As I was toiling in the garden, I came too near a malicious rosebush. Suddenly, viciously, it swatted at me with the swift backhand from one of its branches. Multiple thorns dug into my flesh, and as I attempted to evade another blow, the hooked blades struck deeper and deeper, eliciting a torrent of bloodContinue reading “Thorny Bush of Near Death”
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Fasten Your Seatbelts
If you had the power to change one law, what would it be and why? This post may lose me followers, but I feel compelled to answer the prompt honestly. This has been a hot button issue ever since I was in grade school when I heard about the topic incessantly, which desensitized me toContinue reading “Fasten Your Seatbelts”
Social Media: Boon or Bane?
My friend Jason suggested the following blog prompt: Is social media beneficial or destructive in it’s current permutations? Both? How so? I have a feeling he’ll be replying to this as well, with some strong feelings, and here’s my take on that question before we get his. Over the past decade we’ve seen an amazinglyContinue reading “Social Media: Boon or Bane?”
Sustainable?
Are there things you try to practice daily to live a more sustainable lifestyle? I was tempted to just throw this prompt away, but then decided that I really shouldn’t waste the opportunity. *Rimshot* On the first Earth Day, April 22, 1970, my Catholic grade school—which was being connected to the world and forward-seeing forContinue reading “Sustainable?”
Bother Me? Not Tonight!
What was the last live performance you saw? The last live musical performance I saw was The Atlanta Rhythm Section (ARS). I really wanted to see them for two reasons. One, I like their songs, and back when I was an AM DJ, I played their songs frequently in rotation (because they were hits andContinue reading “Bother Me? Not Tonight!”