June 24, 2012 As I sit here, somewhat uncomfortably, and way too sober in these wee morning hours as I prep for my colonoscopy – I can only think of the many other things that I’d rather be doing than having this Colyte cocktail and visiting the toilet every few minutes to, well, anyone who […]
June 17, 2012 I recently wrote and delivered a speech meant to yield me a sweet retirement package that would have put me on a great monetary and security trajectory for the next 5 years…fact of the matter is: I could have put $16,000-a-year into my annuity for the next 5 years. But Fate wouldn’t
Mark Antony and Me Read More »
June 4, 2012 I may have once written that the original family name my father brought to the United States was T-s-c-h-i-t-k-u-s-h-e-f-f (I’m not even sure I’ve spelled this Greek Macedonian name correctly). Anyways, S-c-h-e-f-f is a Germanized version of the name that most Americans pronounced Shitchef; so the folks changed it to something with
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May 13, 2012 Well, it’s another Mother’s Day, and, if ever there was a holiday that actually made sense (other than Thanksgiving [my personal favorite holiday]) – it’s Mother’s Day! Honoring the institution of “mothering” is of unparalleled importance…sadly, maintaining the institution becomes more imperiled by the day. Let’s face it folks – very few
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On Being Too Nice May 7, 2012 One of the coolest juvenile incarcerees I’ve experienced in my last 20 years of court school teaching went “gangsta” on me the other day. I asked him what-the-Hell-happened-to-him – because this was a kid who was college bound! For 3 straight months he came in and was respectful
Well, if you haven’t noticed it yet – my site has undergone a makeover…which means that I will still be writing for awhile – unless I die or go blind…come to think of it – I can type with my voice now, too – so it would have to be some type of Death ending
With the-crack-of-the-bat, and God speaking through Ernie Harwell or Vin Scully – I have the annual Spring Sense that everything-is-right-in-the-world: like Linus sucking on his thumb and holding his blanket. I grew up with the Detroit Tigers and can still pretty much name the Tigers 1968 World Series Team. So, too, can I name most
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Well, April Fool’s has come and gone – and I didn’t try to pull a prank on anyone (though Giti did try to pull one of her “lame” jokes on me). I was probably unusually serious because I was headed to my folk’s home in North Fort Myers Florida for a few days. And that’s
The Old Folks\’ Home Read More »
Like most of the rest of the country, I got that Lotto Bug – when the mega millions cracked 200, then 300, then 400, then 500, then $600 Million. And I play – knowing that my chances are the same as everybody else’s – but what a night of dreaming the purchase of a big
