Friday, December 31, 2010

JUST ANOTHER YEAR

       OK WE MADE IT THROUGH ANOTHER YEAR.
THE GOOD, THE BAD, AND THE UGLY IS BEHIND US.

 WE CAN'T CHANGE WHAT HAPPENED LAST YEAR.
BUT WE CAN CHANGE WHAT HAPPENS THIS YEAR!

I SAY WE MAKE BELIEVE WHAT THEY SAY ABOUT
2012 IS TRUE AND LIVE THIS YEAR TO ITS FULLEST.

WE HAVE NOTHING TO LOSE BUT ALL TO GAIN,
            SO LOVE LIKE IT'S THE LAST TIME!

HAVE FUN ALL YEAR,EAT WHAT YOU WANT TO,
    GO ON THAT GREAT VACATION THIS YEAR.

BE WHO YOU ARE. NOT WHO YOU WANT PEOPLE
                       TO THINK YOU ARE!

  IF YOU DO THIS I THINK YOU WILL FIND OUT
        LIFE IS SO MUCH BETTER IF, WE JUST

RISE ABOVE US AND LIVE LIKE ITS THE LAST YEAR
       AND IF IT IS YOU HAD A GREAT YEAR!
       AND IF NOT YOU HAD A GREAT YEAR!!!!!!!!!

Thursday, December 30, 2010

IT'S CRAZY

I SIT HERE AND WRITE ABOUT THE NONSENSE ( IN MY HEAD)
          AND ON DAYS LIKE TODAY I THINK ABOUT ALL
                          THE UNFORTUNATE PEOPLE

                                WHO HAVE NOTHING.
                NOTHING BUT THEIR OWN THOUGHTS,
            THOUGHTS THAT NO ONE WILL EVER HEAR.

      I DON'T KNOW WHAT IS MORE CRAZY, SOMEBODY
                             READING MY THOUGHTS

              OR NO ONE HEARING THEIR THOUGHTS?

 I NEED TO RISE ABOVE THIS OR I AM GOING TO GO CRAZY.

Wednesday, December 29, 2010

ON LINE ?

     OH MY GOD I ASKED MY SON TO GET ON LINE
    AND HE SAD HE HAS NO SERVICE. HE THOUGHT
I MEANT ON HIS I PHONE, WE WERE AT THE MOVIES.

    I AM ALL FOR TECHNOLOGY BUT WE NEED TO
                 DO MORE WITH OUR KIDS!!!!!!!!!!

 PEOPLE WE NEED TO RISE ABOVE THE KEYBOARD.

Monday, December 27, 2010

FAMILY FUN

   I'M ON MY FAMILY VACATION. I LIVE IN THE DESERT AND
I'M FROM THE EAST COST SO I DO WHAT ANY EAST COASTER
         WOULD DO, I DRIVE 4 HOURS TO THE MOUNTAINS

                TO GO SNOWBOARDING WITH MY FAMILY,

        WHILE EVERY ONE BACK EAST IS DIGGING OUT OF
                               A 30 INCH SNOW STORM!

      ANYWAY, WE WENT SLEDDING WHEN WE GOT HERE.
     HAD FUN BUT REALIZED WHEN WE GOT BACK TO THE
       ROOM ALL I HAVE TO DO TO ENTERTAIN MY BOYS
                                              IS FART.
          SO I ATE SOME CHILI AND ROSE ABOVE MYSELF
                       AND LAUGHED THE NIGHT AWAY.

Sunday, December 26, 2010

FUNNY IS

BACK EAST MY OLD STOMPING GROUNDS,REMEMBER I LIVE IN
   THE DESERT NOW, THEY ARE GETTING ONE OF THE BIGGEST
                     SNOW STORMS THEY'VE EVER  SEEN.

    I FEEL BAD FOR THEM BUT I'M JEALOUS BUT THEN AGAIN
     MY ARTHRITIS IS KILLING ME JUST THINKING ABOUT IT!

                                NOW THE FUNNY PART

         IN BETWEEN WRITING THIS I AM PACKING MY CAR
        WITH SNOWBOARDING EQUIPMENT SO I COULD GO
          UP TO THE MOUNTAINS AND GO SNOWBOARDING


THE GOOD THING IS I COULD JUST RISE ABOVE THAT MOUNTAIN
      CARVE DOWN AND COME BACK HOME TO SUNNY SKIES!!

Saturday, December 25, 2010

CHRISTMAS DAY

WHAT COULD I SAY, THE KIDS ARE HAPPY, PARENTS ARE DEAD TIRED,
THE STORES MADE BILLION'S AGAIN, EVERYBODY'S THINKING ABOUT
                         THE LIGHTS THEY HAVE TO TAKE DOWN.

          I'M SURE CHRISTMAS DOES NOTHING FOR THE ECONOMY.
                      SO MAKE SURE YOU SAY HAPPY HOLIDAYS!
                                      NOT MERRY CHRISTMAS!

                              BUT IT IS ALL FOR THE KIDS RIGHT?

                          I'M GOING TO RISE ABOVE ME AND SAY
                                    MERRY CHRISTMAS TO ALL..........

Friday, December 24, 2010

REFLECTIONS

      YOU EVER SIT THERE AND WONDER WHAT IT WOULD BE LIKE
            TO SEE YOURSELF THE WAY PEOPLE AROUND YOU DO.

           WE ALL THINK WE HAVE SOME FEATURE WE DON'T LIKE.
        LIKE MY HAIR , MY NOSE , THE SIZE OF MY FEET OR HANDS
                                         YOU GET THE PICTURE .

                  I DON'T WANNA GET INTO ANY UGLY DETAILS!

        IT WOULD BE GREAT IF WE HAD A MIRROR THAT YOU COULD
STAND IN FRONT OF AND SEE YOURSELF THE WAY OTHER PEOPLE DO.

                 I THINK THE WORST THING YOU WOULD SEE IS
                     YOU SHOULD NOT WEAR NEON ANYMORE!

     MAYBE YOU SHOULDN'T WEAR THOSE TINY JEANS WHERE YOU
                                        CAN SEE YOUR BELLY!!

        YOU REALLY DO LOOK BETTER WITHOUT THAT HAIR PIECE!!!!

     WE NEED TO RISE ABOVE OUR APPEARANCE AND BE OURSELVES.

Thursday, December 23, 2010

DARK SUNNY DAY

                              ITS GETTING BETTER THIS THING WE CALL LIFE
             EVEN THOUGH THE SKY WAS DARK AND IT WAS RAINING ALL DAY
                                       THE SUN ROSE ABOVE ME TODAY

                     AND IT CAME IN THE FORM OF THE BEST COMPLIMENT
                                    I COULD EVER GET FROM MY SISTER....
                                                          ON HER BLOG

After seeing my brothers blog I got INSPIRED.... Unfortunately I don't think I will ever blog as good as him, unless I RISE ABOVE IT....He is going to have to teach me how to BLOG...

   BY THE WAY I HAVE NO IDEA WHAT I'M DOING WITH THIS BLOGGING THING.
                            I AM JUST RISING ABOVE ME AND HAVING FUN.

Wednesday, December 22, 2010

GREY SKIES

THE SKY OVER THE DESERT HAS BEEN GREY FOR DAYS
                    IT FINALLY FEELS LIKE WINTER .
                     
JUST IN TIME FOR CHRISTMAS A SMALL REMINDER OF
            THE WINTERS BACK EAST. VERY SMALL.

                  BECAUSE AT ANY GIVEN MOMENT
                      THE SUN CAN RISE ABOVE US.

Tuesday, December 21, 2010

REAL FRIENDS

IF YOU EVER HAD A FRIEND A REAL FRIEND IT TURNS OUT IT WAS A DOG.
      DOGS GIVE IT ALL TO YOU, ALL THEY WANT IS YOU IN RETURN.

  THEY DON'T CARE WHAT KIND OF PERSON YOU ARE GOOD OR BAD
                             THEY JUST WANT TO BE WITH YOU!

            IF ONLY WE COULD RISE ABOVE OUR SELFISH WAYS
                             AND SEE LIFE THROUGH DOGS EYES

Monday, December 20, 2010

MY APPLE

           LIFE IS LIKE AN APPLE. IT'S BEAUTIFUL AND YOU SHARE IT
EVERYONE INVOLVED LOVES IT ENJOYS IT AND BEFORE YOU KNOW IT.
                                                       IT'S GONE!

                        RISE ABOVE  LIVE AND LOVE BEFORE IT'S GONE.....

Sunday, December 19, 2010

GARAGE GUYS

                     I DON'T EVEN WANT  TO WRITE THIS "OUT LOUD"
                        I WAS AT WORK "THE BIG HARDWARE STORE"
                     I HEARD THIS LADY SPEAKING TO HER HUSBAND

  THEY WERE SHOPPING FOR CHRISTMAS FOR THEIR SON AND SHE SAID,
         (OK I HOPE ALL THE MEN ARE SITTING) I'M GOING TO WRITE IT...

SHE SAID TO HER HUSBAND HE HAS TO GET OVER IT, IT'S ONLY A GARAGE!
                   THAT HIGH PITCH NOISE AT 3:47 PM YESTERDAY 
                    THAT ONLY MEN AND DOGS HEARD WAS HER!

   I THINK WE SHOULD TAKE A MOMENT OF SILENCE FOR HER POOR SON.

                 AND SOMEHOW RISE ABOVE PEOPLE WHO THINK
                                  A GARAGE IS JUST A GARAGE!

Saturday, December 18, 2010

BROKEN EYES

                   SEEING THE WORLD THROUGH BROKEN EYES.

  THE WAY I SEE IT, IS FOR INSTANCE WHEN YOU SEE SOMEBODY
      SMOKING AND YOU ASK ABOUT QUITTING AND THEY SAY,
MY GRANDFATHER SMOKED HIS WHOLE LIFE AND LIVED TO BE 93!

                               WE ALL KNOW THESE PEOPLE!
                         MAYBE IN SOME WAY WE ARE THEM?

       THE REASON I'M THINKING ABOUT THIS IS I AM LEAVING WORK
      LAST NIGHT AND A GUY I WORK WITH, HIS THREE YEAR OLD SON
      COMES RUNNING UP TO HIM YELLING DADDY AND HE PICKS HIM
          UP AND THROWS HIM 10 FEET IN THE AIR AND CATCHES HIM.

      I AM THINKING ONE WRONG MOVE AND THAT CHILD WOULD'VE
                                            BEEN SERIOUSLY HURT.

                               MAYBE THAT DOESN'T SEEM THAT BAD.

      BUT WE ALL KNOW THE PARENTS THAT GO OUT WITH THEIR KIDS
                         TO DINNER AT SOME BAR RESTAURANT AND
 DRINK THE HAPPY HOUR AWAY AND GET IN THEIR CAR AND DRIVE HOME!

                    I THINK HOW COULD THEY NOT SEE WHAT I SEE?
                                 THAT'S WHY I THINK BROKEN EYES!

         IF WE COULD ONLY RISE ABOVE OUR IGNORANCE !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Friday, December 17, 2010

ARE YOU KIDDING ME

                    SO TODAY I'M GOING THROUGH SOME PHOTOS ON MY COMPUTER
                                                         FOR CHRISTMAS CARDS.
                            I COME ACROSS THIS PICTURE OF MY CLASSIC PONTIAC.

                   WHAT DO YOU DO WHEN FAMILY YOU LOVE STICKS A COUPLE OF
                   POST IT'S ON YOUR CLASSIC. THEY THOUGHT IT WOULD BE FUNNY.
                          THEY SAY MY CLASSIC SAYING IS "ARE YOU KIDDING ME"
                               THEY WERE UP ALL NIGHT WRITING ON EVERY ONE!
                     I HAD TO RISE ABOVE ME THAT DAY BECAUSE IT WAS FUNNY.

Thursday, December 16, 2010

CRAZY IS

YOU KNOW WHAT'S CRAZY AND I'M SURE WE'VE ALL DONE SOMETHING
  LIKE THIS. YOU GO TO THE DOCTOR. HE SAYS YOUR CHOLESTEROL IS
          TO HIGH AND THEN ON MY WAY HOME FROM THE DOCTOR 
                           I STOP AT McDONALD'S  FOR A BIG MAC..

              "REALLY" I NEED TO RISE ABOVE THIS FOR MY FAMILY!

Wednesday, December 15, 2010

HISTORY

CAN YOU IMAGINE MOST OF US WALK AROUND EVERY DAY.
           NOT EVEN REALIZING EVERYTHING THAT WE DO
NO MATTER HOW SMALL OR BIG. IS HISTORY IN THE MAKING.

          I DON'T MEAN BECAUSE WHAT YOU DID IS DONE.
IT'S WHEN YOU HELP SOMEBODY. AND 10 YEARS FROM THEN
     THEY SAY WELL HE DID THIS FOR ME AND HE QUOTES
                   THE DATE AND TIME THAT'S HISTORY!  

      MY HISTORY COMES IN THE FORM OF MY PAINTINGS.





            RISE ABOVE YOU AND MAKE HISTORY TODAY!

Tuesday, December 14, 2010

DECISIONS

           THIS MAY BE ONE OF THE WORST WORDS IN THE WORLD FOR ME.
                                                                DECIDE !

  TIME TO EAT DO I HAVE A HAMBURGER ,CHINESE ,ITALIAN. I PICK A HOTDOG.
               SEE WHAT I'M SAYING. OH BOY WHAT WILL I HAVE ON IT.
     KETCHUP,MUSTARD,RELISH,ONIONS. THE LIST GOES ON IN MY HEAD.

10 MINUTES LATER I SIT DOWN WITH MY HAMBURGER! WITH EVERYTHING ON IT.
       I AM SURE I NEED TO RISE ABOVE SOME KIND OF MEDICAL CONDITION.

                         DON'T EVEN GET ME STARTED ON REAL LIFE STUFF!

Monday, December 13, 2010

JUST FEEL GOOD

               JUST A SMALL BIG THOUGHT TODAY. LIFE IS GOOD!
   WE GO THROUGH SO MUCH UNNECESSARY STRESS EVERY DAY.

WE SHOULD LIVE LIFE LIKE A VACATION. AND JUST BLOCK OUT ALL
      THE SMALL STUFF. LEARN TO LIVE IN THE PRESENT MOMENT!

                  RISE ABOVE YOU " LIFE ISN'T AN EMERGENCY "

Sunday, December 12, 2010

WE SHOULD BE ABOVE THIS !

I THINK OF MY LIFE, WHEN I WAS YOUNGER...
HOW MUCH FUN IT WAS, ALL THE FRIENDS.

TRIPS TO THE CARIBBEAN. HAVING A SKI HOUSE IN THE WINTER.
IN THE SUMMER A HOUSE BY THE LAKE SACANDAGA IN NEW YORK.
OR ON THE BEACH IN NEW JERSEY.

FINDING SOMEONE YOU LOVE WHO LOVES YOU BACK.
GET MARRIED, HAVE TWO BEAUTIFUL BOYS.
MAKE A GREAT LIFE FOR YOURSELF.

AND THROUGH IT ALL MY PARENTS WORRYING EVERY
NIGHT AND DAY. I KNOW THIS NOW HAVING MY OWN KIDS.

                     47 YEARS GO BY.

MY MOM PASSED IN 2007 ( MISS HER BIG TIME )
NOW I GO VISIT MY DAD AT A HOUSE WHERE STRANGERS TAKE
OF HIM. BECAUSE I CAN'T.

I GO AND SEE HIM AND ALL THE ELDERLY INMATES.
THEY STARE INTO SPACE,YOU ASK HOW ARE YOU DOING.
AND THEY SAY GOOD. BUT YOU KNOW IF THEY WERE YOUNGER
THEY WOULD GET UP AND LEAVE!

YOU CAN TELL HOW SAD THEY ALL ARE .
SOMETIMES THEY ASK " WHEN CAN I LEAVE ? AND I SAY
WHERE DO YOU WANT TO GO AND MY FATHER
JUST SHUTS DOWN HE STARES INTO SPACE.

HOW DID THIS HAPPEN TO MY DAD. HE WAS SO STRONG!
NOW HE'S JUST AN OLD MAN IN A STRANGE HOUSE.

CANT SOMETHING BE DONE ? I KNOW SOMETIMES YOU JUST CANT
TAKE CARE OF YOUR PARENTS BECAUSE THEIR HEALTH IS POOR,
BUT IT'S PAINFUL.

HOW DO WE ABANDONED THEM ?
KNOWING WE WILL BE IN THEIR HELL SOON OURSELVES!

WE SERIOUSLY HAVE TO RISE ABOVE US AND DO MORE!!!!!!!!

Saturday, December 11, 2010

HOW SHALLOW

I REALIZED TODAY I AM THE SHALLOW HAL IN THE CAR WORLD.
I LIKE CARS SO MUCH THAT EVEN THE UGLIEST CAR
IS BEAUTIFUL TO ME.

I NEED TO RISE ABOVE MY UGLY WAYS!

Friday, December 10, 2010

EXERCISE

YOU KNOW WHAT'S FUNNY. WHEN YOU PICK UP THE MORNING PAPER
AND THE ADVERTISEMENTS FALL OUT. AND YOU SEE A SPORTS STORE
SALE ON AN ELLIPTICAL MACHINE REALLY CHEAP.

AND YOU THINK TO YOURSELF.
OH MAN I GOT TO GET THAT I WOULD USE IT EVERY DAY!

I CAN PUT THAT RIGHT NEXT TO MY BOWEFLEX.
THAT I'VE HAD FOR TWO YEARS THAT I SIT ON TO CHANGE
MY SHOES WITH!

I THINK MAYBE I'LL RISE ABOVE THIS THOUGHT AND GO WORK OUT!

Thursday, December 9, 2010

WATER

TODAY I SAT DOWN TO WRITE. LISTENING TO MY FAVORITE JAZZ ARTIST
CHRIS BOTTI. A CUP OF COFFEE TOTALLY RELAXED.

AND I LOOK OUT THE THREE WINDOWS JUST IN FRONT OF ME.
AT A SEA OF ROOFTOPS. IN THE DISTANCE BEAUTIFUL MOUNTAINS.

NOT THINKING AT ALL I REALIZE I MISS WATER!
REMEMBER I LIVE IN THE DESERT.

GROWING UP IN NEW YORK WATER WAS ALL AROUND ME.
WE TAKE FOR GRANTED THE BEAUTIFUL THINGS AROUND US AND
WE DON'T EVEN KNOW WE'RE DOING IT.

JUST LIKE SOMETHING AS SIMPLE AS.
DRIVING TO AND FROM WORK BEING ABLE TO SEE THE SUN RISE AND SUNSET
OVER THE OCEAN. THAT I'LL NEVER FORGET!

LOOK AROUND AND RISE ABOVE YOU!


Wednesday, December 8, 2010

REALITY COMA

I THINK RECENTLY I CAME OUT OF A REALITY COMA.
IF YOU DON'T KNOW WHAT THIS IS. IT'S WHEN YOU GO THROUGH LIFE
JUST DOING!

YOU KNOW. ALARM CLOCK, GET UP, TAKE THE KIDS TO SCHOOL,
COME HOME, EAT BREAKFAST, GO TO WORK, COME HOME,
GO TO SLEEP. AND OVER AND OVER......

WELL THAT'S MY REALITY COMA.
YOU PROBABLY HAVE YOUR OWN VERSION.

WELL JUST RECENTLY I GOT BACK TO ME.
LIKE WITH MY BLOG. MY CREATIVE SIDE.

THE ONLY PROBLEM IS I AM SQUEEZING THIS IN WHEN I SHOULD BE
DOING SOMETHING ELSE.

LIKE TAKING OUT THE GARBAGE. OR PUTTING UP THE CHRISTMAS LIGHTS!
I THINK YOU GET IT.

I GUESS WHAT I'M TRYING TO SAY IS HAVE FUN.
BE CREATIVE WITH LIFE WE ALL HAVE GOOD STUFF IN US.

JUST DON'T FORGET THERE'S ALWAYS TIME TO TAKE OUT THE GARBAGE!

AND HERE'S HOPING YOU RISE ABOVE YOUR REALITY COMA.

Tuesday, December 7, 2010

OUR FREEDOM

ASK AS MANY PEOPLE AROUND YOU TODAY.
WHAT'S TODAY?
I THINK YOU WILL BE SURPRISED TO HEAR DECEMBER 7.

I MEAN DON'T GET ME WRONG.
IF YOU ASK A CHILD THEY PROBABLY WILL NOT KNOW.

THAT TODAY IN 1941 PEARL HARBOR WAS ATTACKED!
AND OVER 2.400 AMERICANS INCLUDING 68 CIVILIANS WERE KILLED THAT DAY!
PLUS 1.178 INJURED.

THE BODIES OF 1.000 AMERICAN SAILORS ARE STILL TO THIS DAY IN THE
HULL OF THE U.S.S. ARIZONA.

THE NUMBERS GROW SO MUCH BIGGER.
AS YOU THINK ABOUT ALL THE WIVES, HUSBAND'S,
DAUGHTERS, SONS , UNCLES, COUSINS, FRIENDS, AMERICANS!
THAT LOST SOMEONE THAT DAY. IT'S HUGE!

EVER SINCE I LEARNED IN SCHOOL ABOUT PEARL HARBOR I ALWAYS
HAD RESPECT FOR THAT DAY AND THE PEOPLE THAT LOST THEIR LIVES!

AND BEING IN NEW YORK ON 911 LOSING PEOPLE I KNEW.
ALL THE PEOPLE AROUND ME LOST FAMILY AND FRIENDS THAT DAY.
I SAW OR WENT TO FUNERALS EVERY DAY FOR MONTHS.

MAYBE THAT'S WHY IT HURTS ME SO MUCH WHEN I SEE PEOPLE WHO DON'T
KNOW THE IMPACT OF THIS DAY!

MY HEART GOES OUT TO ALL THE PEOPLE WHO LOST SOMEONE TODAY.
DECEMBER 7 1941........


WE ALL LOST SOMEONE THAT DAY!
RISE ABOVE YOU! AND NEVER FORGET OUR FREEDOM!!!!!!!!

Monday, December 6, 2010

ABOVE INNOCENCE

THIS MORNING BEFORE SCHOOL.  MY SON'S ARE RUNNING AROUND THE HOUSE LOOKING FOR HATS.
DAD IT'S CRAZY HATS DAY AT SCHOOL THEY SAY!
SO WE GO THROUGH OUR SNOWBOARDING EQUIPMENT AND THEY FIND SOME OLD HATS.
THAT I HAD BEFORE I EVEN MET MY WIFE.
ANYWAY THEY FOUND SOME SILLY HATS
AND OFF TO SCHOOL WE WENT.

THEIR EXCITEMENT WAS LIKE ELECTRIC.

AFTER I WATCH THEM GOING IN WITH ALL THE OTHER EXCITED KIDS.
 I THINK TO MYSELF.

THIS IS WHAT IT'S ABOUT. IT,S ABOUT FUN!
I NEED TO RISE ABOVE ME AND GET MY FUN BACK!

Sunday, December 5, 2010

I MUST RISE ABOVE ME!

                                                     
 ANOTHER YEAR HAS GONE BY.
         AND I AM STILL NOT.


                                                 THE MAN MY DOGS THINK I AM!

Saturday, December 4, 2010

THIS IS THE DAY

ON THIS DAY DECEMBER 4 1963 A BEAUTIFUL WOMAN NAMED ROSE.
GAVE BIRTH AT 9:59 PM TO A LITTLE BOY.
GOD REST HER SOUL I HOPE I RISE TO HER EXPECTATIONS!

Friday, December 3, 2010

HEAR WE GO BLOGGER PEOPLE

I KNOW IT'S ONLY BEEN THREE DAYS OF BLOGGING.
WELL ACTUALLY FOUR. I MEAN ON BLOGGER.
WHERE PEOPLE CAN ACTUALLY SEE MY WORDS
BUT THIS NEW VOICE I FOUND IS SOOOOO ABOVE ME!

IT'S WHAT I'VE BEEN LOOKING FOR CREATIVELY FOR YEARS.

SO WHEN I DO GET SOMEONE ACTUALLY READING THIS STUFF.
I NEED THE FEEDBACK. BECAUSE I DEFINITELY NEED TO
RISE ABOVE MYSELF
AND NOT WRITE UTTER NONSENSE!

ANYWAY FEELING A LITTLE BETTER. HAVE TO GO BACK TO WORK TODAY.
SICK IS ALMOST GONE.

BACK TO WHAT I LIKE TO CALL THE REAL WORLD.
YOU KNOW. DEALING WITH PEOPLE HANDING YOU DIRTY TOILET SEATS ALL DAY!

SO I DO WHAT I DO BEST AND I RISE ABOVE ME AND GET IT DONE!


Thursday, December 2, 2010

TOO YOUNG TO KNOW HOW TO RISE ABOVE YOU

THESE THREE WORDS MEAN SOOO MUCH MORE THAN YOU MAY THINK!
I MOVED FROM NEW YORK CITY. WHICH I HAVE ALWAYS THOUGHT. WAS THE WORLD.
THERE'S JUST SO MUCH GOING ON. THAT YOU BELIEVE THAT'S THE PLACE WHERE EVERYBODY WANTS TO BE.IT WAS A GREAT PLACE I LOVED IT. BUT IT WAS ROUGH GROWING UP THERE.
THERE WAS TOO MUCH COMPETITION. EVERYBODY SEEMED LIKE YOU HAVE TO BE BETTER THAN THE NEXT PERSON.
WELL SOMEHOW I ROSE ABOVE AND MOVED ON.
GOT MARRIED MOVED TO NEW JERSEY. SPENT 10 YEARS COMMUTING TO NEW YORK.
BRINGING UP MY OWN KIDS.
AND THEN A LITTLE OVER TWO YEARS AGO. I DECIDED TO MOVE.
TO A PLACE WHERE THERE'S LESS PEOPLE.
SO I MOVED OUT TO THE DESERT. BASICALLY 10 MILES PAST WHERE JESUS LOST HIS SANDALS.
DON'T GET ME WRONG IT'S A BEAUTIFUL PLACE. PEOPLE ARE MUCH NICER.
THE KIDS ARE EVEN POLITE.
I THINK YOU GET THE POINT. I DON'T NEED TO BABBLE ON ANYMORE!


SO YESTERDAY DECEMBER 1 AT SCHOOL. WAITING TO PICK UP MY BOY'S.
WHO ARE 9 AND 11
AND AS I'M SITTING IN MY CAR MY WINDOWS DOWN ON A BEAUTIFUL DAY.
I'M THINKING TO MYSELF SO MANY PEOPLE. SO MANY PARENTS AND IT'S QUIETER THAN NORMAL.
SO THE BELL RINGS. AND AS MY BOYS WALK TOWARDS ME I NOTICED THEIR FACES AREN'T AS CHEERFUL AS THEY NORMALLY ARE.
I DO THE NORMAL. ASK HOW WAS YOUR DAY. THEY SAY OK.
AND THEY SAY DADDY THERE'S A PAPER IN MY BAG YOU NEED TO READ!
SO AS I'M PULLING THE PAPER OUT. MY SON'S TELL ME A EIGHT GRADER
KILLED HIMSELF LAST NIGHT!
IT TURNS OUT THE BOY TOOK SOMETHING FROM SCIENCE CLASS.
NOTHING OF IMPORTANCE.
BUT AS FAR AS I KNOW THE TEACHER FELT THAT WAS STEALING
AND WAS GOING TO SUSPEND HIM.
WELL SO FAR AS WE KNOW. THE BOY WAS SO UPSET THAT HIS FATHER WOULD BE SO MAD AT HIM THAT HE FOUND A GUN IN HIS HOUSE AND SHOT HIMSELF!
AND I KNOW IT'S WHAT EVERYBODY SAYS BUT IT'S NOT SUPPOSED TO HAPPEN HERE.


AND FOR THE RECORD THE BOY WAS A REALLY GOOD KID.
HE WAS MY NEPHEW'S BEST FRIEND I'VE MET HIM.
I JUST SEEN HIM TRICK-OR-TREATING ON HALLOWEEN.


SO AS AN EXTRA EYE-OPENER. LAST NIGHT AFTER WE ALL SPOKE ABOUT IT.
MY SON IS DOING HIS HOMEWORK. AND I YELL AT HIM FOR SOMETHING?
AND HE STARTS CRYING. BREAKS DOWN. AN SAYS TO ME HE CAN'T TAKE IT ANYMORE. I YELL AT HIM EVERY DAY.


WOW ME THE GUY THAT THINKS HE'S DOING THIS GREAT JOB!


WE ALL HAVE TO THINK ABOUT WHAT WE'RE DOING THESE DAYS.
IT SEEMS KIDS THINK THAT THE ONLY WAY OUT IS THE WORST WAY OUT.
LOVE YOUR KIDS MORE THAN YELLING THAT'S MY NEW MOTTO!


SO MANY PEOPLE PAY FOR THE SMALL COMMUNICATION BREAKDOWN
(THE KIDS)  (THE TEACHERS)  (THE SCHOOL) (THE COMMUNITY)


BUT MOST OF ALL THE FAMILY!


I WISH I COULD TEACH EVERY BODY THE MEANING OF THESE THREE WORDS.
RISE ABOVE YOU!!!!!

Wednesday, December 1, 2010

AND THEY ARE GOING TO GET IN A CAR AND DRIVE

SO. I WORK AT THE BIGGEST HARDWARE STORE. I KNOW IT'S NOT THE MOST CREATIVE JOB IN THE WORLD. BUT IT'S A JOB. WITH BENEFITS 401 AND ALL THAT JAZZ. I WORKED FOR A PLUMBING SUPPLY FOR 25 YEARS. SO I NOW WORK IN THE PLUMBING DEPARTMENT. ANYWAY ENOUGH ABOUT ME. I GET CUSTOMERS ALMOST EVERY DAY ASK ME WHY I MADE THE PRICES SO HIGH ON PRODUCTS. AND POLITELY TRY TO EXPLAIN TO THEM THAT I DON'T OWN THE STORE. OR I WOULD NOT BE THERE WORKING. AND THAT'S WHEN I THINK TO MYSELF.  REALLY YOU ARE GOING TO GET IN A CAR AND DRIVE. OR THE PERSON THAT WALKS INTO THE STORE WITH A OLD TOILET SEAT WITHOUT A BAG. AND TRIES TO HAND IT TO ME. WITH ALL SORTS OF STUFF ON IT CLEARLY DISGUSTING. FOR A NEW ONE.REALLY WHAT ARE YOU THINKING.
OBVIOUSLY NOT THINKING! AND THERE WE GO.THIS PERSON IS GOING TO DO IT.GET IN A CAR AND DRIVE! I THINK TO MYSELF HOW DO I RISE ABOVE THIS ONE?

Tuesday, November 30, 2010

TODAY I'M SICK

I'M HOME FROM WORK SICK.FEVER RUNNY NOSE THE WHOLE THING
I WANT TO RISE ABOVE THIS! BUT HOW DO YOU. LIKE WHEN YOU'RE
SICK YOU CAN'T THINK OF ANYTHING ELSE. YOU DON'T CARE.
ABOUT WHAT'S HAPPENING AROUND YOU THE HOUSE COULD BURN DOWN!
YOU STOP THINKING ABOUT YOUR SICK FATHER. WORRYING ABOUT WHAT
YOUR WIFE IS DOING.HOW AM I GOING TO PAY FOR CHRISTMAS PRESENTS
FOR MY KIDS.
AND THEN JUST AS I START COMING OUT OF MY FEVER I START REALIZING
ABOUT AII THE OTHER PEOPLE IN THE WORLD WHO HAVE NOTHING. AND I
RISE ABOVE MY SELF