Faster Than A Speeding...

When I was a kid, I used to love reruns of The Roy Rogers Show.  Watching the two of them triumph over the bad guys was proof to me that good conquers evil!  Haaa!  Although I appreciated what the two of them did for the betterment of the world, I was more intrigued by their pets.  Roy's horse, Trigger, was greater than great.  He always managed to show up whenever Roy needed him most.  And Dale's horse, Buttermilk, although not as showy as Trigger, was still a great friend to Dale.  But what really kept my eyes glued to the tv screen was the hope that I'd see, BULLET, Roy's trusty & absolutely gorgeous German Shepherd!!!  Heck, back then, I watched any and every tv broadcast that featured a dog.  As time went on and The Roy Rogers Show wasn't shown as often, I found myself cheating on Bullet with another exceptional canine!!  Loved huh!!!!!!!!!!!  :)

 

LASSIE

Since I Fell For Me

As the years roll by, one after the other, I've noticed that I've become more and more my own person.  Choosing to do what I want.  Say what I want.  Live as I want.  Without too much regard to what others say or think.  It's my goal to get to a place where I couldn't care less what others think of me as long as I live with a sense of kindness, consideration & empathy.  I haven't always lived this way, for sure.  But, being a work-in-progress, I'm gonna get there.  Or as close to there as possible.

I Just Can't

The Reverend Jesse Jackson is being sued by a former, male employee for "asking" the employee to suck WHAT?????  Nooooo, I just can't!!!  So, I'm gonna P.U.S.H. this tidbit of info right outta my lil' ol' spinnin' head!!!  Geez!!!!  --- Cringe at Read the story HERE!

Not The Apple Of My Eye

I've come to the conclusion that I highly doubt I'll ever buy another Apple product again.  I'll never replace my broken iPod.  I'll probably never buy an Apple laptop.  Nor an iPhone or iPad.  To get my music fix, I've started going to YouTube and assembling a playlist of all the songs I like.  That really works for me.  And it's FREE!  Since ear phones won't stay put in my ears, there's no need replacing my broken iPod.  Now I hike the mountains of Griffith Park and walk through my neighborhood with only the sounds of the streets pulsating through my ears.  And, if I have to be totally frank, the sound of my own voice.  Yes, I talk to myself when I'm out and about.  And I love the conversation! --- Steve Jobs has done and continues to do a terrific job, running Apple.  But this ol' dude doesn't need to be a part of the "in" crowd, so I'm perfectly fine with never owning another Apple product.  Truth be told, an Apple a day just ain't the fruit of choice in my book any longer!!!  I've moved on to acai!!!!

Weapon Of Mass Construction

Throughout my adult life I have enjoyed some tremendous highs (college graduation, moonlight, champagne toast on a beach in Barbados, dancing in NYC with dear friends) and endured a few, dismal lows (my mother's death, near bankruptcy).  What pulled me through all those lows was one, simple, intangible possession...

And what I know for sure is that without it, I'm NOTHING.  ABSOLUTELY NOTHING!!!

Just Sayin'

When I was a little boy I thought being an adult had to be the easiest thing in the world to be because I thought there were no tests and no quizzes and no listening to teachers all day!  Haaa!  Boy oh boy if I knew then what I know now, I would've savored every, single day of my childhood and young adult years!!!  Being a responsible & productive adult ain't easy.  In fact, sometimes it's so dang difficult you wanna sit in a corner and cry.  All dang day!!!!  Don't get me wrong.  I'm happy to be the man I am.  And I look forward to growing toward being the man I'd like to become.  However, this "in the meantime" is tryin' to kick my I-wanna-live-a-life-of-service b-u-t...!  But I'm still here.  And I'm still optimistic.  And I'm still hopeful.  And I'm still finding my way.

The Pot & The Kettle

Seems that all hell has broken loose!  Reason being:  the four, most popular, cast members of Mtv's New Jersey Shore are gonna be paid $100,000 per episode for Season Four of the series.  I see that people all across the web have something snarky to say about that, but hey, if you were in your twenties and someone wanted to pay YOU for behaving ridiculously, I'm sure you'd accept the moolah, too!!!!  I'm SURE of it!!!  What really made me chuckle, though, was Anderson Cooper's queeny bitchy commentary on Nicole "Snooki" Polizzi. He described her as a "...juicehead-loving, muscle loving...money-making machine." Haaa! Now, I ask you, if you take one look at the silver-haired fox's career AND the company he keeps, how does his description of the beloved Snooki make HER any different than HE????