What Now, Bill? This will be the last post I make “about” me. Every author I’ve read seems to leave at least a few clues as to what they’re about in their writing, even if the piece has absolutely nothing to do with them. If one is paying attention, it…
Cut Out All That Macho S**t and Learn How to Play Guitar I’m learning to play the guitar. After wanting to learn how to play for most of my adult life, I’m finally taking John Mellencamp’s advice and learning how to play. It was about one year ago last week…
Another Song Got Me to Thinking, "Little Lion Man" by Mumford & Sons Weep for yourself, my man,You'll never be what is in your heartWeep little lion man,You're not as brave as you were at the startRate yourself and rake yourself,Take all the courage you have leftWasted on fixing all…
Old Man no Longer on the Road I turned 58 a few months ago. It doesn’t seem like a significant number, I guess, and it doesn’t really hold any special importance for me, to be completely honest. And yet, at the same time, it really feels as though I have…
The Best Girl My dog died the other day. Riley had been dealing with at least mild levels of pain for a few months,since it was clear to the doctor that she was experiencing soreness and stiffnessin some of her joints, due to arthritis in her back and legs. I…
From “Rags”… It’s really hard to start this essay. Though I knew what I wanted to call it before I began writing it, putting a proper beginning on it has proven to be a bit challenging. This is at least the third attempt to compose something of meaning out of…
8/16/2021 It's Been a While I don’t talk to nobody these days. That wasn’t always the case. Way back in high school, I was the runner-up for Class Flirt, according to someone who said they had knowledge of the results. I suppose it’s true, but how would I know otherwise?…
Last Year Was a Bad Year We all thought that 2020 was the worst it could ever get. Holy smokes. Have you been watching the news? Of course you have. What a stupid question. I suppose I could ask which network’s broadcast you usually watch, but that’s a whole different…
~Forgive the quality of the photo--it's only as blurry as our vision was that day after drinking our lunch somewhat.... When we walked in, most of my family was already there. Though we had driven all day, both of my sisters and my brother Sandy’s wife had arrived either the…