Civility and assertiveness
To Jeff Blackburn "Make America civil again!" We need civility more than ever. Social media has given people a shot of digital courage to...
2019 Christmas parody letter
(3:45 a.m.) (Singin') It's a quarter to three I've been wrapping presents under the tree So set 'em up Joe, I really don't mind you...
Living prolifically
Me and Mom I woke up depressed yesterday morning. It was all too real for me. My mother is going to die, I thought. It’s really going to...
Uncle Dave
Well, hell, my uncle, David McElroy died. This world won’t be the same without him. Like my mom, dad and grandparents, he was a constant...
Smashing Pumpkins
The best time ever in my life? It's right now. "Today" -- Smashing Pumpkins
April love
I’ve decided after a lot of consideration that I’m going to take a new direction with my blog. I’ve never truly been real with you about...
Sadism and coffee
I’m sitting with my daughter in the booth of this cafe in an undisclosed location. It’s in a darkened Kansas town, I can tell you that...
VD sucks
So my daughter asked me, “What’s your favorite holiday?” “I guess it would be a toss up between Halloween and Christmas,” I told her....
Hands feel to grip
"I'm kind of a paranoid in reverse. I suspect people of trying to make me happy." --- J.D. Salinger Peanut shells and sawdust on a stoned...
Buddy Holly, rock n' roll lives on
To Doxie Weber “Something touched me deep inside the day the music died.” -- Don McLean “Buddy Holly's everywhere. Every time a kid plugs...
