Living Out Loud

The Kids We Ignored

I got to thinking recently about those kids in grade school that everyone ignored. You know the ones…at recess, they sat alone in an imaginary world, as if it wasn’t bothering them to be alone. And maybe it wasn’t. One of these people, Cindy (name changed), was part albino. Her eyes were so sensitive to light that she always squinted. Nearly blind, she had to study in class with an overhead projector. Her eyes were so see-through blue, they looked like water. Her hair and skin was so white that it blended together. At recess, Cindy would slowly peel an orange, acting like she was busy, always staring at the ground.

The Most Wonderful Time of the Year

I can hear some of you grumps already who visit this blog but I’m going to tell you anyway.

I love to shop.

I Remember

 

 

Give me some space, because I’m old and a little slow - but . . .

Ghost Town

I’m not really a shopper but I’ve always heard that the day after Thanksgiving is the busiest shopping day of the year. Maybe that’s the case with all the malls outside of Cincinnati, but downtown was a ghost town.

597

Larry wanted me to pass along to you that the Living Out Loud blog had it’s best day ever - 597 views - and the day isn’t over yet. Larry seems happy but that number seems low to me. I would think millions and millions of people would want to read my wonderful words and see my beautiful self.

Pole Dancing

Call it a fantasy of mine. Call it whatever you like.

Book Review: Signed, Sealed and Delivered

Not since Raymond Carver has anyone cast a more unsparing eye on American mores than Larry Gross does in this very accessible collection of short fiction.

Yesterday

Yesterday is a little bit difficult for me to explain. I had plenty of Thanksgiving “invites,” plenty of places I could have gone for the holiday to fill my stomach up with turkey, dressing and a bunch of other stuff I shouldn’t eat (I’m a diabetic don’t you know), but I didn’t go anywhere. My big plan for the holiday, the one I was looking forward to, was simple to stay home.

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Here’s about 10 minutes from the classic “turkey drop” show.

Larry Gross

Good Eats!

Forget turkey for me this Thanksgiving. I know where I’m gonna be heading.