The image of a devil on one shoulder and an angel on the other. I watched a lot of cartoons where your conscience was portrayed this way. To a five-year-old raised in a world with black and white …
You have such great potential!
“You have great potential!” I was told over and over again when I was in elementary school, that I had such great potential. Usually, after I received a bad grade on a test or report card. I …
Hole in my pocket
Burning sensation? I was often told when I was a little boy, after being given a small amount of money: “Now, don’t let that burn a hole in your pocket.” The implication was that it would not …
I want to be alone
I’m not a social person. I don’t like crowds. I prefer a quiet time with my wife just taking a drive to nowhere. I am happy reading a book. Or three. I always have several books going at …
Mom’s Home Cooking
I am a bit amused when I see restaurants with advertisements that brag about having food that is just like your mom used to make. I wonder about people that grew up with mothers that were horrible …
What was I thinking?
I’m not sure when it first happened. The first time I recognized another voice in my head. A voice that sounded like me, but was someone else. Maybe it was the time when I was going to throw rocks at …