When my father was dying there was a leaflet on the table in the little hospice house in the woods that I avoided for at least a week before sheer boredom led me to open it. If memory serves there was a simple line drawing of a boat on the…

This is the story of how I tracked down a girl in a magazine by pretending to be a California University. And how I actually managed to talk to her. In 1992 I was a college dropout. Still sounds strange to write, but I bailed on college at 19 years…

And shopping for Bourbon like a local What an odd phrase. Have you heard it? I’m sure you have. Unless you’re under 20 maybe. Or have never been outside of California. I love phrases. Especially old ones. In fact when the world-wide web thingie was in the honeymoon phase, “A…

And maybe we deserved it Monty was the new kid. Monty was bigger than every kid in fourth grade. Hell he was bigger than the sixth graders as just a fourth grader. But he was new. And he was big. We were all taken aback when he showed up in…

A stream of consciousness thought journey I’ve spent many a Friday night alone but somehow this one felt different. Starting out it wasn’t even a bad day. I slept in a bit partly because it was 19 degrees outside and aside of three inches from my weird wall heater the…

I guess I never thought about it How can one get what one wants if one hasn’t defined what one wants? That’s deep man. Stuck at the airport recently, ok not exactly “stuck,” let’s be positive and say the truth — seriously delayed. Delayed at the airport recently I was reading a good book called ‘Anything You…

I drive, therefore I am It’s true I do love bookends. I love things that contain other things on the front and on the back. I also love actual bookends, though I don’t have a bookshelf currently so I just envy others’ bookends. I also love the album ‘Bookends’ by…

And it hit Amazon today This is me. I was six years old when this picture was taken, just weeks before the bike and my left leg got munched under a Cadillac. “Don’t ride in the street -” said mom. Too bad I was already a pro at disobedience. But…

What’s seven days between friends? I am 50 today. I figured let’s get the big news right out there. Luke? He turns 50 next Tuesday, the 21st. He’s from Texas. I’ve been to Texas. The similarities are frightening. Actually he’s from Massachussets. But I understand people from Massachussets. Fine maybe…