I got involved today on a thread that discussed the insanity of walking away from an untenable situation in such a manner as to speak truth to power and refuse to be oppressed all at once. I love being involved in conflict with the power structure. Don’t tell me that I can’t express myself or … More Fuck it. I Quit!
A cover of clouds and a soft rain are welcome at The Castle. The air is warm. My broken storm door blew open and would not obey my mental demand to get back into place. When the storm door behaves this way its activities produce small sounds that get into my life causing me to … More The Air is Warm and the Rain is Soft
DODGING BULLETS LEFT AND RIGHT After my visit last week with my primary care physician on Thursday I began to feel like I had a plan for returning to my former energetic life style. Little did I know. On Friday and Saturday I was feeling just as tired and at times, after a brief physical … More Dodging Bullets Left and Right
BELIEVE, BE LIVE, LIVE I was standing outside South Station waiting for the bus. This was in 1981 and I was working in East Boston at a half-way house for alcoholics. I’m not sure why I was there at the bus stop. I only know that I was using the MBTA for practical reasons and … More Who Is The Architect of Your Life? Do Tell.
This post is about the human side of life that can be uplifting as well as disappointing. Maybe not so much disappointing as grounding or sobering. Yesterday morning I was lying in bed after a night of fitful semi-conscious activity. I had trouble catching my breath and there was a tension in my upper chest … More Humans, Humanists, and Human Behaviors
I’m thinking about joining the ‘Y’. I need to move more than my present life style allows. I used to run mile after mile on the roads in Boothbay and the Harbor. I don’t anymore. Surgeries on knee and shoulder have taken me out of circulation running-wise. I still appreciate walking and while traveling across … More YMCA, The 70s, and Prison
I had a humorous conversation recently with a good pal. He has a fiberglass boat in his yard left there by an acquaintance of his for a paint job. The friend is going to try an artistic paint job that I look forward to seeing in the near future. Our conversation was brief but I … More Roll and Tip with Charles and Wolfgang
NO HELICOPTER JOB FOR ME! Or, take this whirlybird and shove it. Some time during my trip around this great country I shopped for additional camping equipment at Dick’s Sporting Goods in Palm Desert, California. Dick’s has a large selection of camping and tenting items and I find their prices comparable to elsewhere. … More Take This Whirlybird and Shove It
WHAT’S FOR DINNER? Sunday July 6, 2014 I go out the door on a pretty afternoon in Boothbay. The sun has been lighting up the region nicely for the past 24 hours turning the rain of several days into grass and weeds. Other cultivars have benefited greatly as well. The gardens at The … More What’s For Dinner? – A Progression of Minor Events
The following story is real and it is true. The names have been changed just for the heck of it. I don’t think the Naval Investigative Service ( NIS) cares if a couple of 75 year old codgers are guilty of misappropriation. In the story “Slim” is me and “Biff” is my old pal Bill … More Submarine Electronics Technicians are Too Cool or Finders, Keepers!
Playing Fair and Being Kind 