Jesse’s Diner

I took a trip to the city the other day. A 50 mile drive in the warm, pleasant sunshine. Looking out the car windows was both fascinating and terribly depressing. So much of it I wanted to write about. Even take pictures, but we were in a car speeding along the freeway doing at least …

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A Friend I Haven’t Forgotten

I have a friend I haven't seen or heard from in close to fifteen years. I've wondered all this time if she was doing okay. I couldn't find her in the telephone white pages, but thanks to the internet, I found out she is doing better than okay. I'm glad, as I was worried about …

A Rebel Writer

There are blogs that tell me how I should write Then gives me a long list of advice I'm a rebel, a non conformist I write like me The way I like

The Way To A Man’s Heart

Last night I had a dream that you laughed at some things I had said. I wasn't even trying hard. Just saying what I believe. But you laughed genuinely as if I was the funniest, most clever person on earth. This is the way to a man's heart. When a woman laughs at his jokes …

Telephone Dating Service

I've always been a late bloomer. I like to think of it as being a non conformist. When everyone else bought a computer, I didn't. I had a telephone, a typewriter, snail mail and a pager. What more did a guy need? When most singles were dating online, I joined a telephone dating service. The …

Beware Of Older Ladies In The Library

The very first time I went on a blind date it was disastrous. (For me, not for her) I'll call her Shelly. We started emailing a few times, then talked on the phone twice, then she said: "Let's meet." Is that a blind date? I dunno. I call it that because I had never met …

I Already Forgave You

The greatest gift you could ever give a spouse is to tell them on day one that you have already forgiven them for everything they will ever do. Whenever I get angry with you, it lasts only a minute because I remember the promise I made you on day one.