Monthly Archives: June 2011

Goodbye – for a While


We must leave tomorrow – leaving the North American continent and flying far South of here to rescue a man. We shall be gone for a long while – three weeks – at which time we will return, bringing this … Continue reading

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Accidental Karma


When the doctors ask me “Have you ever been in an accident?”, the first thing I do is laugh (and laugh and laugh) and ask them if they’ve got an hour to spare, because I gave up counting the number … Continue reading

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Long Strange Day . . .


It’s been a long strange day, though it started last night with the winds howling upwards of fifty and sixty miles an hour.  A storm blew through – racing across the countryside like a landslide; flattening everything in its path.  … Continue reading

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No More Hugs


No More Hugs (Written for Tokoni 07/31/2009) When I was seven years old I did something for reasons I can only guess at, and about which I harbor certain regrets – but in some ways don’t regret at all. It … Continue reading

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My Mom and Men


My mom has a hatred of men that extends far into her early childhood, stemming from the abuse she suffered at the hands of her stepfather.  She has always expressed this hatred of men in many, many ways, most of … Continue reading

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What Drives Human Motivations?


This subject is one we have examined in depth for the last 37 years; if not longer. The answer is simple: The drive to be happy drives all human action. Reasons: You can’t be happy if you are not surviving.  … Continue reading

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“The Boy” Chapters 1 – 3


 (This is from the book we are soon to be publishing….if anything, this novel could be said to contain the hearts, souls, trials, tribulations and conflicted emotions of both our souls, Matthew and little Mikie.  Written for public entertainment … … Continue reading

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Protected: Matthew . . . on the “Bad Dad” Day


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Protected: Bad Dad on the Ship of Fools . . .


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Protected: bad dad (day I’m thinking)


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