Let’s face it. As we (are supposed to) evolve, our lexicon changes, our perspective changes, and it’s happening all around us. I hear new terms and before I can react, I have to look up what it is I am reacting to. It took me years evidently, to realize that Karen was a pejorative termContinue reading “New Language”
Category Archives: Short stories
And the Beat Goes On…
Sonny and Cher walkin’ the talk. Kansas is making it pretty clear what their thoughts are on the whole LGBTQ alphabet thingy. Not the place to go for many people. South Carolina just became the only State Supreme Court in the United States with all-male judges. So what do they do? They revisit the abortionContinue reading “And the Beat Goes On…”
You Don’t Say!
A year ago you couldn’t avoid stories about BabyHead Putin’s fuck-up of an “invasion.” They were everywhere. But the big news ended up being the resolve of the Ukrainian people and their allies as they proudly defended their country. So I am thinking that they faced that bald little bastard Putin’s best shot and handledContinue reading “You Don’t Say!”
I Cannot Fathom…
No, not the poorest of taste in jokes considering the latest tragedy of the deep bombarding us from every news outlet, but my knee-jerk reaction when I heard of the five souls lost at sea. Right out of a Netflix movie script, and you can believe there will be movies to come, the vessel wasContinue reading “I Cannot Fathom…”
One Man’s Lemon
I have always been a bit of a contrarian, choosing the road not taken more times than not as I have made my way through this extraordinary ride called life. I joined the high school debate club as an avenue to get close to the prettiest girl in school, a blue-eyed German girl named Gerta.Continue reading “One Man’s Lemon”
Here Today….
You know the rest. My very last band has exploded, along with my dream of one last bid to play out with a full band and showcase my music. I’m gonna take the heat on this one. I was the only one of the four of us that had an agenda. Hell, these guys wereContinue reading “Here Today….”
Where Did My Appetite Go?
There is irrefutable evidence that I had one; I didn’t get up to 275 pounds at one point by going on the Gandhi diet. No, I earned my stripes honestly. Consider a typical working day of a French Chef (me): 4am Wake up (or stay awake from night before). Do several wake-me-up lines of cocaineContinue reading “Where Did My Appetite Go?”
Just Sayin’
The first story that catches my eye was about how a person was denied a position by a recruiter because she wanted to negotiate their salary. What’s the problem? At the height of my career as an Executive Chef, I was recruited by TGI Fridays to be their Corporate Chef down in Texas. The recruiterContinue reading “Just Sayin’”
What Have I Missed?
An English football club just won the insanely-difficult treble; they won the Premier League, the FA Cup, and now, the crowning Champions’ League. At least a Manchester team won, just not my Manchester team. Maybe next year for my Red Devils. I always swear off even looking at the website, but inevitably have to findContinue reading “What Have I Missed?”
Yet Another Song
I am starting to impress myself with this burst of creativity that has led me to write seven original songs after a span of thirty years or so, but what really impressed me was these are good songs. I’ve always been OK as a lyricist, but my music structure is so much more polished afterContinue reading “Yet Another Song”
