Facts About Opium Dens that Hardly Hurt at All

Despite its name, an opium den seldom had a reclining couch and big-screen television. Pillows at an opium den were often wooden “pillows” which makes sense when you remember that opium keeps you from feeling pain. Often, in that hard pillow would be a compartment for your valuables. This was important because no one wanted […]

Fish in the Sea, Listen to Me

There are plenty of fish in the sea, my friends told me every time I broke up with someone; but, at this point my friends point out that any sea can be over-fished and maybe, if see a fin out of the corner of my eye, I should grab it and hold on. My friends […]

Why I Think a Dog would Make a Good President

Why do we revere democracy? Because it is the best way to get the best person into office. Oddly enough, only the rich seem to be the best persons… and, let’s face it, pretty bad at running the country. But, what if that person, the best one for the job, was a dog? I think […]

Raggedy Ann Wants me Dead

It all started with the smell of brake fluid. I’d almost fallen asleep when the aroma wafted from the single shelf that held mementos of my childhood. I felt compelled to find out what the smell was. If it turned out to be brake fluid then it was entirely possible I wouldn’t be able to […]

Thoughts on Envy

If someone is more successful than you, don’t envy them. Envy is one of the deadly sins. Burn down his house; because, I checked and arson isn’t even ON the list of sins. Envy is the state of wanting something that someone else has. The only other alternative is to want something that you, yourself, […]