(An arena and cell.) A Quick Parole I’m back in it again. Just waiting for when Others decide control. I’m in an arena and cell, Both showcase and hell, As others ogle my soul. I’m through this before, Never asked for more; Hoping a quick parole.
Author: robinc33
Our Rainbow Baby
(Rainbow dreams come with warning.) Our Rainbow Baby She’s my significant other, my wife, my sunlight in this storm still raging. As facing life lost with no compromise. A miscarriage … not always of justice. Sometimes, of fortune or good intent, or, of heartbeats’ spontaneous end. Unanswered questions now torment, as debilitating grief now develops; … Continue reading Our Rainbow Baby
The Fat Guy with the Earring
At what point do fat, sloppy guys gaze into the mirror and say, “Geez, I’m fat and sloppy, and I need something to help my overall look. I know, I’ll get an earring.” Sorry, dude, it’s not working.
What is it with coughing?
We all cough occasionally, but put enough people in an area (classroom, auditorium, church), and it's an epidemic. It won’t go cough-free for more than 20 seconds. Try counting to 20 until someone coughs, and see how many times you’ll have to start over. It's uncoughingbelievable.
It Was Fast and Cheap
Back when fast food restaurants were prominently emerging (McDonalds, Gino’s, Burger Queen, Roy Rogers), there was an unwritten pact with them: you give us our food fast, inexpensively, and we’ll help by bringing our own trash to the trashcans. But I feel as though that pact has been broken. So-called fast food and its service … Continue reading It Was Fast and Cheap
Giving
She gave me a vase So I’d pick her flowers; She gave me time So I’d count the hours She gave me good intentions So I’d change my ways; She gave me an outlook So to lengthen our days She gave me listening So I’d hear our song; She made me promise her So I’d do … Continue reading Giving
Radio Station Traffic Reports
Radio stations that allow tractor-trailer air-horn sound effects during a traffic report should be against FCC regulations. That's the last thing us listeners need to hear as we’re trying to safely negotiate our way from three lanes into one (because of the daily, obligatory, jack-knifed truck... which is another story in itself). My question to the geniuses that put … Continue reading Radio Station Traffic Reports
Local Morning News Programs
What is it with local morning newscasts? All the anchors are happy, happy, happy. One big, fake happy family. While the male anchor tells his obligatory corny jokes... over and over... as he's ganged-up on by the females on the set. Such an "unpredictable" format. Also, don't hold your breath waiting for science, tech, hardcore economic news, or … Continue reading Local Morning News Programs
Graduation Ceremonies
These very long, sometimes steamy events (since they're almost always in June) can be atrocious. Nothing in these ceremonies are short, the speeches are predictable, the acoustics are indecipherable, and they usually include those loud, rude, self-centered, screeching, whooping, big-hatted mama-people to boot. Then, there's the diploma handout ceremony itself ... as 900 students stand … Continue reading Graduation Ceremonies
Ramped up Disclaimers in Radio Commercials
What is it with those radio commercials that seem normal - until when the last five seconds are ramped up to warp speed (or 17x the speed of an auctioneer's chant). This vexing, new phenomenon seems isolated to the part of the commercial reserved for the product's disclaimer language, and apparently deemed not necessary for … Continue reading Ramped up Disclaimers in Radio Commercials
My Damn Musings To Go 