Category: deep thoughts
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Feeling Montgomery Scott
Do I think that I am too old to fall in love? Not if the right person comes along. But I must admit, it feels like it’s getting tougher.
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What are they fighting for?
We, as Americans, like to think that we talk about race. We like to say things like “we need to have an open forum discussion about racial matters in this country”. On the contrary, we like to talk a lot about talking about race; We just don’t really like to…
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…And the Children Shall Lead
I would be disingenuous to myself if I didn’t say something about the recent school shootings, the #neveragain, #enough movements and yesterday’s March For Our Lives events held around the world.
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picking up the reins
Yesterday, as part of a belated Valentine’s Day celebration, The Auteur and I went to an Extreme Midget Wrestling show and stayed the night in the city. We had a great time and it was a much-needed, albeit brief, break from the day-to-day grind. We probably didn’t really have the…
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my landslide
Forgive me if this sounds familiar. But some things have happened lately and some familiar thoughts are racing through my mind. That, and I really used to make some pretty good posts and I’m hoping to get back into it. I found out the other day that a guy with…
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Anything good in the theaters?
At the risk of of sounding like a totally pathetic fanboy geek loser, I can say with certainty that no single movie has had a more profound effect on my life than the original Star Wars. I’m a tad young to remember the first time I saw it (I was…
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Getting Longer in the Tooth
concerts simply aren’t as fun for me as they used to be. There are probably several good reasons for this, but there is one that I keep returning to:
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a proper eulogy
My father AKA The Old Man died of cancer on February 4, 2015. I spoke at his funeral, but it was completely unscripted and straight from the heart. I could hardly keep it together. This is a long time coming, but now I’m finally going to try to give him…
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The Human Bomb
I lost The Old Man two-and-a-half-months ago. Needless to say, it has me thinking about my own mortality. A LOT lately.
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better with age?
I will shave my head before I get a bald spot. My hairline has managed to outlive those of my closest friends and I refuse to allow it to wither away now.
Rebuilding Rob 