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BiDenStan (BaracKiStan and/or inflation, shrinkflation & pay more for less.)
Have you noticed the inflation and shrinkflation in the US of A? Of course you have. Dining in a restaurant the prices knock your socks off. When said main course arrives this writer grins at the absurdity. A recent order of huevos rancheros at a Sedona, Arizona breakfast joint was laughable. The description on the…
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Review What?
Ever feel review fatigue? From all the pointless surveys we receive electronically to the various yelp-esque on-line platforms. It’s a disgrace. Must every thing require a review? This writer’s lady works in the restaurant industry and one bad review can cause significant hardship. Some anonymous ass writes an inane so-called “review” (they’re really more ridiculous…
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It was a Date
In the summer of 1992 while attending the University of Arizona in Tucson, this writer was treated to a screening of Rendezvous in a short film class. Our professor showed a variety of short films to inspire and motivate us to be creative in our endeavors, as we were each tasked with making 3 short…
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Hey Pal!…
…You know the rest of that classic David Mamet line reading; and I continue hearing your voice cheerfully chiding me with it. Who else is going to let me have it?! How can it be 1 year already since you ascended to that special place? We LOVE and MISS you, Dad…and we will see you…
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The United States of Imbalance
A familiar grocery store checker (members of a dying breed) recently mentioned to me, “What do you think is going on? What’s going to happen?” We’re living through a lot of imbalance. She replied, “We’re all imbalanced inside. Everything is imbalanced.” What has been going on? Let’s go back to April 2020. What happened then?…
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Time Wave Zero
Where did the last 24 months go? Poof. Forever Gone. Time itself has never been more keenly felt than these past two years. Days felt dazed; Time slowing to a crawl, or rapidly dissipating into the ether in a swirling digital mosaic. Very strange times. My mantra for these last two years: “That was a…
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Sideways Sedona
There are times in life when nothing goes right. The universe has its own design and plans. You can do everything right and everything goes wrong. When it happens, you show up and go through it. Are you under the illusion, the path is winding your way? Are you surprised by confusion, when it leads…