Monthly Archives: May 2015
Progress
I guess I’m in a progress type mood. On Thursday I looked at my New Years resolutions and considered how I was doing on them. I bit off more than I could chew, but I already knew that. I’ve made tolerable progress on the writing front, but clearly bit off more than I can chew. There’s no way I’ll get all five books revised this year. I’m still going to shoot for two, but I’ll probably let the rest slide […]
Shades
Jack(to himself): Yep, I’ve got it made in the shade. I don’t want to change a single thing about myself. I’m not lonely at all. There’s no point in thinking about something that never ever happened. All that time travel stuff is just crazy talk. My wife was never born because her mother accidentally killed her great grandfather? Hah! As if. It’s not like I’ve ever seen….. (turn) Eeek! Previously in Jack and Jill: Blowing Smoke At the Smoke House […]
The Tell Tale Faucet
“Sure, Honey. Have a good time.” Fred didn’t think twice about it when his wife told him to turn the sprinklers off. He changed channels on the TV and completely forgot about the water. “Dear, did you turn the water off like I asked?” She came home late at night and crawled into bed with him. “Yeah, yeah.” He rolled over. “But I keep hearing water dripping.” First thing in the morning his little “white” lie was quickly revealed, and […]
13 Resolutions
Now and then I like to stop and check my progress. 1. I am down more than 15 pounds since February. 2. I have set up an appointment for a full hip replacement in October. 3. I routinely go out walking or bicycling for half an hour a day. 4. Sometimes I eat salad. 🙂 5. I am on page 82 of revisions on Beautiful Spanish Hussy. 6. I still visit the blog of everyone who leaves a usable link […]
Suzie’s House 405 : Clear Blue Sky III
On impulse, Emma looked straight up at a clear blue sky, but her mask slipped a little so it was hard to see. She reached up and shifted it, and the buildings of State Street came into view, but feathers obscured the sky. To think somewhere out there her father was doing his best to come home. They would finally be a family again. She couldn’t wait to see him.
Social Justice
The Girl is a self proclaimed Social Justice Warrior. She’s been haranguing me about racism, sexism, homophobia and the like for a couple of years now. It reminds me a great deal of the kind of lectures I was treated to from friends and acquaintances when I was in my twenties. Only then we called them Political Correctos. In the last few months her fervor has mellowed a little. She’s starting to see the extremities of the movements and the […]
Blowing Smoke At the Smoke House Bar and Grill aka Denial
Raoul: We should have gone to a bar with chicks. Mike: Yeah. Chicks. I need a chick. Raoul: Doesn’t it seem like it’s getting harder and harder to get chicks? Mike: Yeah, well, we aren’t getting any younger. Raoul: If only there was something we could do about it. Mike: We’d have to time travel to make a difference. Raoul: Hey, what do you think, Jack? You’ve been awfully quiet all evening. Jack: I’m good. Yep. Totally fine. Previously in […]
