As the Fool leaves the throne of the Devil disappointed and distraught, he comes upon a fantastic and magnificent Tower that is familiar to his plast. The Fool helped construct this very Tower back when the most importa...nt thing to him was making his mark on the world and proving himself to be better than other men. Inside the Tower, at the ( Read more... )

The black horse was real... only his memory remains... I miss him... miss riding him... back when my knees were strong... when there was nothing but promise and a ton of dreams... then there was that catastrophic, genetic illness... a year of suffering and treatment... the black horse was broken and could not be fixed... my dream, buried in the ( Read more... )

Almost packed... almost on the road... and I cannot shake this sad feeling inside with tears hanging in my eyes.  This weekend was supposed to be our swan-song... a last time to show everyone that we were still the best of friends.  Well, the last time didn't happen and I completely understand her position... and to be honest, she's right and if ( Read more... )

Parties on Friday night and Saturday night and drinking between them both... I'm tired of being responsible, mature and conscious... and I'm tired of my liver... it shall pay dearly.

Before the rain...

A stormy summer
Is rolling closer
Lighting up this holy smoker
And if this drinking
Could ease the thinking
I'd toast to my home truth
With this glass
Oh, ( Read more... )

A story passed on to me by another dog lover ( Read more... )

I know that I rarely post and I'm sure that there will be at least one person who will wonder "why?" I felt the need to waste people's time posting these quotes of Teddy Roosevelt.  The fact is that I am creating Certificates of Achievement for the high school students on the Mock Trial Team that I coach.  (I typically put a quote at the bottom of ( Read more... )

After a certain man retired, his wife insisted that he accompany her on her trips to her favorit store, Target. Unfortunately, like most men, he found shopping boring and preferred to get in and get out as quickly as possible. Equally unfortunate, his wife is like most women... i.e. she loves to browse.  After the first month of retirement, the man ( Read more... )

Yesterday, I had a wonderful ride... and while I oftentimes remark that I am merely content and satisfied with certain aspects of my life, I must confess that while I was quite content and satisfied at the end of my ride, I was "happy" which is an emotion that I do not often enjoy.  Frankly, the ride was glorious ( Read more... )

• The cowards think of what they can lose, the heroes of what they can win.--J. M. Charlier
• A hero is no braver than an ordinary man, but he is braver five minutes longer.--Ralph Waldo Emerson
• A hero is simply someone who rises above his own human weaknesses, for an hour, a day, a year, to do something stirring.--Betty Deramus
• Heroes take journeys, ( Read more... )

It's been 28 years since my favorite commercial of all time (the 1984 Superbowl commercial featuring the introduction of the Apple McIntosh)... maybe it was the message, maybe it was the voice, maybe it was the concept and maybe it was just the words... "so 1984 won't be like 1984."  So instead of thinking about selling cars, look at this ( Read more... )