MadCarters

How many times has this been your breakfast? I’ll go first – some. Not many, but more than rarely. Like 2ce a month. Or, maybe 6 times. I mean, it’s cashews. You get the chocolate group, which, there’s some protein right there – you get, the cookie group, ’cause you were good, you get cashews, […]

In 2 short years I’m calling AARP. Anyone that knows me won’t believe it at all, of course, because I’m allergic to ‘institution’. ‘Course, I was a scout, a soldier, went to school. Fully jumped right into those, but, anything else I can ‘join’, or whatever, that has a governance, is immediately dismissed by me […]

  When I read stuff like this I am reminded of how I felt that one time at a local pizza place.  I was maybe 20 years old , give or take, at the time.  Having just placed my order for their smackin’ tuna grinder, I stepped back to wait while another person stepped up […]

These past 2 days have been a joy of quiet. When the last stressor in my life departed in ugly fashion and the resulting lack of conflict became a reality the ringing slowly faded and I can’t hear it anymore even if I focus. Joy of Joys! It has been said that Tinnitis is a […]

It was when The Unforgiven came out and we were all teachers at a place that was transcendent and we were from all over the world, similarly aged – ish, in our 20’s. We had freedom, support, and the world was at our feet.

That was written on a t-shirt my favorite Aunt from childhood got me one time for Christmas. She loved my humor, and me hers, and we whopped it up every chance we could. I loved when she visited us at our new house because she would seek me out and hang out with me; dishing […]

Just take the 7 and 1/2 minutes. It’s the only way to be vicarious and these fuckers are having the

Sorting my young life was heady business in 1972. There was tumult all around me in society and I roamed the streets barefoot and shirtless soaking it all into my 5 year old mind.