Archive For The “Wild Dog” Category
I believe that unarmed truth and unconditional love will have the final word in reality. This is why right, temporarily defeated, is stronger than evil triumphant. – Martin Luther King, Jr. Not budging, heels dug. Tough way to go through real life. I speak with not a little experience. The old man had been…
The main thing is to keep the main thing the main thing. – Stephen Covey I still want to be an artist, but I simply cannot draw a line. Or a circle. My hand too often is my mind’s enemy. Don’t have a straight finger and a few won’t bend. So, I was thinking about…
Now and then we had a hope that if we lived and were good, God would permit us to be pirates. – Mark Twain Not A Runt, Just Different. You’re off to great places, today is your day. Your mountain is waiting, so get on your way. – Dr. Seuss His boat was small and…
So, anyway, this being the last one hundred days of the campaign to end all campaigns. I will be reprising the occasional seasonal essay. Think of it as my Retribution Tour. Because, as the good Dr. Thompson said, “Revenge is one of the few things in politics that never gets lost in the mail or…
I was in the machine. My whole life. Then the machine coughed and spat me out. So I thought, OK, if I’m out, I’m out. All the way out. I was a little angry and it was probably an immature reaction. But I got used to it. – Lee Child, One Shot I recently came across…
“The Easter bunny is real. I shih tzu not.” Five brown eggs in a nest of hay, One yellow chick popped out to play. Four brown eggs in a nest of hay, Another yellow chick cheep-cheeped “good day”. Three brown eggs in a nest of hay, Crack went another one, Hip Hooray! Two brown eggs…
A former TV star came down a golden escalator with paid supporters cheering and I dug up 1992’s NOT JUST ANOTHER BOOGER-BREATH DOOTBRAIN. Nine years later, the Orange Avenger is still with us. And so is Dave Barry. VOTE FOR DAVE BARRY! From THE ADVENTURES OF BARKER AJAX, PSYCHO JOURNALIST. It’s time once again to…
One Christmas, 1995 maybe, I returned from Honolulu to find the puppy dead. Worst dog sitter ever. Salmonella happens. Same time I was offered a teaching gig at a prestigious writing retreat. No surprise, nobody signed up. Work so hard to remain unknown, can’t be shocked if you don’t cultivate a celebrity…
After one look at this planet any visitor from outer space would say ‘I want to see the manager.’ – William Burroughs You are perhaps aware of my affinity for William Burroughs. Not the best guy in the world. Understood. But he was an amazing creature. Studying his Cut-Up style of composition, I decided I’d…