Death is Like the Flying of a Great Plane

Posted on 29/09/2011 by Grumpa Joe

I rarely post other people’s work, but today I had the pleasure of doing a reading at my buddy’s funeral. The piece is absolutely mind-boggling in that it is simple, yet loaded with meaning. I had to read it several times before I understood it fully. Time takes a toll on an aged mind. Death [...]

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Boyz Nite Out

Posted on 28/09/2011 by Grumpa Joe

This story begins in 2002 when I attended the wake of a neighbor and fellow garden club member. At the time, I was president of the club. I agreed to lead at a meeting formed to disband the thirty something old organization. I was newly retired and gardening was on my list of goals for [...]

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I Lost, I Miss, I Will, I Must

Posted on 25/09/2011 by Grumpa Joe

Today is the first day of the rest of my life. Sometime during this past summer I lost the drive, the will, the dreams, the fantasies of living. I must recover all of it. How? With hard work, and relentless determination. With endless lists of goals, to do’s, and dreams. If I don’t, I’ll just [...]

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No God But Allah-Dollar Bill

Posted on 23/09/2011 by Grumpa Joe

I received a message today from a very good friend. There are two ways to interpret this anecdote: If the photo below is a photo-shopped hoax, it is cruel and shameful. The perpetrator is denigrating Islam and inciting terrorism. (I happen to believe this is real) If the photo and the accompanying story is true, [...]

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Another Shovel Full Of Sh…ope

Posted on 10/09/2011 by Grumpa Joe

Pass this bill now! When a sales rep calls on me, and pushes me to buy his product he sometimes uses a tactic of saying “this offer is only good today.” If ever there is a phrase that will end the sales call that is it. President Obama made his American Jobs Plan address before [...]

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