SUGGESTIONS FOR DEALING WITH THE DEPRESSED- article 11

Part 1.

As one of the depressed, I have recently reached my zenith in dealing with “Jubilant Christians”; the people who believe, by smiling and thinking happy thoughts, life is a scene from a fairytale. Everyday is wondrous and we walk on fluffy clouds. All your ills are healed, rainbows are everywhere and there is no sadness.

A TALE OF TWO CITIES - TWWW part 10

It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness, it was the epoch of belief, it was the epoch of incredulity, it was the season of Light, it was the season of Darkness, it was the spring of hope, it was the winter of despair, we had everything before us, we had nothing before us, we were all going direct to Heaven, we were all going direct the other way – CHARLES DICKENS from “A TALE OF TWO CITIES”


Melanie was running late; her flight coming into the L.A. airport had to circle a few times due to air traffic. She knew this was not the way to make a good impression, she explained apologetically to the agent leading her down the hallway. Her heels kept sliding on the newly polished floor as she struggled to keep up with the agent’s long strides. “SLOW DOWN!” She screamed in her head as she tried to walk on the balls of her feet so she wouldn’t fall.

She made sure her bun was still in place and used the back of her hand to blot away the perspiration running down the side of her face while maintaining the dignity of her foundation. There was no way she could refresh her lipstick at the pace they were walking. She only hoped enough of a residue remained on her lips.

The Way Of Ginger - article 10

Excuse my insert of pop culture, but there is this movie, called “Casino”. Character Sam Rothstein (Robert DeNiro) gives a voice over introduction to his future wife and hot mess hooker with a heart of gold, 'Ginger' (Sharon Stone).

“Ginger had the hustler’s code. She knew how to take care of people and that’s what Vegas is all about. It’s kickback city. She took care of the dealers, the pit bosses, the floor managers. But mostly she took care of the valet parkers; the guys who get you anything and take care of anything. Ginger took care of the parkers because they took care of the security guards who took care of the metro cops who let her operate.”

This is a very old skool way of thinking. The thought of taking care of those who helped you along the way is something you don’t hear of much of anymore. And this brings me to the subject of this article – The lawsuit between Arianna Huffington/Huffington Post vs. Jonathan Tasini and 9,000 other writers.

ARE THEY SERVING CAKE WHERE WE’RE GOING? - TWWW PART 9

Barry was surprised to see Lynn sitting with Ramona when they returned. He thought maybe Lynn was realizing they weren’t in a position to be judging anyone. Pastor Lincoln walked in a few feet behind. He watched closely his foot steps, first his left then his right, trying desperately not to think about anything in particular.

“Lynn, are you ready to go?” Barry asked. She mouthed to Ramona to give her a minute then placed her hand on Ramona’s forearm as a gesture of comfort. Lynne took Barry aside: “Do you mind if Ramona and her son go with us up to Fresno? Her ex lives in San Francisco, which isn’t that far from my parents; she thinks he will help them. I was hoping we could drop her off or something…make sure they’re ok.”

Barry smiled; it was unlike Lynn to open up to someone so quickly. He was glad to see this situation bringing out the best in her. “Sure. That’s a good idea,” he replied.

The Girlfriend Experience - article 9

This is me throwing my hat in the blog pool for Valentines Day. I stand behind my opinion however, be forewarned. While I may seem to speak with some authority I have no idea what I’m talking about.

A friend and I tried to play match maker. The female, Girl A, was her friend. The male, Boy B, was mine. We all went to the same church, so we were familiar with each other. Girl A was just his type; she was young (early 20’s) but not silly, olive complexion with a mass of dark curly hair. Boy B was in his mid 30’s, light brown hair Midwest guy with all the traditional values.

He told me how he was having a hard time finding a good Christian girl who was ready to be in a relationship. My friend and I though perfect. Girl A was serious minded and thought he was really cute, but when I approached the idea to Boy B, he was less than enthusiastic.

OPP - article 8

“You down with OPP?
Oh No! Not me”

Its official, the holiday season is over. I know because the 99 cent store has Valentine’s Day decorations up already. This post is extremely late because I have been extremely lazy. But, I was over a friend’s house on Monday and she was playing Christmas music and still had some of her decorations up, so I figured “What the heck”. Don’t judge me. Coming back from the Christmas break at work, I heard a lot of stories; some good, some bad. Whether you have family or not, how you spend your holidays can turn into a nightmare.

DOWN THE RABBIT HOLE - TWWW part 8

“It was much pleasanter at home when one wasn’t
always growing larger and smaller and being
ordered about by mice and rabbits.”
Alice from Alice in Wonderland

Morris hadn’t been to the Weinguard Clinic in years. He was surprised it was still there. He was surprised this is where is appointment was. The false front of the Weinguard as a free clinic and medical learning facility was still intact. What was not so well known was the clinics history of being a medical test sight. 40 percent of new pharmaceutical drugs for the U.S. went through the Weinguard.

Not much was done to improve the look of it. The clinic still looked like a government run facility. It had its original paint job; parts of the stucco had worn away revealing the gray concrete underneath. The walkway was garnished by alternate patches of grass and dirt; there were weeds where flowers should have been and the ‘I’ and ‘U’ in the signage was washed away. The inside looked no better; multi colored chairs, indoor/outdoor stained carpet and magazines dating back to 1999.