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I believe every citizen in this nation should be against the Muslim ban based on basic American values, our belief in religious freedom and our tradition of taking the huddled masses. It appears a national sense of humanity is no longer an American tradition. Xenophobia, racism, fear. suspicion and anger rule the day. It breaks my heart to see our ( Read more... ) -
Welcome to America
Years ago I wrote something somewhere about a family walking through the desert into Arizona looking for a better life, opportunity and an escape from assured poverty, maybe violence. Have you ever been to the Sonoran Desert? It's fucking inhospitable in every sense. The distance, topography, heat and exposure to direct sun are a deadly combination ( Read more... ) -
Concise & Precise
The problem with the creative streak mj gives me is the hyper-active nature of the energy. Great, I'm blogging again and using words to express the tough times we're in ... but if I can say something in 25 words, I'll probably take 50 or 100. My last few blog posts were wordy as fuck. I have to trim that down a bit, maybe stay on one topic instead ( Read more... ) -
POT 2017
Do you remember when I said mj might result in more blog posts? This post is brought to you by marijuana, the brain tickler. That's what weed does for me, it stimulates my brain, it's an upper. If I want to get some work done around the house on a Saturday, puff puff zoom zoom. I will get a shit ton of chores done. MJ is an undoubtably a mood ( Read more... ) -
Martinis and Marijuana
Cheryl has cancer. My blog didn't know this because I didn't write it.
My woman has had a rough few months and I'm doing my best to stand beside her and make sure she's taken care of. There have been days and nights of misery in this house since her surgery in November. She was in a world of hurt, lots of meds. It was a month long recovery, during ( Read more... ) -
A Fragile Man
I may someday thank President Donald J. Trump for resurrecting my long dormant blog. I hope that's true, that personally something good comes from his being elected, a train wreck in office and what I expected he would be.
Cast away your fear and loathing for these times, for they are remarkable and will only be what we make of them. I see the ( Read more... ) -
Elvis Costello Adoration Society
I'm a fan of Elvis, have been for nearly 40 years. I have his all his music from his debut in 1977 through the 80s and some more recent. I don't pretend to love everything he's done, he's blazed some trails I did not follow, but his talent as a songwriter is never in question ( Read more... ) -
Apache Junction
When people visit Arizona they flock to our tourist spots, the Grand Canyon, Sedona, Monument Valley and Tombstone. If they're not tourists they're probably in the Phoenix metro area or Tucson on business, or maybe Flagstaff. Few travel to Apache Junction ( Read more... ) -
Holy Shit, I Just Realized My Life Is Boring
... and that's why I haven't been writing.
What do the great artists of our time have in common? In many cases it's turmoil in life through addiction, mental illness, abuse, anger, angst, heartbreak, dispair, depression ... anything but the ordinary life of a working class family man. What the fuck have I had to write about over the last few years? ( Read more... )