Whether we write fiction, non-fiction, poetry, screenplays, or maybe even porno. The one thing we all have in common is writer’s block. Somedays, words seem to pour out effortlessly and on other’s zip. In almost any writing periodical you pick up, at least one article …
Read MoreSAVE TREES WITH YOUR CAR
Until the last few years, almost all of my writings were business or technical in nature. With this essay, it seems I have reverted back to my original form. I apologize for that, but like the old story about the scorpion and the turtle crossing …
Read MoreCHRISTMAS – Bah Humbug!
Here we go, another holiday season again, something I personally do not enjoy. I am sorry to say, neither Christmas, Hanukah, or Kwanzaa have any meaning to me. I celebrate none of them and, unfortunately, do not look forward to this time of year. And …
Read MoreMy Scariest Moment
With my earlier years spent in the Marine Corps, you would think that the experiences I had then would be among my scariest, and you would be right. There were a few times I thought I was going to die, but maybe because I was …
Read MoreWHY RELIGIOUS FAITH
Having a strong religious belief is like having a large penis. It is nice to be proud of it but not nice to go waving it about in public. Faith in God is typically absolute, and either you believe or you don’t believe, and almost …
Read MoreFoods
There is an old saying that “You Are What You Eat” and considering some of the strange things I have eaten in my life, if that is true, I am in bad shape. I grew up in a Jewish household, and some odd items were …
Read MoreHometown & Old Friends
If you have a place that you can call your hometown, no matter how good or bad it might be or might have have been, I consider you to be lucky, and I am jealous. I, unfortunately, don’t have such a place that I can …
Read MoreMy Eulogy
One of the things that I have noticed as I have gotten older, especially now that I am dealing with cancer, is that I always look at the obituaries in the newspaper for someone deceased I might have known and their age. Although fortunately, there …
Read MoreThe Sphere
On June 10, 2023, at 4:20 AM, a shimmering silvery sphere of about 200 feet diameter abruptly appeared out of nowhere and hovered above the Lincoln Reflecting Pool in the National Mall. The first people to see it were the few DC policemen patrolling the …
Read MoreCHANCE ENCOUNTER
On December 3rd, 1965, Larry Zelinsky and his best friend Arnold Weismann graduated from The University of California at Berkely. They both received Bachelor of Arts Degrees in Political Science and had applied and been accepted to attend law school at Stanford the following fall. …
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