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Just a small explanation about my musings. I often write using the pronouns you, he, she, or they. I realize that may sound like a holier than thou, preaching, father knows best attitude. It is not not is it ever meant to be.As I have often said, what I write is based on my observations and reflections about life. It is also based on my personal experiences. In many cases although I use those...

I was tandem tasking as I often do. I was working on my laptop and watching a TV show my wife had recorded and was watching. It was Harry's Law; the episode was Old Men Rule. One of the show's subplots had to do with an elderly man's layoff from a job he had satisfactorily worked at for 46 years. The owner had to downsize and picked him. The elderly man, although not in dire financial...

I awaken, startled. It’s the middle of the night. How do I excise your specter? It is everywhere; in crowds, hailing taxis, rounding corners and now, tonight, in my dreams. When will my heart let go of you and grant me some respite? I know I should despise you for your long-term deceit but that’s impossible for me. Though I feel wildly...