SARCASM
-
The Reality Check-Men and Mortality
Men turning 50 It has been my experience that men go through a reality check around age 50. I saw it with my father, have witnessed it again and again over the years in others. It doesn’t seem generational, restricted neither to the boomers, genX-ers and probably won’t limit itself to the millennials. Some may…
-
Using (and defining) the “F” word
words and their meanings I love words! I love the way they feel on my tongue, the way some of them sound and the sheer ability to string them together into cohesive thoughts. It stands to reason that one of my favorite songs from my youth was Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious! I LOVE WORDS! Short words are good…
-
Are you naked or are you nekkid?
Lewis Grizzard a hysterical humorist from a few decades ago first described the difference between being naked and nekkid. In 2014, one of our more memorable (and quotable) senators, Alan Simpson defined it for the press. https://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/news/2014/03/25/pieces-of-nekkid-wisdom-from-former-senator-alan-simpson/6859377/ “If you’re naked you don’t have any clothes on. If you’re nekkid you don’t have any clothes on…
-
Some things are just sacred… When innocence is lost
There seems to always come that time in life when the innocence of youth goes by the wayside. For some it is an easy, natural transition and others not so much. (I still remember finding out that Santa was a myth -totally devastated). The time at which we lose that innocence varies. It depends upon…
-
Age is just a number
AGE IS JUST A NUMBER- the number of times I get up to pee in the night, the number of aches and pains each day and finally, the best one of them all..that number you reach when someone looks at you and says “you still look good”. Who sets these parameters and calls for that…