Well, this week around the water cooler all the talk has been college basketball and, particularly, brackets. Don’t worry, I won’t bore you with all those details, but suffice it to say I am in first place at the moment in the NCAA pool and I’m hoping to stay there. The other guys around the … Continue reading Sam’s Weekly Water Cooler Musings: On Risk-Taking
Some of our most special, most profound moments happen when only we can remember them as such after the fact, in the telling. As I think back over my life to this point, this rings true again and again. I remember when I was six and my nana was watching me and my sister for … Continue reading Special Moments
I acted the part So you accepted my ruse All frivolous and gaudy Like a grand piano But slightly out of tune Singing a melody Unashamed I acted the part A winning performance Trivialized and trivial So long restrained By time and distance Slightly fuzzy Yet focused I acted the part You took me at … Continue reading On Stage
1. You see someone check his watch, so it makes you wonder what time it is. You ask that guy mere seconds after he checked his watch if he can tell you the time… AND HE LOOKS AT HIS WATCH AGAIN. I mean, what’s that all about? 2. You’re driving down the street so intent … Continue reading Isn’t It Ironic? Don’tcha Think?
You never want to be that guy. You know, the guy you see stumbling across the alleyway on Saturday mornings, paper bag tucked under his left arm and a bleary smile on his face. His face is tear-streaked, or maybe that’s just leftover grime or rainwater that has stuck in the unshaven hairs on his … Continue reading Paper Bag Man
You know that feeling you get, when you know you’ve done all this before, even though it’s not documented anywhere, and others will call you crazy if you say it aloud? But you know it happened, or at least you strongly think it happened, because your body is giving you that feeling, that sense that … Continue reading Daily Prompt: Déjà Vu
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