember waking up. Now that is the first one. I woke up. My eyelids opened. Light came into my eyes. My mind urged me to sit up and move. My body said, "Why, its comfortable here." And yet my mind was able... Sign in to see full entry.

Okay, women, I am Man. A question, When is it alright to lie in relationships? The beginning or towards the end? How about never? Isn't honesty suppose to be the best policy? Nope, alls fair in love and war. I wonder who said that. In my chauvanistic thinking, its a woman. I had a marriage of 13... Sign in to see full entry.

How do we heal from Love's aches? I am just realizing how hard it is to get past the initial phase of a breakup and move on to the next one. I may be wrong because I am the dumpee and not the dumper. I do believe there should be a course for educating humans ( an I use that term loosely in this... Sign in to see full entry.

Looking for a profound statement that will get you going. I am feeling the angst from being without work although it has only been a couple of weeks. It is not easy to stay on an even keep with financial and security measures on your mind all the time. I sure thought anti-depressants would stop... Sign in to see full entry.

I know this is suppose to be about love and romance. Well this is about love and losing a love. My best friend, Jack, died suddenly last week. No warning symptoms. Just he and his wife driving somewhere and he has what is called heart arrest. Bacically it means the electricity in his body stopped.... Sign in to see full entry.

When do we ever learn about love? Do we keep making the same mistakes with each new relationship? I seem to be in another failed affair. I fell into a sympathy trap and did not bail out in time. I just figured we would be closer after this life threatening disease had run its course and she realized... Sign in to see full entry.

When do we reach the end of our rope? I am alluring to how much bending over backward do we do in the name of love? How many times do we swallow our words? Does the patience factor last indefinitely? Does love really conquer all? I recall a friend of mine celebrating his 30th wedding anniversary who... Sign in to see full entry.

I have always considered myself an adventurous fellow. I have always drove at least 5 miles per hour over the speed limit. Occasionally I have pulled out in front of a bycycle on the way home from work. I suppose, though, falling in love may be classified as an adventure. It has death defying... Sign in to see full entry.

Just what is so special about being a woman? Apparently they are the superior sex. I write this because all adverstisement seems to geared to the female gender. We still have the occasional beer commercials but lately even they are giving the opposite sex the upper hand.. What is left for the male?... Sign in to see full entry.