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From the wholly unscientific observation of my daily commute, I find with disproportionate frequency pickup trucks the most likely candidate to barrel around me in virtually any traffic scenario. Naturally, this bald-faced show of aggression awakens my primal nature, thus calling for a reciprocal horn blast or equally ineffective retaliatory tailgate maneuver. In these momentsContinue reading “The Aggression Tax”

Forged in the foundry of our nationQuenched in a bucket of shameThe sword and scales of lady justiceBear the brunt of the burden of blame For the ages so carelessly wieldedCracks appear within the fallacyDestined to fall to piecesOur fragile supremacy The scales were cast in old ironMade from 400 years of chainWith a kneeContinue reading “Our Fragile Supremacy”

Every time someone takes their life they leave in their wake questioning masses left to wonder why they hadn’t seen it coming. We rationalize ourselves ragged about what we could have done, what we might have seen, what we could have said and what possibly could have been done to prevent this tragedy because SURELYContinue reading “Kill Code”

Perhaps soon we’ll just become numb to this. Maybe one day my grandchildren will be brought up to just expect murder and mayhem of this magnitude. Be shocked when a school doesn’t get shot up. Stories of the safety and comfort of the past will fade into lore and be regarded with detached indifference likeContinue reading “Apoplexia”

Parenthood is but a series of finish lines, each giving way to the next. First steps beget first words. First day of school, first crush. First heartbreak, first car. First degree, first rest of their lives. All we can do is provide our recipe for happiness and hope its enough. In the end I’ll haveContinue reading “On Parenthood”

So it’s not breaking news that my baby just turned 18, and as the progression of time insists on marching arrogantly on, so to does my status as “parent of children” shift. I’ve seen this coming for some time and like the weatherman unable to prevent it, I’m now staring down the eye of aContinue reading “Ephemera”

Music appreciation is like falling in love.  It starts with the song. The song is that girl you spot across the room. The rhythm is the appeal of her appearance from afar. The melody, the fall of her hair on bare shoulders. The guitar the sway of her hips under the the dim light andContinue reading “Music Love”

‘Tis the season for unbridled nostalgia and mirth. Each year we revisit our youth through the honoring of sacred traditions and reliving precious childhood memories. Through this exercise of annual reverie we are reminded of a magical time of childhood wonderment, a wonderment it seems,  we are never quite capable of recapturing. I’ve often reflectedContinue reading “Wonderment”

Last night I wandered into the basement of my mind and found it full of long forgotten furnishings from the past. Couches, love seats, arm chairs and ottomans. An old wooden magazine rack, a pair of cut glass lamps, a black and white TV and through the door on the far side, a dining roomContinue reading “A Broken Hallelujah”

Growing up we learn to associate monsters with any manifestation of fear. The concept is universal and often transcends experience. The noises from my closet, the faceless shadows in the corner of my room, and the cold air on the back of my neck as I scramble to climb the basement stairs in the dark. Continue reading “Mommy Monster”