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Irish Gumbo
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Creative outlet for an aspiring writer with a lot on his mind, time to kill and things to say. An investigation into the universe and what makes it tick, plus humor, philosophy, memoir and other things besides.
Recent Posts
Hiss
Sitting alone in my living room, listening to the white noise of my cooling mind, I am seized by the notion that my skull may be filled with hydrogen. Hydrogen, in certain energy levels, is surprisingly noisy. Back in the 1930's and '40's, a bu...
Moons of Jupiter, So Close...
It was G-maw that made me want to be an astronaut. Not a "Going to the moon" type astronaut, mind you, I mean a full on balls-to-the-wall (or balls-to-the-bulkhead) strapped to God's own bottle rocket, out past the orbit of the Earth around the Sun ...
Miles Away From Here
Seriously? I don't know what has gotten into me. No, no...more like I don't know what hasn't gotten into me. Wait, I do know what hasn't gotten into me: inspiration. This is strange considering I am surrounded by inspiration. You see, my mind...
Falling In Love With A Gun Street Girl, and Other Tragicalamities
Every so often I get it into my head that I want to write songs. Or even just one song. This is not one of those times...and its all Tom Waits' fault. Unintentional, I know. Falling James in the Tahoe mud Stick around to tell us all the t...
Okay, But What Kind of Meat?
I went to a local museum last weekend with my Wee Lass, to attend a birthday party for two of her classmates. In the room reserved for the festivities, I saw this sign upon the wall: Everyone is a specialist these days. I think I'll pick...ba...
Running Lights
Christ, my head hurts. Sleep or liquor I can’t tell. I heard your voice, or laugh, cupped by the waves and tossed into my ears. That dream again, waking up on the beach, cold and slick with dew. I’m never sure if I had been drinking. It’s...

