Cabbage Ass
Something short and sweet, so to speak . . . Someone floated an air biscuit on the train this morning, a silent sulfur scream (SSS) so deadly in intent that my eyes literally crossed. Dude, if you’re...
View ArticleSecrets?
These aren’t really dirty little secrets just stuff you may not know about me. I was tagged by Kim a few days ago and owed her for not getting on my ass about the poetry tag I blew off a while ago....
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I turned around and there he was at the register. It was all too brief an encounter. “I read “The Shining” in 1977 when I was a freshman at Berklee College of Music. I’ve been a fan ever since,” I...
View ArticleSmoke, Lies and the Nanny State and . . .
Just wanted to put up yet another “thank you” post for being so damn generous with your comments. I wanted to make my way around the “bloghorn” but will never do it all tonight. I’m only human. A few...
View Article14 Days
I waited on a woman today that was in search of a cigar lighter for her husband. After showing her several lighters she picked a Prometheus Torch for $100. “My husband is unbelievable! Look at this,”...
View ArticleDie
I began reading the new Natalie Goldberg book ‘Old Friend from Far Away’ a few days ago. It’s a book custom-tailored for writers of memoir. So far the book is quite good (like all of her books). Page...
View ArticleCape Cod (*may not be ready)
It’s always a daunting task starting a new journal; all that virgin white space, the absence of anything resembling a word or thought, and the cackling cynic inside me all trying to sway me towards...
View ArticleIpod, therefore, I am
I was in a restaurant yesterday when I suddenly realized I desperately needed to pass a nasty butt mutt.The music was really, really loud, so I timed my anal acoustics with the beat of the music....
View ArticleLinear Beercan Language
A guy comes into the store today and says, “I want 4 packs of American Spirit Yellow.”We ring him up, take his money and say, “Would you like a bag?”He says, “No thank you, I have gloves.”I have...
View ArticleFire down below
I run into many interesting people during the course of my day in Boston.This morning a customer took me by surprise with a true story that was just too damn funny not to share. I am not making this...
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