Author: Curmudgeon

After sixty some years you start to notice patterns. You get to see whats permanent and whats temporary. What's important now and what will be important later. If you want to read what I think go ahead. If you don't like what I'm saying, there are a lot of other blogs out there and I'm sure you can find some you like. In addition to what you find here you might want to check out my online stores. There's lots of curmudgeonly stuff there too.

Only Singing in the Shower

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This I'd Rather Sing Than Eat T-shirt is for sale at the Idle Thoughts Online Shop.
A subtle hint for a singing friend.

I didn’t watch the Country Music Awards the other night. I’m more of a jazz person. But I know plenty of folks around here that did. So of course that got me thinking.

Most people listen to some kind of music. How many of you have ever been on a long road trip in the old days and fought over what radio station to listen to. These days its usually whose playlist you listen to. Then the whole crew starts singing along with it.

That’s when it all breaks down. Everyone thinks they sound just like the artist that’s singing. Most times this is not the case. One guy starts singing off key or doesn’t know the words and makes up lyrics that just don’t make sense. That makes you just wanna turn the car around and take the kids back home.

Maybe a better idea would be to give the person with the unfortunate lack of talent a gift. Something that would give them the subtle hint that they should back off on the singing. A t-shirt with this design may be just the ticket. You can find it and many other gift ideas in my online store.

The Tracker Returns

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This is the sequel to The Tracker from Tales of the Wild Rose. There is gore and adult content. Parental guidance suggested.

Every wait person knows that there are good things and bad things about quiet nights behind the bar. The good is not much stress. The bad is not much tips. Tonight had been a quiet night. I’ll take it for what it was worth. The stress didn’t start till after closing.

Just as I finally got the last regular out the door, I see a guy limping up the sidewalk. As he passed under a streetlight I saw he was bare headed, his old military fatigues were torn and bloody. That’s when I recognized my old friend Mike that I had talked to earlier this evening. […]

The Tracker

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This is a short story from my series, Tales of the Wild Rose. This particular selection has some gore and adult language. Parental guidance is suggested.

It’s always a surprise to run into an old friend after many years. Especially one you haven’t seen since high school. That moment of confused familiarity followed by surprised recognition can leave you unbalanced. Then when you find out the strange life they’ve lead in the intervening years, it can warp your reality.

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Scary Things For a Scary Month

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A pumpkin Corral from the Dallas Arboretum

I used to like autumn but now its just the doorway to winter. However, there are still a lot of reasons to like October. Its the month when the travel shows specialize in haunted houses and the food shows do everything that can be done with pumpkins. I don’t cook or travel much so this is by far my best month for movies. The movie channels dig deep into their vaults and blow the spider webs off of the classic, scary, monster movies. And I’m not talking’ about Alvin and the Chipmunks Meet Frankenstein.  […]