Sunday, February 5, 2006
Sinking Low And Rising High
During my first year of teaching, I lived pay check to pay check, barely covering my bills each month. One Sunday night, late in the year, I reached into my kitchen cupboard and pulled out my last can of soup for supper. No worries, though, for I would be paid the following day. Never a fan of...
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Saturday, February 4, 2006
Put What In Where?
Maybe this is why I’ve never fathered any children: One summer afternoon when I was 12, I fell on a badminton stake and a friend--- a much heavier friend--- then fell on top of me. No, the stake didn’t stab me there. It punctured my left thigh, and I had to be pulled off it. It was a nasty wound,...
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Friday, February 3, 2006
Just In Times For Valentine's Day
A Sadist's Lament Come live with me and be my love, or you will pay the price. I'll take your bra and fill it full of fleas and ticks and lice! (Sometimes these things just pop into my head and I have to get rid of them. Thank you, Blogit!)
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Queerer And Queerer
I’ve always loved words. When I was young, I soaked them up the way that a sponge absorbs liquid. One of my early favorites was “queer.” I have no idea where I first heard it, but I liked it. And I liked its meaning: “Deviating from the expected or normal. Strange. Peculiar.” I think maybe that I...
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Thursday, February 2, 2006
Amputation For Littering!
If I were King of the World, I’d impose a new punishment for those who trash our highways and byways. Anyone caught littering would have a finger amputated. Eventually, such offenders no longer would pose a threat because they no longer would be driving. Heck, with no fingers, they couldn’t even...
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Wednesday, February 1, 2006
Latex Gloves Treatment
As the U.S. customs agent exited his office, he pulled on thin, white Latex gloves. Another agent, this one the size of an NFL lineman, followed. Neither smiled. “Come with us,” the one with the gloves said to me. I looked over at my friends. We all knew what awaited me in the men’s room. I...
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Tuesday, January 31, 2006
Fascinating Place in Cyber Space
Blogit is a fascinating place in cyber space. I’ve been here a little more than two weeks and feel as if I haven’t even touched the surface of what it is and why people are here. As to the latter, I’m certain that reasons are diverse. Me? I’m here to be read. As someone who writes for a living and...
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Monday, January 30, 2006
Tearing The Seam of Reality
One of the best things about growing older is that we become less self-absorbed. I was especially glad of that one night recently, when I ripped the seat out of my shorts while playing volleyball. Now, how my skinny butt could tear those baggy shorts likely will remain one of the World’s Great...
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Sunday, January 29, 2006
Daddy's Little Girl
At a party recently, a woman touched my arm gently and told me that she had read “about half” of my book. “What happened to you is just like what happened to me and my brother,” she whispered. “It’s exactly the same.” Well, maybe not exactly, but close enough for us to feel a kinship of sorts. And...
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Thursday, January 26, 2006
Thank You
Anglofinspirtion, Ariala, curator, falconeye, factorfiction, Meringue, Nanaroo: Your advice, comments, concerns, and compassions for me regarding the loss of my best friends in a murder-suicide a few years ago are greatly appreciated. I want you to know that I am strong of heart and head and have...
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