I've been going through a very rough patch which has in its roots the fact that life is incredibly unfair and it's not like Burger King-you don't get it your way.And I know that life is unfair. I'm under no illusions about that. I just wish that sometimes, it would go my way when I'd... Continue Reading →

Why Can't Some People Just Learn to Shut Up ( April 1999)In the world there are people who just have to yap, But you'd love if their mouths took a really long nap. I don't mean Dimitri or Ward, or Michelle, 'Cause when I'm talking to them, all is swell!My life is ebullient, my joy effervescent!I give off more... Continue Reading →

I wish that I understood how love and romance works.I wish it were as easy as comparing a list of qualities on a sheet of paper or a computer screen and checking off what you both have in common and seeing if enough stuff matches up so you could date.I wish there was an algorithm... Continue Reading →

I wrote this YEARS ago, but found it relevant. It's all about common courtesy. But before we get to that...I'm going to share with you a tidbit that is going to rock your world. And that tidbit is this...“You’re wrong as the deuce, and you shouldn’t rejoice. If you’re calling him Seuss – he pronounces... Continue Reading →

Inferno Some days I am a fire Roaring and sparking, all encompassing, Giving off heat and light, Visible to all. My passions are the fuel for my flame And the audience the oxygen. One or thousands, it doesn't matter, When both are put together, I am Unstoppable Marching and advancing, Devouring and consuming, With a... Continue Reading →

I was doing some cleaning in the condo, and came across a small plastic bag containing four Korean face masks.I sighed. It's amazing what memories, emotions and feelings can rush back when one sees the most innocuous items. Especially when those items are highly symbolic.Suffice it to say, they reminded me of better and happier... Continue Reading →

Harmony. Everyone is in harmony. The basic non-music definition is that everyone is getting along, everyone is agreeing, and everyone is in synch. There are no problems, nothing going wrong, no fights, etc. Everyone is one big happy family.Isn't that sweet!However. In music, harmony means something a bit different. The notes and tune of a... Continue Reading →

“Oh, I am very weary, Though tears no longer flow; My eyes are tired of weeping, My heart is sick of woe.”The above quote was from Anne Bronte...I like it a lot. My entries seem to be jelling into a series about emotions, so I'll continue the theme, so to speak.How often do we cry?... Continue Reading →

Try as much as possible to be wholly alive, with all your might, and when you laugh, laugh like hell and when you get angry, get good and angry. Try to be alive. You will be dead soon enough.” William Saroyan quotes (American Writer known for his stories celebrating the joy of living in spite... Continue Reading →

In my spare time, I like writing poetry, and I've often written poetry to songs...or what some would call lyrics. I do this when I'm stressed or have something that I need to get off of my chest.This little ditty I wrote from the Gershwin classic "Do Do Do", sung by Mel Torme. It's called... Continue Reading →