Post Views: 2,881 Do any of you find it fascinating, as I do, that many of the christmas traditions we know and love often cross that thin veil that separates […]
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1 Post Views: 5,883 As a child growing up in the 1980’s, I was never shielded from the rampant consumerism this decade is well known for. The xmas holidays always conjure the […]
Hills is where the toys were
Post Views: 4,280 I am convinced that fear drives almost all of our behaviors. It has become more and more clear to me as I have gotten older and more […]
Fear the Mind Killer
Post Views: 4,771 I had the distinct displeasure of sitting within listening distance of a family at dinner tonight. My ears were assailed with the most incredulous conversation regarding tattoos […]
Mother of all tattoo myths
Post Views: 3,990 This year’s celebrations are truly filled with a great many “firsts” for me. With this in mind I wanted to list them out and note my gratitude […]
Gratitude 2015
Post Views: 4,385 I am a nostalgic reader. What I mean by that is that I fondly relive my youth by re-reading books that I enjoyed as a child. This […]
Rocky Hurwood Author Show
Post Views: 4,054 I have empty nestlings. It has really been a long time since I have written anything and I must confess that writing something that does not involve the […]
Empty Nestlings
1 Post Views: 4,940 Just to weigh in on this craziness floating around the internet. I think Santa is a nice fantasy for kids. Just like the easter bunny and the […]
Nikolaos Thaumaturge
Post Views: 4,284 Do you hear the winds howling? Is that a harvest blood moon rising in the dark night sky? That’s right friends it is THAT time […]
Stygian Strigiformes
Post Views: 3,988 I was doing some cyber shopping the other day and stumbled across a figurine of a xmas character I had never heard of before. Now, I pride myself on […]
And I thought the Krampus was Creepy
Post Views: 5,264 I was talking with a friend at lunch today. We were discussing the various marketing strategies employed by restaurants to attract their assumed target customers. The topic […]
Why McDonald’s Really Should have Scared the Hell out of ...
Post Views: 3,844 I don’t just hate bumper stickers. I despise them. Bumper Stickers Make Me Physically ill. Do people that put them on their cars really think that a 4 […]