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Untouched

When you are single — especially at my age, touch is the one thing that you have the least of in your life. You can be alone and have love; … Continue reading

December 6, 2013 · 22 Comments

One Ugly Summer Night

We were supposed to go play tennis. I don’t even play tennis, but she had insisted and had made a big deal out of “making time” to play tennis with … Continue reading

November 21, 2013 · 60 Comments

The Evil of Ignorance

I was thinking about what “evil”  is and many things [and people] immediately came to mind, but when I looked deeper into what I had initially deemed as evil, it … Continue reading

November 15, 2013 · 10 Comments

Fulfilling Promises to a Ghost

Life has an odd way of coming back; sometimes it comes around full-circle, nice and smooth, other times, it zig zags away only to ricochet back like a slap in … Continue reading

November 5, 2013 · 16 Comments

Seven Wonder(ful) Words

Tourists spend hundreds of thousands of dollars visiting the seven wonders, when the real seven wonders of the world are free and merely seven little words whose meaning can carry … Continue reading

October 28, 2013 · 24 Comments

Everything You Need To Know A To Z (In Song Titles)

Animals (Pink Floyd) are unconditional friends. Believe it or not (Joey Scarbury) life does go on. Closing time (Semisonic) is subjective. Don’t (Jewel) ever give up. Everything (Michael Buble) is … Continue reading

July 27, 2013 · 14 Comments