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Monthly Archive for: ‘March, 2014’
allergies

You know what’s crazy? I’ll tell you what’s crazy™ Allergy season. Could my eyes itch any more? Could they be more red, more irritated, more unhappy. My eyes are unhappy like a PETA posse at the circus. My eyes are swollen like Warren Buffet’s wallet. My head is stuffed like a Manicotti in South Jersey. […]

Where the hell is Flight 370?

You know what’s crazy? I’ll tell you what’s crazy™ An aircraft vanishing off the face of the planet. It seems impossible, like not seeing a two-and-a-half men re-run on cable. The news question of the day: Where is flight 370? It’s almost been 2 weeks. In a world of geosynchronous orbits and GPS smart phones, […]

Zero Gravity squirrel

You know what’s crazy? I’ll tell you what’s crazy™ The Bird Feeder. Or is it the squirrel feeder? I guess it depends how you gaze out your window. It’s a lazy Saturday morning. The sun is shining and the temperature is smiling, rising, trying to make me forget winter has ravaged me, victimized all of […]

Christmas Day 2012

Life’s Crazy Revisited 2012 You know what’s crazy? I’ll tell you what’s crazy. Christmas Day TV. It’s a whose who of what the hell are they airing? Christmas TV to the three major networks has all the creativity of a plastic NERF ball for granny. Don’t the suits realize millions of families have scratched and […]

Broadcasting Panic Attack

You know what’s crazy? I’ll tell you what’s crazy™ Panic Attacks. That moment when your brain short circuits, your skin gets all clammy, your breathing hurts your own chest. It’s an internal alarm that says, man over board, abandon ship, watch out for the ice berg. Panic Attacks! We’ve all had a moment in time […]

a child hit by a car

You know what’s crazy? I’ll tell you what’s crazy™ What can happen in the  blink of an eye. The mother was making lunch for her child who has down syndrome. It’s a small home. It’s on a hill. There is a steep driveway. At the bottom of the drive, a busy 4 lane highway. The […]

The Final Rose who cares

You know what’s crazy? I’ll tell you what’s crazy™ THE BACHELOR THE FINAL ROSE. I don’t care. Do you care? ABC cares. All promos all the time. The Bachelor, the Final Rose. It’s reality TV flushing itself down the toilet. It’s One guy a bunch of gals all dating, kissing and drinking liquor. It’s crying […]

Spring Burns Eternal

You know what’s crazy? I’ll tell you what’s crazy™ Optimism. It’s as simple as a blue sky. It’s as relaxing as a warm breeze. It’s a peaceful as a soaring hawk. It’s a quiet Sunday afternoon. I’m in the back yard listening to a bird chirping. The tree before me is ready to burst. It […]

Land Shark

You know what’s crazy? I’ll tell you what’s crazy™ Young drivers. My son is 15. He has his permit. He is learning to drive. He is a good driver, a cautious driver, almost too cautious. Can you ever be too cautious? We are driving slow, we are driving with methodical purpose. “I am an excellent […]

Big Crime in a Small Town

You know what’s crazy? I’ll tell you what’s crazy™ A big murder arrest that rocks a small town. I’ve done this too many times. Small town America shaken by a heinous act. Small town America sleeps with its doors unlocked. Small town America doesn’t think it can happen there. Small town America knows its neighbors […]