Dancing with Beautiful Women

“And those who were seen dancing were thought to be insane by those who could not hear the music.”  Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche The music is on, a fifteen-musician ensemble, professional and loud.  The beat pulses through the air in steady waves and hits...

Sucker Punched

One-Two, right under the belt.  Yesterday was Linda Jo, a friendly face I ran often on the streets of Avalon.  A familiar presence at Rotary events, one of my ‘fans’ who enjoyed my wacky presentations about animals, plants or whatever fancy topic I choose...

January morning early rising

  There’s something to be said about the quiet hours of the morning, when you can listen to the soft sounds of a sleeping world.  Behind me, as I type, I hear the click-click cat claws on little padded feet on the wood floor as they move around the darkened...

Naked Ladies

3:30 in the morning and I’ve been awake and tossing since at least 2. A stream of thoughts come through my mind in pieces, almost at random. Things about work, about people, about the upcoming vacation, things to do. Nothing sticks there for long, mostly because I don’t want to start thinking about them too much. Otherwise, I’ll be awake the rest of the night. However, they keep coming up, like bubbles in a pool of molasses.

Doing What I Love

I love writing.  I get to do quite a bit of it at work (the day time job thing I do) but certainly not enough and not the “right” kind, the kind that gets me excited, that brings out the best thoughts, that tickles the funny bone and squeezes the tear glands.  At work...