Tag Archives: Life

West Ham United, Pretty Bubbles and The Still-Hopeful, Melancholy Soul

Posted on November 12, 2010 by Gene

I was thinking about Dad this morning and singing a song he often sang, just out of the blue, just to break up the silence. The song goes like this: I’m forever blowing bubbles Pretty bubbles in the air They … Continue reading →

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Haiku You Do? ( A Random Offering in Verse, Japanese Style)

Posted on November 7, 2010 by Gene

Before we begin, let’s get a working definition of a Haiku Poem. Here is the best one I found: A haiku is a non-rhymed verse genre. In Japanese, haiku has five sounds in the first part, seven in the second, … Continue reading →

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The Texas Rangers and Me: It’s About Time It Was Time This Time

Posted on October 20, 2010 by Gene

The Texas Rangers are— can you believe it?— but one win away from their first-ever trip to the World Series. They are one win away from sitting down the Mighty Yankees, the Bronx Bombers, Baseball’s Bullies. One win away. Just … Continue reading →

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McDonald’s, McChrystal, And Miscellaneous Mish-Mash

Posted on June 25, 2010 by Gene

I haven’t ranted in awhile… What exactly constitutes news? The local Fox channel lead their nine o’clock news last night with some inane story about a guy who looks like a character from Deliverance complaining that a McDonald’s talking toy … Continue reading →

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