I have been asked many of the same questions over the years about my poem so I will try to clear up those questions for new readers of my poem, “Stolen”. First of all, oh hell yes, this is a true event. I was raped by Bob Ranger when I was 16 and a virgin. … More Some Additional Comments On My Poem “Stolen”
Bank Tale #1 This tale happened when you had to have a check processed by a real, live human bank teller, either inside the bank or via an outside drive-up teller bay, if you wanted to immediately cash your check. There were ATMs but if you deposited your check that way on a Friday, you … More Two Weird But True Bank Tales
If you haven’t already registered to vote, and are eligible to do so, please do so immediately because all of the elections this year, from the Presidential and Congressional elections to your local and state elections are extremely important. I am a long-time firm believer that consistent voting, not just in Presidential elections, but in … More Voting in America’s 2016 Elections
I played Trivia again this past Wednesday (by the way, my team won again for the 3rd week in a row – yay!) and afterwards my daughter, Tara, asked me if I wanted to go to a small tavern very near her place for a last call because one of our very favorite people, Emily, … More Sometimes All of Us Just Need Some Compassion
Last week I played in a Trivia Contest with 2 people I had never met before: Aaron and Molly. They were both such great people and so much fun to chat with. One of the categories was “Adult Swim.” All of the five questions for that category were going to be about the different shows … More Lassifer: The Evil Collie From Hell
To quote Charles Dickens from his book, Tale of Two Cities, it was the best of times and it was the worst of times. But for the most part the 2016 Olympics in Rio was the very best of times for athletes, visitors and viewers alike. Even before these 2016 Games began, there were many … More The Closing Ceremony of the 2016 Rio Olympics
At the 2016 Rio Olympics a long standing tradition of giving small bouquets of flowers to the medal winners has been discontinued, and instead, the winners are given small 3-D sculptures of the official Rio Olympics logo. The Rio Olympics officials decided that since the traditional bouquets of cut flowers soon die, they would give … More The 2016 Rio Olympics Sculptures
I won’t be posting much while the Olympics are going on in Rio and I will have to take some time off after they are done to catch up on my sleep as well because I’m trying to watch as much as I can on TV as well as online. But my temporary sleep deprivation … More The 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro
This has been a horrible month for my wallet. My internet bill went up $20 a month, despite pleading phone calls to Charter’s customer service (wow, is that phrase a joke with those people!) and to that department’s supervisors that were in vain. Then somewhere shortly after the first of this month, I picked up … More Thank You, Joseph Grummer!!
Donny Boy (sung to the melody of “Danny Boy”) Oh Donny Boy, the courts, the courts are calling, from east to west and down the country side. Your wallets gone and all your polls are dying. Tis you, tis you must go and you must hide. Your oft told lies have now come back … More Donny Boy: My Ode To Donald Trump
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