Tweaking Madd
AAAAAGGGGGGGHHHHHH who's bright idea was it to start a student magazine? Oh yeah, that would be me. It seemed like a good idea at the time a way to put into practice what we are learning as...
View ArticleThis life
It has been the week for it. Into the hubpages challenge and a lunch date with a dear friend had me raising my hand to question the meaning of life and writing. 42. That is what Douglas Adams said....
View ArticleGood god what does it take?
Am I just profoundly stupid or what? I am trying unsucessfully to unlock the keys to the great golden doorway that is the earnings program. What's the hold up? Adsense. Again with the profoundly stupid...
View ArticleMagically, spectacularly wonderful
Shhhhhh; I want to talk to you about some kind of wonderful. I have been blessed in the relationships that have cruised into my life. My closest friends have originated from my teenage years. I have...
View ArticleI get it now!
Guess, guess, guess? I get it now. In an earlier post I was ruminating on the fact that I was struggling to find my voice, to understand what it is I am trying to say with my writing. I also discussed...
View ArticleThe invisible child in the corner
Do you see that child in the corner? Of course not: he is invisible. That child is the one that stands right by. That there is the child; the one that is nobody's responsiblity. He is the one that...
View ArticleAlien vrs Brokeback Mountain
Yeah you heard right. Alien can be argued as a spaghetti western. It's true. In pursuit of my degree in communications I had pause to examine Alien in the context of this frame work and I came to the...
View ArticleJust how much has television changed?
I remember television as a kid. The most risque show on the box at that stage was number ninety six. Abigail took her top off with a relentless monontony and there was so much angst and family drama...
View ArticleFifty Shades of What?
There is a new story going around town (and really it is an old one, as old as recreational literature is) and my goodness gracious me what a story. E.L James' highly charged trilogy Fifty Shades of...
View ArticleEzmondee
This one is from the heart. When I think of the Ezmodee's days I think of the movie To Sir With Love . It was a profound rite of passage that sometimes, if you are very lucky you are given a chance to...
View ArticleWhy is this snow I see before me?
Snow white snow bright, is this snow I see before me tonight? In a world that is turning on ever revolving self involvement the tonality and fairy tale persuasion of the world around me has often been...
View ArticleThe Grey Ghost Fog
Ahhhhh anxiety my old friend. I didn't know the name for it and I didn't realize that it existed at all without the florid, wild, manic screaming manifestations of a typical panic attack until it...
View ArticleThe time travelers gap year
Gap years trip the light fantastic. They are not a new concept but they are something the youth of today are chase with a great deal of vigor and a certainty that this playground is their domain alone...
View ArticleA writer on writers
Writers are precious petals. As hard as it is to swallow that is the truth. They have fragile egos; they are precious. It is not because they hold with in them the world (they do) or have a special...
View ArticleEnd Organ Disease and Transplantation
Shhhhs! I want to talk to you seriously for a moment. Has anyone heard of organ transplantation? Of course they have. It is a happy catch word but in this land of plenty we are woefully behind many...
View ArticleA not so silent epidemic
"You look well enough" is the standard response that most sufferers of Fibromyalgia get. Whether we do or don't is not the issue. The issue is that this is a disease process and an auto immune disorder...
View ArticleWho loves Buffy?
Is there a Buffy fan in the house? Seven years after the cancellation of the show I am still an avid fan of the show and watch it faithfully to this day on Scifi. Some how my day does not seem quiet so...
View ArticleWeddings
It is the season. In the last few weeks people have been tying the knot with a joy and serenity that warms the heart. I went to one last night and it was wonderful. The groom has been a life long...
View ArticleThe new kid in town: The Voice
In the words of Keith Urban, "Goodness me." Don't get me wrong, I am not a fan of reality TV. I have found it on the most part to be satirical, vitriolic at times, degrading and a platform for...
View ArticleAre you owned by a cat?
Who is owned by a cat? I am. Two as a matter of fact. They, to me are the most wonderful things in the world. I have a dog who I love dearly but for me the love that you get from a cat is something...
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