OK, I promise not to turn this into a sports blog, but they have done it to me once again. My Fighting Irish have given me cause for hope yet once again that they can overcome the obstacles we all face and the obstacles that come with being the University of Notre Dame. TheyContinue reading “College Football”
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The First Day of Christmas
I have no issue whatsoever with those who already have their Christmas lights up. I love Christmas. If it were up to me, everyone would have to decorate and light up their houses all year long. To me, this is the FIRST day of Christmas. It is so because Karen will now let meContinue reading “The First Day of Christmas”
Letter to God (Part One)
Dear Sir or Madam: This shouldn’t take long, but I have so much to be thankful for, that I will spread it out over today and tomorrow (Thanksgiving). Thank you first and foremost, for your love and blessings. Thank you for allowing me to continue this journey you gave me to complete. Thank youContinue reading “Letter to God (Part One)”
Sweet Things
Candy. It is the very worst and the very best thing you can give a child. Right up there with ice cream, fast food, doughnuts, and anything fried. The sweets I remember growing up were: candy lipstick, Abba-Zabbas, wax lips and whistles. In Europe, different fruit candies, toffees, and decadent chocolates. In the Orient,Continue reading “Sweet Things”
The Wall
OK, the election is over despite the tantrums still being thrown by the Petulant One. When the smoke cleared, the recount insisted upon actually increased the lead Biden’s team won by. Careful what you ask for. So where does that leave us with The Wall? One of the focal points of Trump’s election inContinue reading “The Wall”
The Secrets to a Happy Marriage
“Yes Dear.” Gentlemen, you learn those two words and you are halfway home. Appropriate for just about ANY question unless she asks if you have been unfaithful to her. Also, if your wife ever asks you ANY question and you take more than one “uh” to preface your answer, you are getting ready to lie.Continue reading “The Secrets to a Happy Marriage”
Ugly people
I despise ugly people. You see them every day in every walk of life. They are the ones that give a little too long of a look at the interacial couple walking down the street, that see nothing wrong with this country that cannot be fixed with a good ass-whipping given to somebody, anybody, whoContinue reading “Ugly people”
Master Plan
The Great Recess Caper of 1961 A seven-year-old growing up on a U.S. military base in Japan, I was full of all of the typical questions that run through a typical seven-year-old’s mind. Like “what if me and my buddy Stevie could devise a plan to get all of our classmates’ valuables: gum, candy,Continue reading “Master Plan”
Above and Beyond
One of the best things I like about this blogging thing is that, as long as I don’t misspell anything and look like a dumb shit, I can pretty much write about anything I want. I worked in industries that required the constant exercise of customer service skills at all levels and there are thoseContinue reading “Above and Beyond”
Television
Growing up in Japan from1962-1965, we had access to exactly ONE American television show. It was the legal series called The Defenders and starred E.G. Marshall and the future Brady Bunch icon Robert Reed. It was only on Sunday nights at 10pm and our Mom made sure we were always able to stay up andContinue reading “Television”
