So much time has passed in the years that I have left behind. From a distant dream that always tries to escape me, I was awaken by the memory of being a happy little boy again. It feels so strange, because I have not been happy like that in a long time. It hurts to think about things that you cannot have ever again. It is when you remember so ( Read more... )

I thought that only certain things could happen in the movies, and not actually in the real world...especially not to me.  But the happening that occurred upon entering one of Tampa's more disreputable districts, last Saturday evening, was the castigating rod that taught me never again to play late on an empty stomach, which would force me to  hunt ( Read more... )

What exactly would you call recompense?  Life surely has a funny way of punishing our dirty little deeds.  The courtroom has convened, and the iron gavel of retribution has fallen, even before that illicit hand could withdraw.  In a flash, when we most expect nothing, the yet unrealized mandate will be served, so that the unhinged scale of justice ( Read more... )

We like to run our lives along the edge of hope and hopelessness. But how long can we keep up the balance before falling in? It is not enough just to realize that you need a change. You have to want it so much that it would drive you mad not to have it. This old shell of mine is growing tired of the long, smoky nights that are spent drowning in ( Read more... )

I was pooped on today, literally. During a visit to the local PetLand, I came across the cutest little cockatoo ever. He was green and very curious. As soon as I extended my hand, the bird hopped on board and climbed all the way up to my shoulders! He was just like one of those parrots in pirate movies. I even hand-fed him some food...stuff. ( Read more... )

Hooray! Lorraine has become an aunt again! Her sister gave birth to Danae, a cute little baby girl, almost two weeks ago. It seems the young princess was sleeping soundly when the picture was taken. I wonder what newborns dream about, since they have never seen and interacted with people and things. I am uncertain if her parents or anyone else ( Read more... )

In disbelief, I rubbed my eyes before reading the headline again, but it was not my vision that had diminished. It was my spirit, along with any remaining hope in mankind. It was recently reported that six people were murdered over the ownership of a video game console. Has evil been rooted so deeply within us, that no measure of reasoning nor ( Read more... )

Clouds suddenly gathered into a thick, black form, such that only appears in the movies. I gazed at the impending storm in terror and awe. My eyes were fixed upon the dark formation, and I saw the face of evil. It was making haste in my direction and would reach the city limits before the night is over. Wailing winds announced the storm’s ( Read more... )

Since I posted an entry about mom, I think I should post one about you, too. It is funny that you may never get the chance to read my journal, but it is the only way for me to talk to you. You bought me my first bike and showed me how to ride. We played catch on the weekends, just like all the other boys and their fathers. And everyday after ( Read more... )

That I may never forget someone so important in my life, I make this entry to remind me. I must not forget this. I must not forsake her. For no reason at all, mommy loves me. So for no reason at all, I took her out to dinner today. I have not done that in a long time and should do it more often. She was so delighted to see her only son. And ( Read more... )