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GOOD TIMES GOING FORWARD

November 7, 2024 by

The good times ahead aren’t for everybody. They may not be for the people who voted for the good timing man. Getting on toward seventy this year, I expect to hear all about it. What’s it going to sound like going forward? You’ve heard it before:

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THESE DAYS, BALANCE EACH ONE

April 11, 2024 by

These Days was a Jackson Browne song from years gone by. It’s a downer from a self-proclaimed loser with a CW beat. All these years later it still hits just right:

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DEATH WISH? IT’S JUST A STAGE

February 7, 2024 by

Death wish yourself into being a better person? “If I can’t be who I think I am I’d rather die.” Is that a wish, or a condition? I don’t know, but what I do know is ‘the end’ is the end. Most of the time.

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THE MARRIAGE TRIP LOSER: DON’T DO THAT

October 8, 2023 by

A marriage trip can go any number of ways, including off the tracks. My wife once got a phone call from an old flame recently divorced saying they were passing through and wanted to catch up. Seems innocent enough? One thing led to another until I went negative full-jerk. Why? Because I know things about […]

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KID PROMISES MADE, KID PROMISES KEPT

August 24, 2022 by

Kid promises are what expecting parents make, what new parents make. Then baby shows up and everyone makes new promises. If you are a parent, what kind of promises did you make to yourself. Were they the same ones you told your parenting partner?

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GOOD MEDICINE FOR HARD TIMES

November 10, 2021 by

Good medicine comes in many flavors. When it works the way it’s supposed to, the struggle to deliver is worthwhile. However, the struggle to deliver is never ends. Everyone has feelings about good medicine, starting with, “Is it good enough?”

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PROMISES MADE. THEN WHAT, ARIZONA ANGEL?

May 7, 2021 by

Promises made to yourself are one thing; promises made to others are another. Which one is more important? Does one carry more weight than the other? It depends on how good your memory is.

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