Posted inInspirational People
Mick Foley is an Inspiration
Mick Foley, the WWE wrestler known as Mankind and Cactus Jack, is an inspirational person. He's been a headline wrestler, a best selling author and is now a stand-up comedian.
Claudia
Posts tagged Claudia are about my late wife. Claudia died in 2005 after a long illness, and her life and loss are woven through a great deal of what I write. She is part of who I am, and writing about her is one of the ways I keep that true.
I met Claudia in 1993. Our years together and the grief that followed her death shaped everything that came after, including the rebuilding I had to do once she was gone. When she appears in these posts, it is not as a literary device but as the person she actually was.
These are some of the most personal pieces on the site. They are honest about love, illness, and loss, because she deserves nothing less.
Posted inMarriage
It’s My Body and I’ll Do What I Want With It
Note: I wrote this a month after my wife passed away 15 years ago. Have you ever tried to talk rationally to a smoker about the effects of smoking? Oh…
Posted inCommentary
Leave me alone!
Oh my, the comments about the video with the woman walking for ten hours sure have been fascinating. Since I'm sometimes very introverted, I can understand the desire to be…
Vices? Who needs vices?
I lead an extraordinarily happy life. These days I am beyond happy. I am enthusiastic about everything to do with being alive. I love to feel the breeze, hear the crack…
Posted inlife
No whining allowed
I used to have a sign over my desk at work which said, "No Whining allowed." It was effective, much of the time, but it sure didn't win me any…
Posted inMy Philosophy
Facts about me
Here are a few facts about me. I am the owner of The Writing King and The Ghostwriting King, which provides all kinds of writing services from copywriting to technical writing.…
Posted inlife
A night of terror
I've started writing a book on how to survive a disaster. Here's the first draft of the introduction. Let me know what you think. Introduction – A night of terror…
Posted inlife
Social addictions
Lately I've talked to a few people about giving up an addiction: a woman who smokes and another who drinks too much. While I was chatting with them about it,…
Posted inlife
My birthday
My birthday is November 8th, tomorrow! I'll be 52 years old! I remember when I was six, I told my mother that 21 was OLD. :-) I used to get…