Sometimes you just gotta go to extremes and then walk out of the wreckage and see if you find your way…. I GOT UP in the dark of a rainy morning Continue Reading →
Author Archives: Richard
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There is noise, then there is noise. The noise I am living with now seems without end and while I wish it could become a backdrop to my life that Continue Reading →
There are homeless among us in our wealthy little area…
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It’s easy not to see the homeless in the middle of so much, but they are here and little acts of kindness matter…. I LIVE IN a town where homelessness exists Continue Reading →
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Time to run a want ad. The workload of feeling sorry for myself has grown to be too much for one person….. HELP WANTED. Someone to pity me 24/7. Have been Continue Reading →
Some stuff on my mind…
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STUFF….. If it weren’t for betting ads, personal injury lawyers and politics local TV stations would go broke. The betting ads bug me most. I once knew and even worked with Continue Reading →
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It’s raining, and it’s quiet and that makes it a pretty good day to do….well, not much! RAIN. QUIET. AAHHHH! It’s raining. Has been since the wee hours. I was up Continue Reading →
Tis the season for….scams!
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I got a text from a young woman wanting to play golf, or so it seemed. Nah. Scammer. TIS THE SEASON…..to be scammed. Over the years I have written about Continue Reading →
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I hate noise! Don’t take peace and quiet for granted! I AM REALLY damn tired of noise. The back story. About 10 years ago when the apartment complex I live in Continue Reading →
What’s on my mind is getting stuff off my mind
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Warning to Medical Professionals: This post may contain offensive information about self-care. DAMN! REALLY, DAMN! And I call myself a writer. I noticed today the last time I put up Continue Reading →
A Vignette…about buried creativity, self-pity and jackhammers…
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EVER FEEL LIKE your brain is stuck in neutral? Or maybe just paralyzed. It’s functioning, aware but it can’t seem to direct any action. Once upon a time I wrote constantly. Continue Reading →
Sorry Bubba, but you and your gun-nut buddies are just a band of pathetic cowards with blood on your hands.
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Real men don’t live in such a state of fear they need an arsenal in the basement. Only cowards do…. TIME TO LOOK in the mirror and face up to who Continue Reading →
A friend went to a new Target and was disappointed, so I went to our new Target, and…
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I wasn’t disappointed, or “wowed.” It was OK. I’ll go from time to time, but in the end it was just another big box….. THE OTHER MORNING Kevin Coupe, consultant to Continue Reading →
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A chilly, cloudy, misty morning reminds me of what I’d be doing if I was still in a house, not an apartment. Mother Natures always sent reminders on the chores Continue Reading →
This Morning I Got Gob-smacked by Trump’s Tariffs…
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As an old guy living alone, I’ve pretty much always just tossed things into the shopping cart. After this morning, I’m going to be a much more careful shopper, and Continue Reading →
It’s not surrendering to accept the realities of getting old…
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I have been contemplating exercise and come to the conclusion I don’t need as much as habit and ego tell me I do…. EXERCISE HAS BEEN on my mind lately. I’ve Continue Reading →