...And To Think That I Saw It On Mulberry Street.

I have spent over 20 years working in a location that is only 5 minutes from my home. About 2 years ago, my agency opened a new house in Stormville, NY, which is about 30 - 40 minutes away. It is funny how ya never really notice the world in 5 minutes. But add a longer trip, and you start to see some funny ass stuff. A couple months ago, I was driving home from work, and I decided to stop off at the Cumberland Farms in Beekman for my occasional scratch off. So I buy my ticket and I'm sitting in my car with the window down, and the radio up. Now if you know me, you know that the window isn't down, and the radio up, with me singing to the top of my lungs. So there I am, scratching my ticket, singing out loud to "Still The One" by Orleans. As I happen to look up, I see this guy standing in front of my car with a suit on. He too was scratching a ticket. The only difference between him and me...I mean other than the fact that I was in a car, he wasn't, I wasn't wearing a suit, he was...was that I was singing, and he was laughing. At first I paid no mind, but then it started to bother me that this guy seemed to being enjoying this a bit much. All the while, I'm thinking this guy looks vaguely familiar. If you are familiar with the song, towards the end of the song a bass singer chimes into the chorus with his deep "still the one". At this point, the guy walks over to my car, leans his head in the window, and starts singing that bass part. Caught totally by surprise, all I could do was look at the guy and think...WTH!! But then it dawned on me why the guy looked familiar. It was Representative John Hall. But not just Rep. Hall, but the same John Hall who wrote the song and sang it with Orleans. I hope it won't be long before I run into Darryl Hall...or maybe Ric Ocasek.
Anyway, then there was last night. As I was driving home from work, coming down Halls Corner Rd. (Maybe it's just the name Hall that is funny), and I hit a turkey. A turkey? YES! A turkey. So I pull over and get out to see if he was alright. I don't know why expected that he would be...but I digress. So I'm standing there thinking do I call the police, DEC? After a few minutes, another car pulls up to see if I'm ok. I said yes and explained what happened. The guy gets out of his car, walks over and taps the turkey with his foot. He looks up at me and says," Yup, it's dead". He then proceeds to pick the thing up, he walks over to his car, throws it into the trunk, and drives off. Really?? I was dumbfounded. What the hell just happened here? I tell ya I caint make this stuff up.

Someone by:me

I wish that we could put aside
Those places where we run to hide
And tell our someone every word
That deep within our hearts they've heard.

I wish that we could leave behind
All sentries of our tired minds
And open up the crumbling gates
To all our fears, and loves, and hates.

I wish that I could be someone
To be there when the battle's one
To give you strength, to make you see,
So you can give it back to me.

Child Of Life by:me

Child of Day, Child of Light,
For you there will never be a night.
As youth will do, for has no cares,
You run and play, for no one dares,
Impress upon a tender being,
The truth - a word so many fleeing.

As children do, 'til years have placed,
Time's trials and cares upon their face,
They laugh and very merry be,
Enjoying their brief revery.

Some this cycle they escape.
They never know murder, crime, or rape.
Forever young, forever free,
These special children will always be.

My Birthday Week

Hello Constant Reader! (This is, of course, a rather ironic term of endearment from me to you, as I would have to be a constant writer, for you to be a constant reader. But this is what Stephen King calls his fans, so...hey...accept it) I know it has been a while since I have posted, but I just haven't had much to say, nor time to really search for a poem to post. So where do I start? On February 25 I turned 46 years old. Someone asked me the other day how 46 feels. I told them I didn't feel any different than I did on February 24th. Anyway, let me recap my week. On the 22nd, my family took a trip to Norwalk, CT. This trip had a dual purpose. We were taking our kids to be interviewed by a talent agency. While we were there, we also got to visit the Maritime Museum, which was way more cool than being ripped off by a scam artist talent agency. On the 23rd, I was s'posed to go to an oral surgeon to get a panoramic x-ray of my right jaw bone (I'll get to this in a minute), but the appt. was cancelled due to the bad weather. Instead I stayed home and managed to get some work done in my basement, and shoveled my driveway. The 24th brought more bad weather, so my Defensive Drivng class was cancelled, so I stayed home, worked in the basement, and shoveled the driveway. My Birthday finally arrived on the 25th, and I actually got the day off from shoveling, as it rained all frickin' day. But My family blessed me with the new Ringo CD (Y Not) and the new Marvel animated feature (Planet Hulk) on DVD. My birthday dinner included Sloppy Joe's and Mac and Cheese. I usually pick chili dogs, but at 46, I guess I was feeling my oats. I also went to that doctor today. I had a little scare. The other week I was at my dentist, and he took xrays of my tooth that needed to be worked on. What he found was a black shadow area in the bone of my jaw. Jaw Bone Cancer? Not according to the oral surgeon! He said that there was nothing there that need be of any concern. Praise God, but I thought that 30 plus years of smokin' had caught up to me. The 26th brought more snow, more shoveling, and more aches in pains in my back, arms, and legs. I really, really hate winter...really. Thank Goodness I had the weekend to lay around and recuperate. oh wait...that didn't really happen much either...The house I manage lost their power on Thursday, and didn't get it back until Tuesday (The 2nd) morning. On Saturday I went and shoveled there a little, and then I also went back on Monday to shovel some more. So there ya have it "CR". Now I gots ta shovel off...c'ya!