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“Sitting In My Class, Just Drifting Away”
“Staring into the windows of the world, yeah” – Shanice I read your posts and your tributes to mothers everywhere. I read your stories about your celebrated day as a mother, or your tribute to your mother, or maybe your … Continue reading
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Tagged dementia, dementia sucks, I Love Your Smile, Mom, Mother's Day, Shanice, smile
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“Like to Tell Ya About My Baby”
“You know she comes aroundShe about five feet fourFrom her head to the ground” – Them Thanks for checking back into part two of my St. Patrick’s Day 2023 post (If you missed part one, you can scroll down below … Continue reading
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Tagged C. Thomas Howell, Daniel O'Connor, Danny Boy O'Connor, Emilio Estevez, Francis Ford Coppola, Gloria, Matt Dillon, Patrick Swayze, Ralph Macchio, Rob Lowe, S.E. Hinton, The Curtis Brothers, The Outsiders, The Outsiders House Museum, Them, Tom Cruise, Tulsa, Van Morrison
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“Word to Your Moms, I Came to Drop Bombs”
(L-R “Danny Boy,” “DJ Lethal,” and “Everlast” aka House of Pain) Top of the mornin’ to you, and welcome to part one of my two part St. Patrick’s Day celebratory post. And of course, word to your moms, and at … Continue reading
“Well, Shake it Up, Baby Now”
“(Shake it up, baby) Twist and shout” – The Isley Brothers, The Beatles, Ferris Bueller… Bueller?… Bueller?… Sometimes I marvel at the wondrous, magical buffet of endless choices and possibilities known as the internet. I have two pieces of vintage … Continue reading
“Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas”
“Let your heart be light. Next year all our troubles will be out of sight.” – The Pretenders Many people, myself included, love this slow, wistful, nostalgic song first sung by Judy Garland in the 1944 film, “Meet Me in … Continue reading
“I Hope When I Get Old, I Don’t Sit Around Thinking About It”
“But I probably will.” – Bruce Springsteen There’s a wonderful scene in the comedy series “The Office” where Ed Helms’ character, Andy Bernard, says that he wishes there was a way to know you’re actually in the “good ole days” … Continue reading
“Inflation…”
“Why don’t you get out of the nation” – Earnest Jackson featuring Sugar Daddy and the Gumbo Roux My day job is as a banker. Writing is only a moonlighting gig when I’m inspired. As a banker, we discuss exciting … Continue reading
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Tagged banking, Earnest Jackson, Inflation, interest rates, Planet Money, Sugar Daddy and the Gumbo Roux
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“Yesterday I Got So Old I Felt Like I Could Die”
“Yesterday I got so old. It made me want to cry.” – The Cure I hate writing. I hate the random thoughts that come flying at me like jumbled puzzle fragments from an un-winnable Tetris game. Pieces of my life … Continue reading
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Tagged cereal, copy and paste, In Between Days, Kevin, texts with Kevin, The Cure, The Karate Kid, writing
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“Too Alarmin’ Now To Talk About”
“Take your pictures down and shake it out.” – Foo Fighters The wife and I took an overnight trip to Kansas City a few weekends ago. We had tickets for the Dodgers and Royals at Kaufman Stadium. My wife doesn’t … Continue reading
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Tagged Dave Grohl, Foo Fighters, George Brett, heroes, Kansas City, My Hero, pine tar incident, RIP Taylor Hawkins, Royals, Shane Hawkins, Taylor Hawkins
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“It Seems Like Yesterday”
“But it was long ago.” – Bob Seger It sure was, Bob. It sure was. There are some songs that I never tire of. Songs that cause me to write sentences ending with prepositions. There are songs that cause me … Continue reading
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Tagged 1980, 80's music, Against the Wind, Bob Seger, Glenn Frey, The Silver Bullet Band, wind
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sincerely, the 80's 