Author Archives
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Disclaimer: Disclaimer.
John Hancock? It’s Herbie Hancock. Duh! As some of you may know, last week my wife and I had to sign a waiver to take a doggy-bag out of a London pub. At first, I truly thought it was a… Read More ›
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A Short Story: "Trains, Planes, and Minions"
I am an avid reader of Paulo Coelho‘s blog, live under a flight path next to a train station, and sleep with a noise machine that utilizes the sounds of water and wind. Therefore, I am not surprised to have… Read More ›
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Harley Worth a Dime
Harley’s Bowl was where we rolled, almost every weekend. The 60’s inspired single-story building towered over the otherwise empty field, unless the circus was in town. The bleak architecture neither inspired nor dissuaded us. The Nihilists weren’t scripted yet, there were… Read More ›
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Use Your Thumbs Dummy
Last night I had the following wholly internal experience while finishing up my work out. I’m not proud of it, I just happened to write it down this morning. I could read his mind: duck, uppercut, jab. Move your feet. … Read More ›
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Dude, Where is My Footprint?
I am a sucker for footprints, especially in the sand. And I admit that I totally buy into the countless analogies, and puns, that footprints carry (hehehe). One set of prints may mean that God carried us down the beach,… Read More ›
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Dominic Republic
Creo que es mas de un mil palabras You have to love two sets of families coming together and hugging it out. The common denominator amongst the 47 people down here is an unequivocal appreciation for the couple getting married…. Read More ›
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A Short Story: "I Smell a Rat In the Ball-Crawl" (working title)
At risk of losing you, I have decided to post a short story I am working on (by working on, I mean I wrote it yesterday and decided today to post it). As I learned in his writing memoir, “On… Read More ›
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Let’s Talk About the Birds and the Owls
I have always wanted to be a morning person. It just never happened for me. I tried all the tricks of the trade, especially the entire alarm clock thing. But, for whatever reason “the morning” is just not for me. Ah,… Read More ›
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A True Story and Sporks are Rad
“Look, mummy, no roof!” The no-more than five-year old kid could barely contain his excitement as he clutched at his mom’s purse. I looked to where he pointed and smiled when I realized what he was talking about. She was… Read More ›
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No Love Lost for The Temper Trap
Let’s be frank, these days music videos are soft-core porn. And for the record, I only watch MTV for the music. I’m not entirely ranting here. It is just that I find all the thrusting and jiggling a little bizarre given… Read More ›