Word on the street is TODAY is Major League Baseball’s Opening DAY YaY & to honor this splendid occasion, I offer a rerun of words and a lesson well learned. Enjoy. I boycotted Major League Baseball from 1994 – 2013. & at the risk of getting all revved up, I shall try to calmly explain …

There is nothing wrong with loving the crap out of everything. Negative people find their walls. So never apologize for your enthusiasm. Never. Ever. Never. — Ryan Adams & that, right there, sits one of my favorite quotes of all time. ! ♥ ! I thought of those words as I searched the sky yesterday …

I’ve tried my best to understand the enormity of what she’s been experiencing. I’ve scribbled reminders, I’ve listened, as she explained, I’ve asked my share of questions in our oftentimes quick conversations, but only she knows the bare-bones of it all. & yes, there was a time when I would tease her … I’ve often …

It’s A Secret Hello Winter STOMP STOMP Yep, Winter, it’s been swell, but word on the street is !! Spring !! arrives in a matter of hours & pardon my excitement, cause you know I honest to goodness, really do love your vibe, but yeah, it’s time, time for what Spring does best … buds, …

Pulled from waaaaay down deep in the archives on this St Patrick’s Day … Enjoy. ♥ The Reuben sandwich is a North American grilled sandwich composed of corned beef, Swiss cheese, sauerkraut, and Thousand Island dressing or Russian dressing, grilled between slices of rye bread. or so says Wikipedia. I say ! ! YUM ! …

I hear myself whisper, I see myself text, & yep, I acknowledge, he is. ♥ Hidden within the subtle, this quiet confirmation reliably waits his hair, longer, combed a certain way friend time casually taking a front row seat to everything else time wonders of ok, but now, tell me why hours shared in pretending …

Truth be told ?? This gig called writing was a zillion times easier when it was our little secret. Pen to paper to dresser drawer. Ta-Da. Done. But out there in the universe, my words now live, and … baaaaaaa. Yep. Now would be the perfect time to exit this building, dear readers of these …

I found these words, way down deep in the archives, as I was searching for something else. And it’s nice to see what was penned in 2014, stands proud and true and wonderful today … I’m happy. I mean deep down to the core, finally, super content with me, happy. Content. With. ME. Back in …

Of all the words Dad and I have shared in the 63 years we have known each other, take good care are my favorite. Said with ease and sincerity as we finish up a phone conversation or BIG HUG see you tomorrow or wave goodbye until next time, these three syllables are etched into my …

For a while there, we dubbed her Nemo, but the name didn’t stick. Then I think her title became, orange fish, ’cause, well … Somewhere down the line, she transitioned to Orange, and Orange, she stayed. She’s lived with her roommate, Pleco, for I don’t know how long, but they’ve on again, off again bickered for …