Mostly bad ones. Like when I left college and I find myself in the expansive (by 1978 standards) Stardust Sports Book. I am drunk (big surprise there) and making an ass out of myself while flirting with this (50k boob job) cocktail waitress. If her eyes rolled any further back in her head from myContinue reading “Decisions, Decisions”
Category Archives: original thought
A Letter to a Hero
Three months ago I wrote a letter to Manchester United striker Marcus Rashford. My beloved Reds are making a run this year in the Premier League, currently sitting top of the table at the seaon’s mid-point. Marcus has been using his voice and celebrity status to try and get the British Parliament to form andContinue reading “A Letter to a Hero”
Zeal
In my book EMOTIONS: Not Your Mama’s ABC’s, under each letter of the alphabet I include a short preface to the short stories. Believe me when I say it is a new genre focused on maximum emotional impact with an economy of words. You can check it out on my website marksplayhouse.com. Please let meContinue reading “Zeal”
Breakfast
The most important meal of the day, right? Funny how age (and other factors) affect what you consider breakfast to be. When your lifestyle is such that you are usually awake at least until 2am every single day (in other words when you are young), your internal timeclock easily sees you eating a huge breakfastContinue reading “Breakfast”
Lottery Dreams
OK. Someone in Maryland won the 750 million Powerball lottery. Great for them, no matter who they are. Now everyone wants to know who the winner was. I like the rule that keeps the anonymity of the winner intact. I can only imagine the onslaught of requests that would produce. So what would you doContinue reading “Lottery Dreams”
Babies
I think babies are the coolest. All species, it doesn’t matter. Small little friends arriving by the second on this planet and I wish I could protect ALL of them. I was surprised to hear that the only species whose offspring will die without any assistance is the human baby. And we dominate this planet?Continue reading “Babies”
Turn the Page
I know, I know, I promised not to turn this into a boring political blog, like the world needs another one of those. Just let me get this out of my system. On this historic day, our country transitions power from one presidency to the next. As an American, I support whoever is the PresidentContinue reading “Turn the Page”
Dancing
I can dance. Certainly not as well as I think I can, but I have rhythm and a good sense of beat to at least not be “that guy” on the dance floor; flailing, spinning, and generally avoiding falling down to any music, except jazz. But who dances to jazz? Not cool enough. Jazz buffsContinue reading “Dancing”
As Promised
As the nineties were beginning, I found myself in a tiny recording studio in Texas, Ohio. I hooked up with a badass bluegrass harp player and a shred-metal bass player and we laid down some tracks as a demo cassette. The harmonica player and I ended up gigging out as Blue Country, and the bassContinue reading “As Promised”
Nothing Off Limits
In my book Emotions: Not Your Mama’s ABC’s, nothing is off limits. It is truly an emotional rollercoaster, testing your emotional resilience to read, decipher, and experience each story (or preface) on its own merit. It may also have you questioning my sanity on occasion. Definitely not for speedreading despite its length. An example ofContinue reading “Nothing Off Limits”
