One of the cushiest jobs in the world is Advice Columnist. Seriously, does it get any easier? You encourage people to write to you about their problems. Then you tell them how you think they should address those problems. If that wasn’t fantastic enough, you get a large distribution network to pay you for the privilege of letting them publish your opinions. Let’s be real. That is the dream for (more…)
Posts Tagged ‘life’
dear trask
Posted: April 17, 2012 in TrasklandTags: advice, Ann Landers, Dear Abby, Dear Trask, help, humor, humour, life
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guest blogger: Lizzie Borden
Posted: April 10, 2012 in UncategorizedTags: axe to grind, guest blogger, history, humor, humour, justice, life, Lizzie Borden
Mercy me, stigma is a difficult and lonesome burden. Even after all these years the good people of the great commonwealth of Massachusetts and across this God-fearing nation still believe I murdered my father and step-mother. They do not know or do not remember I was acquitted of all wrongdoing by 12 respected New Bedford men after only 90 minutes of jury deliberation. Acquitted. I know not why people fail to (more…)
Trifextra – “restoration”
Posted: April 6, 2012 in FictionTags: challenge, Empire State Building, fiction, life, medicine, New York, restoration, Trifextra, writing
13 virtues
Posted: April 4, 2012 in Humorous BitsTags: 13 virtues, Ben Franklin, humor, humour, life, tribbles
Good old Benjamin Franklin, now there was a man with a plan. At the age of 20 young Ben decided to give his life some moral structure and devised “13 virtues” to help develop and improve his character. Pretty heady stuff for a 20 year old, right? At 20 I was still mixing reds and whites in my college laundry and then wondering why my underwear came out pink. All I’m saying is I could’ve used guidance. (more…)
spring fling
Posted: April 1, 2012 in New Jersey, PhotographyTags: beach, life, nature, New Jersey, ocean, Photography, spring
This is the perfect time of the year for the beach. The crowds are elsewhere, not particularly interested in land’s end if they can’t lie on the sand and soak up the sun. Not especially intrigued since the carnival attractions remain (more…)
climb
Posted: March 21, 2012 in Observations and CommentaryTags: America, American life, climb, expectation, life, Photography, random, society, success
Welcome to your American Experience, child. It holds great promise. Enjoy yourself, but know that your life comes with my expectations. Embrace the freedom to do what you want. However, above all else remember your ultimate purpose – to (more…)
post-authentic world
Posted: March 19, 2012 in Observations and CommentaryTags: authentic, blogging, Blogosphere, culture, internet, life, music, post-authentic world, society, Springsteen, SXSW, truth
On Saturday I watched Bruce Springsteen’s March 15th keynote address from the annual South by Southwest (SXSW) Festival in Austin, Texas. He said a lot, but one thing in particular intrigued me.
“We live in a post-authentic world. Today, authenticity is a house of mirrors. It’s all just what you’re bringing when the lights go down.”
Contextually he was speaking about music, but the descriptor “post-authentic world” is reflective of a broader societal shift. Nowadays it is far more difficult to separate real from fake, sheen from substance. It takes work. Reality is constantly being distorted and thanks to (more…)
our little secret
Posted: March 17, 2012 in New Jersey, PhotographyTags: Barnegat Light, Frenchtown, Hopewell, humor, humour, LBI, life, New Jersey, Newark, parking, Photography, Red Bank, refineries, tourism
outside Hopewell, NJ
I like to refer to New Jersey as “Our Little Secret” because of its surprising diversity and beauty. Of course if you don’t live here you can’t call it that. You’ll have to find something else to (more…)
Trifextra – “lost”
Posted: March 16, 2012 in FictionTags: challenge, fantasy, fiction, good lovin' gone bad, life, lost, love, reality, relationships, Trifextra, writing
another day
Posted: March 15, 2012 in FictionTags: fiction, flash fiction, life, luck, New York, Photography, random
Jimmy sat on the bench in Union Square, his bench, keeping alert. He could spot them streaming through the park – the suburbanites hustling to make their escape from gray reality of the city to the warm, muted colors of home. He’d always pick out a few who would toss (more…)
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