Who said you can't have it all?
Have you ever found yourself in a reality that you never dreamed of? In 1998, I went through a nasty divorce. Enough said, other than I wouldn’t wish that on my worst enemy. Afterwards, I wasn’t much fun to be around. At that time I had a day job, but I also owned and operated [...]
life should be in black and white
Do you like classic movies? No, wait a minute. I don’t mean movies made in the 80′s that are somehow now appearing on AMC. I definitely liked AMC better when it didn’t accept advertising. (However, they do provide entertaining horror reviews on the website thanks to Mr. Sigler.) No, I mean real classics. Movies made [...]
A way with words… (part 2)
As I mentioned in part 1, my father is also an amazing orator. He has a way with words that make people want to listen to him. It isn’t that he has a volumnous vocabulary or public speaking credentials. Like my grandfather before him, he has led a straightforward hardworking life. I think perhaps the [...]
A way with words… (part 1)
I was reading an article yesterday about New Zealand’s ANZAC Day, and it struck me that I have my own fair share of special remembrances. I come from a long line of verbal people. If you’ve been reading this blog, that really shouldn’t surprise you. Some of my earliest memories are of my father and grandfather [...]
Black Jelly Beans
When I was in high school I had a friend that enjoyed jelly beans. They might not have been his favorite snack, but he had them enough that I noticed that he always saved the black ones for last. After a suitable time had passed he would proceed to eat the black ones as well, [...]
I remember Joe
For those of you who don’t know about Joe, I encourage you to visit http://teemorris.com/2009/03/31/i-remember-joe-2009/ and click on the link for the audio at the bottom of the post. In reality, I can’t say I remember Joe personally, but the overwhelming support his rememberance has stirred in the ‘verse has been phenomenal and encouraging. My [...]
Hypocrite or Actor?
This post is definitely not meant to in any way make a statement about, well, anything. Rather, it is a simple etymological study. I love words. Do you have a favorite word? I do. Defenestration. Now that is a great word. Another word I’ve always enjoyed the sound of is “hypocrisy”. Recently I decided it [...]
friends were to be had
From time to time, I become a little introspective and look back on the years that make the totality of my life. This posting is meant to be neither morose nor overly sentimental, but I do reserve the right to be a bit nostalgic. I grew up in a small town. How small? Well, while [...]
