Working on a Dream (Not) |
I watched Bruce Springsteen perform the title song from his new album "Working on a Dream" on last night's Daily Show. Beautiful song. But while listening I realized that I am no longer working towa...
Posted by on Wed, 25 Mar 2009 08:56:00 GMT |
Conkles Hollow |
Today was forecast to be the last day in a string of several warm sunny Indian Summer days. So I took off for Hocking County this afternoon to get in some quality hiking. Destination: Conk...
Posted by on Thu, 06 Nov 2008 20:45:00 GMT |
My Speeding Ticket |
I went to court today to protest the speeding ticket I received while trying to get my Cutlass retitled. The prosecutor took me aside and offered a deal for me to plead guily to 5 mph over the s...
Posted by on Thu, 15 May 2008 09:09:00 GMT |
My Mail |
So now I've discovered that sometimes the mail that I leave in my mailbox for the mailman to pick up doesn't get delivered. It's either being stolen or my mailman is losing it. And since t...
Posted by on Tue, 29 Apr 2008 09:40:00 GMT |
Buckeye Bureaucracy |
I finally motivated myself yesterday to sell the ruined Cutlass for scrap. It had been a decent car that I gave to a friend in need, but Columbus thieves quickly stole and wrecked it. Afte...
Posted by on Wed, 23 Apr 2008 15:03:00 GMT |
Shitty Luck |
I've just been thinking, with the exception of a lost love my luck was exceptionally good through last summer. Work opportunities seemed to appear at just the right times. A great house to...
Posted by on Thu, 17 Jan 2008 14:00:00 GMT |
Let Oscar Run |
As a baby Oscar Pistorius had both his legs amputated below the knees and so began his life facing overwhelming odds. But amazingly this South African fellow, now 20, has not only adjusted to hi...
Posted by on Thu, 07 Jun 2007 17:48:00 GMT |
Our Poor Canaries |
The recent dog and cat deaths due to kidney failure has been traced to crystals formed when melamine and cyanuric acid are combined; both were found in pet food imported from China. A Chinese ma...
Posted by on Sat, 05 May 2007 16:56:00 GMT |
Litterbugs |
I read that our children are becoming aware of the importance of caring for the environment, and that their generation will work toward a greener country. I certainly hope so. But our chil...
Posted by on Tue, 17 Apr 2007 08:41:00 GMT |
Better? |
The poet Alfred Lord Tennyson wrote:
"'Tis better to have loved and lost than never to have loved at all"
Is the bitter pain of rejection better than the quiet depression of loneliness?
Posted by on Thu, 12 Apr 2007 07:09:00 GMT |
