The Future Of Old Folk Shopping
I sincerely appreciate every genre of music... Even the Techno stuff that has become so popular... And despite my disdain for some genres that celebrate violence and the mistreatment of women, I am all...
Important Substack Lessons
I did a piece recently, reminiscing about my long-passed Aunt Carrie ("A Cane, A Hatchet, And A Corncob Pipe") and some of the wisdom she imparted to me, especially as it pertains to the...
A Cane, A Hatchet, And A Corncob Pipe
Storytellers quite often tell stories that they remembered while they were in a moment of deep reflection, trying to recall the details of an altogether completely unrelated topic. This is certainly my curse, and...
Short Sleeved Paper T-Shirt
I had to go to the drugstore last night to pick up a new prescription for Daisy. It's only about a half mile each way, so it wasn't that big a deal, and after...
A Stone In My Shoe
Remember Godfather Part 3, when Eli Wallach (Don Altobello) hires a father-son team of assassins to kill Michael? He starts off his pitch by saying he had a "stone in his shoe" that he...
Tending To The Human Condition
In the introduction to my first book, I made a general observation about the human species; "At our core, the primal driving forces of the human race, as they are with all living...
Eye Of The Beholder
I came of age in the '70s and, through that initial stretch of mid-to-late puberty and into early adulthood, I dressed like the classic hippie; I had long dark red hair, a...
For The Love Of “Little Ol’ Ladies”
I have made no secret of my general disdain for the greater majority of the human race, and I make no apologies; it has been my experience, over the course of my almost 65...
Greyhound Dreamin’
It may not seem like it but maintaining one's Urban Hermit status requires a great deal of effort and commitment. To be good at it... hell,to even qualify for Hermit Club membership consideration, one...
