tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8003303683352358862024-03-13T06:58:18.251-07:00David TienterAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12555978731886056533noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-800330368335235886.post-40943040965668410842015-04-19T14:27:00.001-07:002015-04-19T15:04:11.089-07:00The Gambler<span style="mso-tab-count: 3;"> </span><br />
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At times, the big empty closes in too hard on me. Through the years I’ve<br />
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learned to battle back and now I’m surrounded by electronic distracters and their<br />
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moronic life sucking issue. Still my overriding thought is: I got no action going <br />
<br />
on anything. Too much life is out there, I need some action on something. I’m<br />
<br />
forced to move from soft overstuffed to hard bar stool.<br />
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It’s the overpowering pain of reality crashing hard against a stone wall built<br />
<br />
over the last 5000 years. I feel I have read every book, thought every thought, but<br />
<br />
the lines all stretch to the same tedious argument, an argument which cannot<br />
<br />
be solved, and I cannot snap those lines or even stretch them a tad without<br />
<br />
destroying some of the sanity. No matter the cost, the empty needs a bet down<br />
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or it becomes overpowering. Fuck it, fuck it, I got to go. Three months of control<br />
<br />
has been three months too long. I know I can dodge one bullet. I slip on my<br />
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shoes, throw on a jacket, and I’m off to the Tap.<br />
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On the stool next to me tonight sits Ottis, a man who has solved his<br />
<br />
problems, slipped his burden, and found a way to say that which has to be said<br />
<br />
without the disapproval of the world. He screams, grimaces, mouths, and<br />
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whispers the deepest secrets of his being to his drink. But no sound comes forth<br />
<br />
from his lips.<br />
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He seems startled when I ask, “How’s things tonight, Ottis?” He jerks <br />
<br />
back, eyes wide. Looks at me without comprehension, then regains his composure,<br />
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turns, and again pours forth his silent lament to his as yet untouched drink. I’ve<br />
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watched Ottis over the last five years and never heard a sound issue from his lips.<br />
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When Larry comes over, I order three shots of gin, three bottles of beer,<br />
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and tell Larry to put a K on the Knicks tonight. Larry turns to look at the very<br />
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large black man sitting at the right end of the bar.<br />
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“You been gone some time now, Matt. You sure you want to start the<br />
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Merry-Go-Round again?”<br />
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“Damn T-Bo, you turning social worker? You know I always pay.”<br />
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“Take it,” nods T-Bo to Larry. “Some people learn hard. Just be in to pay up tomorrow, by two.”<br />
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“Pay up by two, pay up by two. You ever think about learning a new song?”<br />
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“Don’t be jacking your jaws at me, Matt. Best remember this business, we<br />
<br />
not friends.”<br />
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Gambler’s Rule Number One: don’t piss off your bookie. <br />
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I turn back to my drinks, line them up neatly in a soldierly formation. I used to <br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12555978731886056533noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-800330368335235886.post-91514840962863767382015-03-21T06:52:00.002-07:002015-03-21T06:52:07.737-07:00I still love to golf, but with my stiff lower back, I find it much easier to miss the cup by an inch or two and then just pick it up. There is a movement now in golf for a 15 in cup. I am all for it, as I already use it.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12555978731886056533noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-800330368335235886.post-19966747336681669652015-02-16T10:22:00.002-08:002015-02-16T10:22:36.509-08:00Review of THE BLACKOUT by Stephanie Erickson<div class="_5pbx userContent" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" style="font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.38; overflow: hidden;">
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12555978731886056533noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-800330368335235886.post-85749449628827664292014-11-25T08:55:00.004-08:002014-11-25T08:55:54.340-08:00WondermentNever doubt that where we stand<br />
Sylphs and elves and fairies ran.<br />
Enchantment rules where now we live<br />
Magic powers come from what we give.<br />
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Our lives are set in science and math<br />
From birth we're firmly shown that path.<br />
We soon know that age and death<br />
Will come to claim our final breath.<br />
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My truth is that time matters not<br />
When enchantment holds sway o'er our lot<br />
This blessed place is for us bound<br />
Only when our magic can be found.<br />
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12555978731886056533noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-800330368335235886.post-92093136535891266972014-11-06T17:14:00.002-08:002014-11-06T17:14:50.085-08:00Today was beautiful, my writing group heard the section I wrote in my new Matt series and they loved it as far as I could tell. Then, a quick sandwich and off to golf. Florida sunshine and a gorgeous course, everything was beautiful. Then came the worm to ruin the apple. <br />
I was part of a four some, the two golfers in the other cart were a husband and wife. The husband simply could not let his wife enjoy the day. On every shot, he let her know what she had done wrong and how to correct it. After four holes, I quit and returned to the clubhouse. Not sure how thier two-some did. He should be glad that few golfers are packing. <br />
So Mark, if you are reading my blog, you are the jerk who ruined the day for at least three of us. I ask you sincerely, can you wife ever be a good enough golfer for you and does the score she shoots actually matter to anyone (except you} ever?<br />
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Life will be better with a wife who is happy if not a great golfer.<br />
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THANK GOD THE ELECTION IS OVER. My wish for the future is that only honest politians run for office. Since that can't happen, perhaps we should only have convicted felons run. The ads would make more sense that way. The average felon imprisoned with a life sentence would not be able dodge every question and turn every lie into a truth. It would be so refreshing if the two idiots on stage for the debate actually took out machetes and hacked each other to death. <br />
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Should such a thing have happened here in florida with the Charlie Chris and Govenor Scott, I believe Gov. Scott would have once again taken the 5th.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12555978731886056533noreply@blogger.com0