“I’m Serial, You’re Parallel.”
Reprising and updating a piece I wrote some years ago in an attempt at humorous mansplaining…please take with a grain of salt — preferrably the variety coating…
That ‘Deer, Meet Headlights’ Moment
Y’know, when I screw up, I do it extraordinarily well. Yes, you’re probably detecting a bit of pride as I write that, and it shouldn’t even…
Reprise: The “Fidel Castro” of Parties
Reprising something from yesteryear I wrote awhile back, since we’re in the month of my daughter’s upcoming sweet sixteen birthday. As she eyed the nine year-old out…
Night Shift: The Woman in the Room
I’ve a tendency to relate my life through the popular arts. Given the movies, music, and books I’ve done over the years, it’s easy to do. Blame…
Vega$ Trip
Born and raised in L.A., with all its surrounding iridescent street and building lights, hardly readied me for this. Only driving across the barren wasteland, between here and there, could do that. At night, moonless, with only the car’s headlights (and those of any other autos sharing that lonely road) for fellowship, brought a new grasp to it all.
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Banks are financial institutions. Serving a purpose in our economic infrastructure that involve withdrawals, deposits, loans, investment, and exchanges of currency. Yes, like just about everyone else, I hate them,…
Last Week, Many Years Ago
I do not have a photographic memory. The long-term impressions are selective, and it is these kinds of events I remember the most. Then there are those I don’t.
Twenty-five on 25
Twenty-five years ago, on February 25th at this appointed hour, in St. Bernadette Catholic Church, I married well.
Reprise: Mr. & Mrs.
It’s the facets of wedlock, the rubber meets the road variety, and all the little things about marriage, this story absolutely nails on the big screen.
Reprise » A Musical Valentine for My Bride
* My marriage to this lovely woman will soon reach a quarter century this year. It’s funny how life obliges you to realize the things that…
Reprise » What is it with Thanksgiving, and Movies?
It seems as soon as Halloween ends, with its gala of ghoulish costume delight, then we step into the realm of a holiday that seems to grow less in importance each year. Please don’t take this wrong. Personally, I love this holiday. Back when I was a teen, centuries ago…, I gravitated away from the Christmas holiday as my favorite, naturally, to Thanksgiving.
Beautiful Boy (Darling Boy) – For John and My Son
“Life is what happens to you while you’re busy making other plans.”
Reprise True Story: “What are we doing out here?”
family |ˈfam(ə)lē |noun ( pl. -lies) 1 [treated as sing. or pl.] a group consisting of parents and children living together in a household. • a group…
Plans
Plans… people make them. We’re seemingly prisoners to plans. As close as I can lock down, I became aware of that around age 20. My father…
Hello, Goodbye
These things are always hard to write… My younger (by a year and eight months) brother always seemed to do a lot of things before I…
Andy Williams (1927 – 2012) and Grandma
Being born in the 50s but raised during the 60s, it’s almost a given my musical roots would look to Elvis, The Beatles, and Rock ‘n…
Sometimes…
… a company will capture your family experience perfectly in a 30-second food commercial:
Reprise: Personal Review – The Visitor
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Episode Title: The Visitor Episode #: 74 Season: Four Star Date: 49011.4 Original Airdate: October 9, 1995 Written by: Michael Taylor…
Reprise: Personal Review – Remember Me
Star Trek: The Next Generation Episode Title: Remember Me Episode #: 79 Season: Four Star Date: 44161.2 Original Airdate: October 22, 1990 Written by: Lee Sheldon…
A Happy Father’s Day to Music
Well, it’s Father’s Day here in the U.S., and I wish all of the dads out there a great day. Here’s hoping they get and dole…
It Rains... You Get Wet 