Growing up, my mother was a master punster. Her word-play calisthenics, to an adolescent, were real groaners. As I get older, my genetic predisposition for puns has begun showing more and more, but mom's true scion is my daughter. At the ripe old age of six, she quipped the best pun I've ever heard. We … Continue reading Best pun ever!
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All I really need to know I learned at Jin Jins
I love me a good quote. I have several that have special significance for me. One, a stunner from Friedrich Nietzsche, follows me wherever I go... literally, and has an Irish accent. "What does not kill me makes me stronger." While I identify with being a Christian, I would more accurately say it's with ambivalent … Continue reading All I really need to know I learned at Jin Jins
Lights in the attic
The treehouse club was his refuge. It wasn’t really a treehouse, but he could see trees through the attic dormers. He figured that was close enough. It wasn’t really a club either. He was the only member, there were no dues required, no rules to follow. The only prerequisite for inclusion, he testified later, was … Continue reading Lights in the attic
Thorns and vines
“She’s human kudzu, a smothering parasite choking the life out of you.” He asked for my honest opinion, and I wasn’t holding back. “It’s a mystery to me why you’re with her.” I agreed to meet him for coffee after cutting him out of my life for the past three months. His girlfriend was the … Continue reading Thorns and vines
Crazy, hazy, daze
From June through August, apocalyptic storms, uncivilized masses of trespassers, infuriatingly motionless traffic, and hellacious heat intrude upon my idyllic, bucolic condition. These endless days of summer wear on my fragile sanity.
Think outside the box
Seeing it among other handcrafted wooden boxes displayed at the bazaar kiosk, Lukas knew it was not what it seemed. Squeezing through the crowd, he pretended to examine other souvenirs to draw attention away from the box. When the booth owner began loudly bargaining with another customer, he picked up the small box. Heavier than it … Continue reading Think outside the box
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