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805 days ago
I’ve tried to live my life without regrets, but I do have a couple. One of them is something I did when I was in my teens. Let me tell you the story. When I about 15, a girl I went to church with had a crush on me. I didn’t know it at first, and blithely went on about the normal girl chasing I did back then. I was more interested in her cousin*, but her cousin didn’t care much for me (at first), so I kept chasing the cousin, and this girl—let’s call her “F”—kept chasing me. “F” was a pretty backward girl. Although she was quite attractive in her own way, she was extremely shy. She grew up in a very conservative religious family that did not believe in wearing makeup or girlish clothing. This all meant that she lagged behind her peers in terms of attracting guys. She carried a torch for me for several years, but I was completely unaware of it. Eventually, the cousin and I hooked up and were boyfriend/girlfriend for awhile. Then we broke up and ...
805 days ago
Today's song is: "The Future Is Not What It Used To Be" by Ronnie Milsap (it's been on here before, but it's an especially poignant song for me). Click the link to listen to it. Here are the lyrics: I left Tecumseh trying to forget her Bought a ticket to Springfield, MO I wound up in Seattle confused and too rattled To know that I'd caught the wrong train. I met some fast living women and some hard living men Tried to heal the sorrow in me Oh I once had a lot but the future is not Not what it used to be. Oh the years they went by and I went steadily down 'til I had no place to go Made the soup lines by morning and the dives every night Wrecking my body and soul. And then I met a lady and in time she made me forget Yes her love set me free Oh we ain't got a lot but the future is not Not what it used to be. Oh I never thought I could live to get over For the past cut a hole deep in me But there's a chance I'll be here a while longer At least now I wanna be. ...
819 days ago
A little recap of my adventures Friday night: It’s late August, and my son and I are zipping around Dallas with the T-tops out and the windows down. Every time we drive the sports car, he pesters me to take the tops out and turn the radio up, and tonight I oblige him. We’ve just left the Landmark Theatre where we caught the Dallas opening of The King of Kong: A Fistful of Quarters, one of the best movies I’ve seen in years. I got turned on to this one thanks to Brian Flemming’s blog, and it was everything I’d hoped. It’s well worth your time if you like a good story, a bit of intrigue, and some honest filmmaking. Anyway, it’s a summer night and my son and I are zipping around in a red sports car through downtown Dallas. I’d planned to take him out for “gas station tacos” at a Fina station that’s a local gathering place for young people and happens to have a walk-up window for some delicious soft tacos. Two Hispanic ladies work the window ...
927 days ago
For you Hitchhiker's Guide fans out there, came across this awhile back. Google this: What is the answer to life, the universe and everything? You can actually use it in computations and so forth as well. I'm thinking the folks at Google have a little too much time on their hands.
933 days ago
Today's song is "Where Do Broken Hearts Go," by Whitney Houston. Yes, I know it's sappy, but I always liked it, and pre-Bobby Brown Whitney does a superb job with it. Here are the lyrics: I know it's been some time But there's something on my mind You see, I haven't been the same Since that cold November day... We said we needed space But all we found was an empty place And the only thing I learned Is that I need you desperately... So here I am And can you please tell me... oh Chorus: Where do broken hearts go Can they find their way home Back to the open arms Of a love that's waiting there And if somebody loves you Won't they always love you I look in your eyes And I know that you still care, for me I've been around enough to know That dreams don't turn to gold And that there is no easy way No you just can't run away... And what we have is so much more Than we ever had before And no matter how I try You're always on my ...
