Month: October 2019

There is a guy named Arnold Schoenberg. I don’t know him, I just read a story about him. He suffered, chronically, from triskaidekaphobia. The fear of the number 13. There was a time when I didn’t like the number. I

I love words. Love to hear them — sometimes. And I love to use them. Words are powerful. We put them into sentences to express our thoughts and ideas. We don’t even have to use a lot of words to

I had eye surgery on Tuesday. I didn’t mention it the day it happened because my mind was in a place of altered awareness, mainly thwarted by an allergic reaction to something surgical. Not to mention that I spent a

Any time, day or night, we can turn our heads skyward and be amazed. Infinity is up there, and we are lucky enough to be able to take a look, any time we please. During the day, the planets and

The throne. When peeing just isn’t enough. I learned a factoid today. The report claims that 40,000 Americans are injured by toilets each year. Injured by toilets. Each year. Imagine my surprise. Personally, I have never been injured by a

For the past two days, the word “capitulate” keeps popping in my head. While I was familiar with its meaning, I gave it a good look in the dictionary. capitulate | kəˈpiCHəˌlāt | verb [no object] cease to resist an

That poor, poor sap. We’ve all overslept before. I haven’t done this in a long time, but in my younger days it surely would happen. The feeling is a bit unnerving. Coming from a deep, dark, comforting sleep into the

Who dunnit? It is a popular question, especially in the Literary World. It is no wonder, as there are so many mysteries in this world. One excellent quote by Anais Nin goes like this: “The possession of knowledge does not

It happened to me once again. Without fail. In the middle of my state of sleep, I was interrupted by that other world. The world we can’t quite put our fingers on. We know it is a dream, but the

Rod Serling was quite a guy. I don’t know a thing about his personal life, but he sure did have it right when he created The Twilight Zone. This is the anniversary of the premiere of the show, which started