Book of Jamez

55 y/o malcontent, something of a writer

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Random thoughts, unsolicited opinions, personal stories, and the occasional rant. I’ve been around long enough to have a few things to say, and apparently nobody thought to stop me from putting them on the internet.

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  • Rain

    Then: Water streams down my smiling face, my bare feet slap against the blacktop. The cuffs of my jeans the darkest of blue, drenched from the endless puddles I’ve walked through. The Lightning flashes in the blackness and a trickle runs down my back, raising the level of excitement, the fun, the rain. Now: Cars drive through the puddles, sending a cascade of water on my slacks. My tattered blue umbrella-two of its spires bent…

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  • Half Way

    Half way through the semester almost, the point where you can still withdraw without penalty from a class is nearing fast… But, so is spring break! I’m having the write poetry for class, not to sure of myself, but I attempted to write three poems, one I don’t like at all… perhaps one more try. Self defense is still kicking my behind, wow, its a real work out. Cats are good, readjusting to life after…

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  • Gravity pulls on my eyes

    The dog sitting is over, but the dogs did manage to wake me almost every day at 3:00 ish in the morning… as a result, my sleep pattern is a little wacky and i’m tired. This morning snow is falling, the grasses and cars are covered with a light coat of snow and the roads are wet. Nothing else new… but thought I’d better post something… tired

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  • Ah Love!

    SUCKS Sure, it’s Valentines day and I could write about how wonderful it is that couples like Donna & Chris, Cristy and Peter, Mark & Robert, Michelle & Neil, Pat & Brenda, Suzanne and Randy, Zelda and Harlan all have their true loves at their side… YUCK! Screw you all! Those of us single, lonely trying to stay warm with only the nearness of a cat or blow up doll as the case may be……

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  • Why I Hate Destiny

    You do things for friends, things you wouldn’t normally do, like go to that wedding just so she has a date or eat at that restaurant that only serves fish when your allergic to seafood or watching her dogs while she’s on a cruise. I’m not a dog hater, I like most animals and find they like me as well. Hell, I have two cats at home (Q and Mouse) who adore me. I love…

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  • With Great Power…

    The wind slams against frosted windows this February morning. The smell of a hickory fire, and sizzling bacon emanate through the kitchen, in my hand is a scalding cup of coffee, grounds from the bottom speckle my tongue. The dog, Hermes, scratches feverently at the door, needing to do his business. Had I known he would be this much of a handful, I would have left him homeless on the street. I reach to scratch…

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  • Sounds of Silence…

    My MP3 player broke on the way to school on Wednesday, which is kind of sucky. I tried to reset it, it said: Reinstall Firmware. So I brought it home and tried to reinstall it’s programs, but then it said: internal hardware problem… which I’m not sure what that means. Kind of a light rattle in there now, means something came loose I imagine. So, my ride to school will be a lot less music…

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  • Becoming a Woman

    The growth of her breasts and the coming of her “monthly visitor” are significant changes in a woman, but they are not the crowning moment of womanhood. It’s not sex, any boy or girl can have sex foolishly, sloppily, mistakenly. Are there fifty year old girls? Yes, and 50 year old boys out number them three to one. Where is the divining line of womanhood? It’s when they stand up and say “I’m the same…

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  • Mother's Milk

    My first essay this semester was entitled Mother’s Milk, I had to find animal symbolism in the story “A White Heron”. The professors comments were: I LOVE (underlined twice) this interpretation. You might also see the cow as the opportunist that Sylvia is not.To read the short story: go to http://www.public.coe.edu/~theller/soj/awh/heron.htm My essay follows: Mother’s Milk (Animal Symbolism in A White Heron) Though not the white heron, the heroine or villain, the cow in the…

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  • Phyllis

    Five years is a long time to stay at one job, and remain consistently good at it, but Phyllis did it. She’s been with the Project CHAMP program since her arrival at Children’s and has become a welcome fixture in the department. Phyllis always has a smile, a kind word, an exhilarating laugh to brighten a day. It was always nice to see her walking down the hall in the morning, passing by my desk…

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