Once Upon A Time…

We all have our secrets.  Some, we keep to ourselves, either solely for our own amusement, or to save us from the shame of...


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Stomping Grounds

My brother is a cop in the district where I live. He’s the third of my 4 big brothers (I also have 1 younger brother), and it feels good when he tells me, as he did by text this morning (he works the late night shift and gets off at 8am - his choice... it’s where he gets the most action, and, well, a lot of cops are in it for the ( Read more... )

Silent Spirit

I’m not sure I necessarily ascribe to the stock summary statement that “everything happens for a reason.”  I think some people say this when they don’t know what else to say... when, clearly, there’s no apparently evident reason to be found.  These are situations where folks are fishing to create meaning out of circumstances that seem ( Read more... )

Shrugging

You wouldn’t think it would make that much of a difference.  Not til it starts to add up, anyway. And, over time, it does add up.  Not for most people, at least, not as much, probably, but for me... well... it’s been quite a while, so the accumulation is a little more expansive than one might normally see over your average lifespan. ( Read more... )