Are you where you are supposed to be? I spent the afternoon in a conversation, and that was the subject. It’s funny the places I’ve been in my life, different countries, meeting so many people, and yet I am here right now, sitting in this chair, one light on, a candle as well, fireplace … Continue reading »
Category Archives: writing
The Sun Also Rises
; “I can’t stand it to think my life is going so fast and I’m not really living it. Nobody ever lives their lives all the way up except bull-fighters,” Ernest Hemmingway The Sun Also Rises Have a great day! Tony Continue reading »
Notifications?
Does anyone know what happened to the ‘Notifications’ link at the top of the page? I utilized it often because it helped me see who replied or liked something and I always do my best to respond to everyone out of appreciation for their time and visit. Any help? Continue reading »
Southern Comfort
Wind in your face, arms tired, you pull off to the side of the road, clutch in and find neutral, you turn the bike off, set the kickstand, slide one weary leg over the bike, turn and rummage through your bag until you find the water bottle, you turn back and set your butt … Continue reading »
The ‘P’ Word
Two homeless men seeking warmth on a park bench. I just got off the phone with someone I know very well and I am left with a sense of hopelessness and frustration, and I know it may sound contradictory, but these feelings, they are not felt completely in a bad way. Sometimes we know we … Continue reading »
The First And Second Amendment
My daughter and I hit the road yesterday while the snow fell heavily. The roads were treacherous even with four-wheel-drive but we took our time and she snapped away. Needing fuel: I pulled into a gas station and the men pictured above were standing on the sidewalk bringing attention to a topic that has recently … Continue reading »
Attack!
It was the craziest thing I’ve ever witnessed. The tiger locked his eyes on the man talking on his cellphone while everyone else was trying to listen to the wildlife expert speak about the tiger species and how they are endangered and their habitat is being reduced by incredible amounts. People looked over apprehensively at … Continue reading »
STUFF
Forty-five degrees, cool chill hits my face, mallards next to mallards, moving gently across the lake. My eyes see this as I sit and drink my twenty-ounce cup of ‘Wawa’ coffee. As I chill out and observe this relaxing sight before my eyes, within my mind lies turmoil: Truck repair. New Idler? No. Air Conditioning … Continue reading »
Over There
I have this little thing I like to do when staring out at the ocean. I’ve done it my whole life, and now my children do it as well. We call it ‘Over There.’ I often wonder ‘What’s over there?’, meaning straight ahead, as far as one could travel across the ocean until coming to … Continue reading »