Hope
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Jack and Jill were already gathering their gear when Lieutenant Miles entered the barracks. As always, he smiled broadly, almost beaming, earning him the nickname Lieutenant Smiles. ‘We need you pronto’, Smiles says, speaking without disturbing his smile. ‘Ah, good, you already know! Excellent!’, incredibly Smiles’ smile widens, ‘I’ll give you a ride to the…
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I am many things. A father, a husband, an employee and with the right medication an experienced lover. I create, destroy, admire, set on fire, eat, defeat, break and build. I am confused and concerned and often a bigot. I want, I need, I dream, I neglect. I am a man, forever uncertain with conviction…
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Bob is cheap. If Bob could buy used floss he will. He did not grow up poor, and as a kid he never went hungry. Bob’s frugality started when he was given a piggy bank as a child. The first time he dropped a few coins into that piggy bank, and he heard the sound coins make…
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We are surrounded by death. Anywhere life can be found death will eventually be. Death is not ugly, it is not evil and it does not actively look to take life. Death is just life ceasing. When someone dies, afterwards they are considered to be dead. It is not quite true. A person does not…
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Some thoughts about hope Hope is beautiful. Hope keeps us going. Where there is hope there is still a chance. A chance for things to get better, for circumstances to improve. Without hope, all is lost. It’s better to be helpless than hopeless. Keep on keeping on with a hopeful disposition because you never know,…
Tales from my head 