ME & MY BLOG On the first day of Spring, The Solstice, The Beginning

I’m a guy, my name is Jack, I’m a writer and I live in NYC. And I believe that most adults act like children. That is until that age when we lose all memory of what it was like to be child-like, or teenager-like, or youthful and lust-filled-like. I believe that most children act more like adults in the simple ways they handle problems and adversity (crying and tantrums are vastly underrated). Unfortunately, that simplicity of expression is usually talked out, embarrassed out, threatened out, forced out, or beaten out of them by adults as we hit that age when we lose all memory of what it was like to be…well, you get the picture. Yes Virginia, that’s the circle of life that we cannot seem to let go of.

That’s really all you need to know about me except that I am neither a cynic nor an optimist. If you must have a handle on me, then consider me a cynical optimist and an optimistic cynic. I do believe we can be better and I do believe we all want to be loved. What I don’t believe is that most of us are capable of getting the hell out of our own way and allowing ourselves to enjoy life, respect feelings, conquer fears, quiet our souls, enjoy our passions, AND enjoy passion!

So, strap on a pair of Skorpion Skates and tool around my blog with me. Who knows, you might be as weird as I. And that’s a great start!

P.S. Feel free and empowered to comment on anything you read here or to ask me any questions about anything…please. I’ll probably have an opinion!


My blog is divided into 3 sections: Quickies, Not-So-Quickies, and TIWA’s. But not all at once.

Section 1: QUICKIES!

These are thoughts, observations, opinions, rants, raves, and general outlooks about life, love, and the weirdness of being human. This does NOT include devotees of that silly intelligent design theory. I like to call that theory “the beard for frustrated people who could almost never get laid, still can’t get laid, and very likely will never be able to get laid as much as they fantasize.” They are neither intelligent nor well designed. Let them be.

I may label each story with my own rating system based on the above and predicated, of course, on my own very biased and very non-objective views and judgments:

• GW=good weird
• BW=bad weird
• WW=weird weird

Section 2: NOT-SO-QUICKIES!!

These are short stories and experiences that may or may not have anything to do with the subjects included in the Quickies! More than likely, they will not. But they will still be irreverent when necessary, fuming when appropriate, enlightening when required, and humorous. Because there can never, ever be enough of humor. And sometimes that can actually help you get laid!

Section 3: TIWA’s (Things I Wonder About)

These are, well…things I wonder about. Little things, big things, but always brief things. I suspect that there will be a lot of things that you, too, have wondered about as you trot through life. So, let’s put ‘em out there, huh? I’m just sayin’…

And finally…Thanks for comin’.