“She was the third beer. Not the first one, which the throat receives with almost tearful gratitude; nor the second, that confirms and extends the pleasure of the first. But the third, the one you drink because it’s there, because it can’t hurt, and because what difference does it make?” Read more…
Sometimes, someone can do or say the smallest thing, yet it fills up such a large part of your heart. On November 20, 2012, I went to the book release event for a book called Lunatic Heroes, written by C. Anthony Martignetti. I had only heard about this book and Read more…
I will always love you. Always. But, I guess, sometimes love just isn’t enough. I think maybe not only did I hit my breaking point, I crashed into it so hard that I broke into a million impossible pieces that will never fit together quite the same again. And the Read more…
There is this place in my mind where I place certain thoughts/memories/etc that simply refuse to go away or stay quiet, but I don’t want to have to think about all the time. I call it the junk drawer. Normally it is locked up tight. But occasionally, the dark things Read more…
When you said forever You meant for a little while When I said forever I meant every day until I died When you said always You meant until you couldn’t handle it anymore When I said always I meant until time ended When you said you loved me You meant Read more…
I am in a mood. I hate this mood. I hate that life has so many “if onlys.” I hate that it has too many unknowns. I hate it when you throw it all out there only to have it thrown back in your face. I hate being stuck. I Read more…
History teaches us that before the Civil War, the nation was “these” United States and after the Civil War, the nation was “the” United States. More blood than in any other of our wars was shed to secure that union. Jefferson Davis warned us that “the South shall rise again.” Read more…
The following is from a blog I have followed for a long time. She wrote this about two years ago, and, although I have taken the small liberty of paraphrasing it slightly to better fit my situation, it is mostly worded so perfectly that there was no way I could Read more…
Four months ago, I had weight loss surgery. Specifically, the Lap Band. I took a VERY long time to come to this decision. As in, 10+ YEARS worth of time, therapy, and medical and nutritional consultations. I have been overweight since I was 10 years old. I have been through Read more…
A bird that once knew freedom will fly out of a door to its cage if left open. A bird held captive for too long may forget freedom lies beyond the door. A bird that is born into captivity and a cage will likely stay in a cage even when Read more…