Recent content by SmilingJack

Thought this was funny and sad at the same time!

When did they ever let go?

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It will take you where you belong and if I can believe it so can you. Be kind to yourself and don’t be discouraged. You just need to find the original spark and if not you need to know that too.

All the giving which I am familiar with is inconsequential the truth is that it creates animosity and a sense of entitlement/equity that doesn’t exist. You feel your contribution is more than enough but it isn’t. Giving is supposed to mean you want nothing in return. When you realize all the...

Don I was at the Mule tonight and a few undergrads were trying to pass off a picture on their phone that said how old they were! The bartender’s said they’re going to need a hard copy! Different times for sure but still nuanced.

Genius?

Couldn’t read it all but for the love of Gods whoever what about admitting some folks are stupid and also kinda “culty” which is apparently a new word!?! Get with it Webster. Why are we still talking about this stuff? Of course the cult is comprised but have no clue and will likely be in denial...

Assholes all!

Donald is BREAKING WIND!

Yep we travel together and share beds in town and out. Biggest difference is the underlying anger from familiarity has dissipated and I know my tolerance and respect has increased. Typically with men it’s our anger and lack of control that do us in. Breaking the cycle of toxic masculinity ain’t...

43 years with my wife the last 2 we’ve been doing this LAT (living alone together) thing and it’s been a great break for us. There’s no third parties involved but we just needed a break from our routine of 4 decades. Come to find out that this LAT is a popular thing with us older folks. As...

I feel you brother. I’m attributing much of my malaise to the current state of affairs in DC. My daughter has less rights than her mother did at her age and the war on intelligence/research will set us back a decade or more. I’m reminded of Butch Davis’ time here when the genome scientist from...

DB A friend and I were hired to help dig up graves and move a cemetery for the widening of Randleman Rd in Gboro in the late 1970’s. It had been a church turned hardware store with a cemetery next door. In NC at that time you had to be a GC and Funeral Director to move graves you also have to...