Bang Bang
The long forth of July weekend in Chicago featured 82 people who were shot and 14 of those people died. That’s only about a 17% kill ratio. Come on folks, we can do better than that… Sorry for my sick...
View ArticleBest and Worst Cities in America
I saw an article on MSN.com today about the 10 happiest and unhappiest cities in America. Fortunately or unfortunately, depending on how you look at it, I have never lived in any city on either list....
View ArticleFeel Good Friday, July 25, 2014
When your life and your work revolve around the Hospitality Industry, it’s natural to spend significant time in bars and restaurants. They typically feature an amiable atmosphere as well as food and...
View ArticleAll this bad news makes me want to give up reading the newspaper
As long as I remember I have been a news and newspaper freak. Anymore, the major headlines as well as the individual news stories make me want to give up reading. Here’s what I’m talking about:...
View ArticleMy calorie counter doesn’t go that high
I’m writing to you today from Tampa, Florida. I’m here doing some shows in libraries for their annual Summer Reading Program. Since I write stories, songs and poems for kids I get calls this time of...
View ArticleWEiRd WeDneSDaY, August 6, 2014
In the wide, wonderful world of weirdness that defines Bolognabrain every Wednesday, we reach new levels of sex, guns and rock and roll today. Join us to get the stories of stupid people with guns and...
View ArticleFeel Good Friday, August 15, 2014
All over America, kids and families are getting ready for the return to school. This morning I was driving down a street that happens to be my newest, most efficient route from here to there. Suddenly...
View ArticleWhere is the “Bully Pulpit”?
America is losing her identity. There seems to be no one left who stands up and represent us. There is no one left but all of us. We have become complacent and uninformed. To our American detriment,...
View ArticleFeel Good Friday, August 22, 2014
American Legion In 1970 I received my letter from Uncle Sam inviting me to come have a physical and prepare to serve my nation in whatever manner he deemed fit. Most draftees in those days saw time in...
View ArticleALS Ice Bucket Challenge
I’ve been watching this event take place on Facebook the last couple weeks, thinking if I just keep my mouth shut and stay under the radar, no one will notice me. It worked for a while but yesterday mi...
View ArticleHalle story
I am a story guy. It’s great to be a Grandpa and be a story guy. My youngest, Kim, gave me three grandchildren and the oldest is Halle who is four. I probably haven’t mentioned, the home they were to...
View ArticleIf it seems to good to be true…
Like too many of my “friends,” I spend entirely too much time on Facebook. Between keeping up with my acquaintances and pursuing my own agenda, not to mention five on-line Scrabble games, I waste a lot...
View ArticleAutumnal Equinox
Tonight at 10:29 EDT, here along the East Coast, autumn will arrive. It’s the Autumnal Equinox. Starting here and now the temperatures should start to decrease and the days begin to be shorter than the...
View ArticleEnquiring minds… want answers
We missed Weird Wednesday this week. We tried, but we couldn’t do it. Seems the software Masters of the Universe, didn’t quite have all the necessary pieces in place when they automatically upgraded....
View ArticleFeel Good Friday, October 03, 2014
I mentioned yesterday in a note I wrote that there was a change in the weather. Here we are on October 3rd, and there is a slight dip in the early morning temperature, not that I’m not still sweating...
View ArticleFeel Good Friday, October 10, 2014
Email Lists In our world of burgeoning social media and our ability to stay in touch with friends and family almost on a moment to moment basis, we can feel good about our ability to remain connected....
View ArticleTime flies
While puttering around this morning, searching for a topic, I started thinking about this literary arena created by my partner, Usedtoy, myself and others who have contributed over the years to make...
View ArticleWEiRd WeDneSDaY, October 15, 2014
Recent software glitches have turned our weekly Weird Wednesday news celebration in to something of a nightmare. The last month we have had to record these stories over, numerous times to get it right....
View ArticleTommy Gluegun
I was heading down from Florida City back to the Mid-Keys. I was up there to seeing my dentist and getting my teeth sharpened. I stopped at the Last Chance Saloon to get a frosty one and get the dental...
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