Dear Self,
Quit watching TV, stop reading newspapers and news websites, don’t listen to the radio…hell, for that matter, don’t answer the phone! Why? Because the world is crazy!
There are idiots and hate mongers out there who are hell bent on exacting as much misery as they can.
Not just in Darfur, Somalia, Iran or East L.A. I’m [...]
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3:46 PM Thursday April 26, 2007
SCENE: A cramped and messy apartment, somewhere on the West Coast. Laurie sits at her desk. The phone rings.
It is God.
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LK: Hello?
God: [...]
What do you do when you don’t know what to do?
When panic and fear dictate your thoughts, words, actions.
You’re suffocating in emotional paralysis. Unable to rescue yourself from your torturous existence. It’s all become too much…happened too fast. Too soon.
Overwhelmed.
Angst.
Mental enemies are at your gate. The angry villagers—Ego, Anger, Fear and Despair stand there. Scythes, [...]
If the world is a stage, then I am Shylock in the middle of my sililoquy and my costume is (unbeknownst to me) partially stuck in my ass.
The last thing ANY of us want to feel is vulnerable…out there–all eyes on us, feeling incredibly exposed.
If you humiliate us–do we not blush????
Humiliation really isn’t the proper [...]
Here I am. Now 49 years of age.
Good lord!!
I looked in the mirror at midnight on my birthday this past April and stared inquisitively at my eyes wondering if I’d see anything different.
Nope.
Nothing.
I’m still a great piece.
Age, I’m learning IS what the ubiquitous “they” say….it is relative. Sure, it makes a [...]
I had errands to run. I walked out into the sunshine and immediately noticed how nice it felt. It was mild. Pleasant. Usually by mid-April, the humidity in Houston is so thick you can pee your initials in it.
Not today, Bucko. My car windows were down; my hair was blowing. It felt nice. I felt alive.
I stoped [...]
Welcome to Wednesday!
I woke up early and got up, my baby browns full of Morpheus’ by-product. I wiped them clean and looked around to make sure I was still where I belonged.
I was.
And then I went straight to my desk to check my e-mail. I have a serious e-diction.
Let’s see what we have today….a missive from [...]
We know who the shooter was. A 23-year old Korean national who’d been in the states for years. He was a Senior English student at Virginia Tech. Weapons and a manifesto were found in his dorm room. He sent a video to NBC that was sheer rage on celluloid.
But the story is far from over.
We may now know [...]
I’ve done a lot of that in my life…asking why. I’ve also asked how and when. Sometimes my queries were answered; sometimes all I got back for my effort, was a vacant expression.
I decided to organize my pantry this weekend. I found a can of Viena Sausages. I don’t buy Viena Sausages—not even when stocking up for [...]
I really don’t want to bring up Imus again, but I have to.
“Nappy Ho Gate”, might actually end up being a good thing. What happened here isn’t all that different than what happened during the O.J. trial.
At least we’re talking about things.
At first, Imus’ comment was polarizing. We all went to our respective corners until the societal [...]
