The 25 year-old at the gym tells me he is impressed by how I throw the iron around and I give him a wry smile. I am not built for grace but brute strength and destruction…those come easily to me. Doesn’t require much effort to begin to see results in how much I can lift… Continue reading There Is No Joy In Falling Down The Stairs
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You’re Not From Ohio
Thirty years ago I spent Thanksgiving in an apartment in Georgetown with some old friends and some others who chose not to go home for the holiday. In some ways I was the odd ball because I left my home to head East thinking it would be an adventure, a second or third trip to… Continue reading You’re Not From Ohio
Could You Start Over?
“For what it’s worth… it’s never too late, or in my case too early, to be whoever you want to be. There’s no time limit. Start whenever you want. You can change or stay the same. There are no rules to this thing. We can make the best or the worst of it. I hope… Continue reading Could You Start Over?
The Day That Lasted A Year
If I told you I listened to Never My Love By The Association, Everything I Own By Bread and Ring of Fire by Johnny Cash while writing this you might narrow your eyes and ask what is on my mind. Maybe I’d tell you I was inspired by a Time-Life commercial or something by K-Tel… Continue reading The Day That Lasted A Year