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Ifs and Might-Have-Beens
Read more: Ifs and Might-Have-Beens“Life’s too short for wasting For ifs and might-have-beens.” The Sawdoctors The quote above is used in a song by a man trying to convince a woman to join him in bed. It’s a good line for that purpose but I can’t help thinking that all lives, no matter how they’re lived, are full of…
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A Million Dreams – Part II
Read more: A Million Dreams – Part III woke up with these words in my head last week and posted them as a poem. I considered it kind of a silly post but the funny thing is within a couple of days it was one of the most viewed posts in my two years of blogging. At the time I knew they…
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Perfect Day
Read more: Perfect DayIn 1972, Lou Reed wrote and recorded a song called “Perfect Day” for his album Transformer. It was released as the B-side to “Walk on the Wild Side.” I think anyone who’s had a perfect day can relate to its simplicity. I was going through a box of photos, looking for something else, when I…
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Racist Friend
Read more: Racist Friend“If you have a racist friend Now is the time for that friendship to end.” The Special AKA I ran across this picture and it got me thinking about the false logic behind racism and the type of bigotry that likes to think of itself as rational, as even a type of common sense. It’s…
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Half of You
Read more: Half of YouHalf of what I say is only half of what I feel Half of what I feel I cannot reveal Half of what I think is probably wrong Half of what I do takes me two times too long Half of you is better than all of any other girl Half of you is better…