Well, I have to say that I feel so much better after my rant; mainly because a lot of you have reached out to me about it.  It makes me feel so much better knowing you can relate to what is going on with me.  That tells me I am not alone in this fight… Read more

If there are a couple of things I have learned in life, it is that things change, and people change; sometimes for the better, and sometimes for the worst.  What can one do?  Is it not adapt or die?  I feel so misunderstood sometimes, and maybe it is because I do not contribute much to… Read more

I believe I was around 9 or 10 years of age when I lost my favorite dirt bike to an oncoming LTD.  I got hit by a car, and it was totally my fault; fortunately, I walked away with only grass stains on my jeans.  My favorite bike did not survive the encounter, so it… Read more

So, I wrote this paper in my English class while I was attending Alamance Community College.  I wanted to share it with you, as it has to do with pet loss; this was called an I-search paper.  I would have made an A on the paper, but I did not have all of my required… Read more

Around   It is the content you bring forward with your keen sense of the surroundings you have played in a pile of leaves with tire tracks and used your hand as a torch but now good times fade the young man is smothered by senile minds and traffic violations a cemetery is a safe… Read more

Lucidity   Hold my umbrella so I can wave I am waving at the sun As clouds have conquered the day A drought is not what I crave But should I stand free in dust Hold my umbrella so I can wave Wind has caused my shield to fray The dew point has paid my… Read more

When I was a kid, I used to wake up for school during the month of December, and then I would open the living room door and turn on the Christmas tree; and then, I would stand in the doorway and just stare at it.  I am not sure why I used to do this. … Read more

I have always enjoyed writing poetry, but since poetry.com lost them all I decided to share some of them with you.  I hope you like them! Gallery Pretty pictures in the window tree leaves and sunshine showing early signs of fall as it casts dark shadows the picture taunts me like a disorganized monster dancing… Read more

July 18, 1998: it was my 28th birthday.  My ex-girlfriend came to pick me up, and we went to a country-western bar in Charlotte, NC called Coyote Joe’s.  There was an open bar that night; in other words, I payed a $15.00 cover charge, and I could drink as much as my heart desired.  The… Read more

Cool is defined as fashionably attractive or impressive.  I may not be the coolest person around, but I am grateful I get to hang out with some cool people from my church.  Well, for starters, my wife is one of the coolest people I know, so how we ended up together is beyond me.  I… Read more