Problems with race relations continue to this day.  I've heard many cries to "end racism" (although 99% of the people saying this really mean "white people stop being racist."  There is no mention of other races needing to end racism.  And if everyone is not on board, it's doomed to fail.) but I've heard little to no practical, doable means to do ( Read more... )

I've been dating the opposite (from me) sex for almost twenty two years.  Some for a long time, some for only a couple of meetings for dinner or something.  And many, many, more who didn't want to even try to get to know me.  I've dealt with women as lovers, friends, relatives, co-workers, clients, customers, and total strangers.  And of the things ( Read more... )

This is what my mother has. 

Thanks for everyone's support ( Read more... )

My mother is dying.

It might be any week now, or if we're lucky, a year or two.  But it seems to be inevitable.  A few years ago, she had one kidney removed because it was cancerous.  Well, the cancer came back in the same area and she's been on medication.  It seemed to be under control.

In the past two months, she's been in and out of the hospital ( Read more... )

I:  While toy browsing with my son, he found the musical instruments.  He played for about a half hour with a kid sized acoustic guitar.  After he was done, he proclaimed he wanted one.  Well, Yule/Christmas is coming so I told him to be patient.  Now he wants to make a band.  Him on git-box, his older cousin singing and his younger cousin on drums ( Read more... )

Why is something always less fun when college kids start to do it?  Anyway, it's funny.

http://www.comedycentral.com/motherload/player.jhtml?ml_video=123820

I'm off this week, and don't have my boy until Tuesday after school.  2 1/2 days of no obligations.

So, Monday I'm going to Salem .  Alone.  I haven't been in a few years, and... yeah.

So if anyone wants to meet me there, just hang around Essex Street or the Commons.  You're bound to run into me.  I'll probably be doing dinner at In a Pig's Eye.  I ( Read more... )

Hey, does anyone else hit the "Random" link?  3 of the last 5 tries yielded folks with some similar interests to me.  I commented on their journals, maybe they'll want to "friend" me.  Though I am often loathe to call someone a friend before I get to know them better (for instance, everyone in my "friends" list are people I know and have met face ( Read more... )

Pain... helplessness...

I dropped my son off tonight at his mother's house (actually, her parent's house... different issue), and he was not even all the way inside when she laid into him.  Apparently he took a book out of his school library and it was 2 weeks overdue.  It was all frustration and anger from her.  My son's eyes went back and forth ( Read more... )