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Rants, Musings and Albatross
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I am a son, brother, husband, father and friend. I have opinions, fears, hopes and prejudices. I know little about myself, but have opinions about everyone else. I aspire to be perceived as thoughtful and thought provoking. I want to be liked, but understand when I am not. I hope you read what I think and talk about it with others.
Recent Posts
yarp! yarp! baow!...
There is no feeling in the emotional spectrum more wholly frustrating than powerlessness. When your circumstances don't allow for you to take action, when you must "take it on the chin," when you are left with no recourse; you can only sit and wait ...
You never know...
How many new people do we come into contact with on a weekly basis? Five? Three? Hmm... How many people have we met in a lifetime? Hundreds? Thousands? Hmm...One in five of them have cancer.One in seven is black.One in three is Republican.One ...
what do you think...
To whom it may concern,I wonder what you think of me. For that matter, I wonder if you think of me at all. I think of you often enough, though I cannot imagine why. It's not as if we've met. Perhaps we have, in another life. I like to think of y...
tic tac tic tactile...
I miss the whirring hum and clackity report of the electric typewriter. There are few tactile experiences as satisfying as rattling off a run-on Selectric sentence. RAP-ATTA-RAP-ATTA-ATTA-PHLAP! Oh, man! That's the stuff!The problem is that I also...
there are no atheists in the NICU: pt 2
In a previous post, I commented on my experience with the premature birth of my son. I explained that though I regarded myself as an atheist, the pressure of that day inspired me to pray. I posited that since I felt the need to pray, I must believe...
comfortably numb...
Newspaper readership has dropped steadily since the early 1990's. To some degree, it's a fiscal matter. With the current economy, the increasing costs of publishing and distribution have certainly hurt the industry. However, newspapers survived (even...

