Obviously, blogging isn't everything. I just turned 43 (The Year of the Towel come to an end without the answer to life, the universe, and everything...), and I didn't even blog about the day. I've lost my way. A long time ago I told true stories...but that well is empty. I came across this video …
Month: October 2011
No Witnesses
I'm reading this book about the films of John Hughes. Of course, I'm rethinking those dreaded high school years. Sure, I hated high school, but perhaps my animosity towards former classmates is a bit unnecessary. My classmates were not that awful. Many teens have far more unpleasant experiences. Anyway, while reading one of the essays …
The Nicest Guy!
Because of facebook, I now know that a certain individual from my hometown is having serious health problems. He and I are not facebook friends, but we've known each other since we were five. Well, he was five and I was four. Anyway. On facebook a mutual friend posted about his illness and asked people …
The Wrong Explanation
Why I Write by George Orwell...have you read it? Many other writers have taken this title and run with it. Have you? When non-writers ask, "Why do you write?" maybe they should be asked, "Why don't you?" What if all written words vanished? What if every written word in the world--in every language--drifted up into …
