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Monday, March 26, 2012

Not very romantic but

THE DAY ‘LIAR’S POKER’ CAME IN HANDY This coming June, my wife and I will have been married for ten years. Now and then, I like to reminisce about how we got together, because there was a special uniqueness to it. We actually worked together for the same graphic arts company for ten years, but in... Sign in to see full entry.

Friday, March 23, 2012

Something to relate to

“CHANGES” AREN’T PERMANENT... BUT “CHANGE” IS During the first few years of our marriage, my wife and I would have dinner almost every Thursday night at a local bar & grill simply called The Alley. We ate there so frequently that we were eventually on a first-name basis with the waitresses,... Sign in to see full entry.

Tuesday, March 20, 2012

Do we all have neighbors like these?

OH, THOSE BARKING DOGS! My wife and I live in a very nice and relatively quiet neighborhood tucked away in a slightly mountainous region of central New Jersey. Our street is a dead end, so there’s not a lot of traffic, and many of our neighbors are seniors. There are a few eccentrics, but I guess... Sign in to see full entry.

Friday, March 16, 2012

Regardless of the circumstances . . .

KNOW YOUR OPPONENT! I’m an old-time chess player. Unfortunately, I haven’t been engaged in a match in probably 20 years! The problem is not only finding opponents ( not necessarily worthy opponents.. just opponents ) but also the time ( a really good match can take up an entire afternoon! ). One... Sign in to see full entry.

Wednesday, March 14, 2012

Talk about pleasantly surprised!

A “GAGA” OF A PERFORMANCE I must readily admit that, when I was younger, I would be quick to pass judgement on something or someone without giving them the benefit of the doubt. Probably too quick, almost always “judging the book by its cover,” making an immediate assessment, and dismissing the... Sign in to see full entry.

Sunday, March 11, 2012

Some clarity please

SO WHO EXACTLY MAKES UP THE GAY COMMUNITY? Many of you who have read my past blogs/rants/essays/diatribes must surely realize by now that I am no fan of political correctness, or the ridiculous language it has spawned. Hopefully you’ve also come to realize that my angst is never directed at any of... Sign in to see full entry.

Thursday, March 8, 2012

What we need now

SOME MODERN DAY SUPERHEROES Forget Superman! Forget Batman! Forget Wonder Woman, Iron Man, Daredevil or the Hulk! Those Superheroes are only useful or important if the entire planet is threatened by some cosmic force or an unnatural occurrence, or perhaps when a supervillain with a warped sense of... Sign in to see full entry.

Sunday, March 4, 2012

Adding insult to injury

THE POISON OF POLITICALLY CORRECT LANGUAGE I’d like to present a hypothetical scenario for everyone, and then pose what I feel to be an intriguing question. Ready? Try to imagine a few generations ago if, say, the Russians had invaded our country. They landed on the east coast and worked their way... Sign in to see full entry.

Thursday, March 1, 2012

Need some candy?

GOD REALLY DOES WORK IN MYSTERIOUS WAYS! On Sunday mornings, my wife likes to watch the television minister Joel Osteen. She refers to his sermons as her “weekly pep-talk.” She has also purchased and read a couple of the books he has written. One Christmas, my wife decided to get one of these books... Sign in to see full entry.

Monday, February 27, 2012

Something new to debate?

DUMB THINGS VS STUPID THINGS I’m not really sure if this is debatable or not, but I believe that there are different degrees of unintelligent behavior. In other words, some actions I would consider dumb, which is bad enough, and other actions I would deem stupid, which I feel is worse. Some... Sign in to see full entry.

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Like the famous Roman stand-up philosopher Comicus once exclaimed: “I coalesce the vapor of human experience into a viable and logical comprehension.” In other words, I see, hear and read about a lot of peculiar things, try to make some sense of them, and then pass them on to you, hopefully in a whimsical but common sense way. Strap yourselves in . . . this ride can sometimes be a little bumpy! From the author of "The Hindering" and "Welcome To America-Society In Decline"

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