This may come as little surprise to those of you have read my 116 posts thus far, but I like to write. Term papers and research projects in school, reports and memos at work, founding documents and think pieces in my startups, I’ve always had a knack for stringing words together. What may come as … Continue reading “Game Winning Goal”
Tag: Tom
Bad Movies Part I
I mentioned in a previous post how we used to share weekly date nights with my sister Helen and her husband Tom before the birth of their first child. One weekend we decided to catch a new movie called Krull, a stinker fantasy film from 1983. It was opening weekend as I recall, and we … Continue reading “Bad Movies Part I”
My Savage Breast
No, this isn’t a post about my first sexual encounter. (An interesting story, but don’t hold your breath waiting to read about it.) This actually deals with the musical influences I’ve had over the years. As with most, my initial influence was my family. My parents contributed big band and movie soundtracks – Glen Miller … Continue reading “My Savage Breast”
The Antichrist
My brother in law Tom had a car we referred to as the AntiChrist. It was a 1966 or 1967 Chevy Caprice Classic, and it seemed to love only him. Not that I’m claiming some sort of Stephen King Christine action here, it just seemed like it worked nicely for him and not for anyone … Continue reading “The Antichrist”
Bee Goooood
We owned a two-family house with my sister Helen. It was built in 1900 or so, and so we always seemed to have something that needed fixing or improving. One Spring weekend we arranged to have new windows installed, so the workmen showed up bright and early and started pulling the existing windows out. They … Continue reading “Bee Goooood”