I write mostly in my mind, so rarely does anyone get the benefit of my world class skill and wisdom. Many of the folks who have been here for awhile know that I spent a lot of 2008, all of 2009 and until May of 2010 unemployed. I wrote a few… Read full post »

So, I stopped by Scanner’s on Sunday afternoon to see how his wife was doing, and there was a hell of a fight goin’ on.  People knee deep on his porch, mad as hell. Some had laptops, using up all his bandwith pouring over his stories, trying to bust him for… Read full post »

In which an unexpected reunion occurs.( For my brother Russ, who deserves to have the truth come out.)

This post is written with trepidation, because it is hard and personal. I always knew I would write this, but I have put it off for many years, for many reasons. It… Read full post »

He is heartbroken.

He had poured much time into his submission.

Evidence of blood, sweat and tears  in the three poem sample.

So reflective of his talent and passion for the work.

Poet-Laureate for the county, that prize he sought

It would have been… Read full post »

In which Parker , Gimmi and Papi take a break:

Here is the look on Parker’s face when he learned that the Republican won the Massachusetts senatorial race:

 Later, this was his expression upon learning that the Supreme Court had lifted 20 year old restriction… Read full post »

Blood sugar reading @ 7:30 am:  405, umm, fasting.  A brief history.

It was February 14, 2008, and I was cleaning out my desk.  Laid off.  At the time, I wasn’t worried about anything but the state of my family’s health care, since I knew I would qualify for some… Read full post »