How to Fail

Guarantee: Don’t practice your craft and you will have failure all wrapped up in a neat little package.  My surprise is never ending – endless. The novice always comes forth with ignorance constantly enhanced by inactivity of the mind. In other words, if you think you have a chance to hit the ball without the…

Humor in Our Workplace

I stand accused and convicted without the necessity of a trial, judge, or a jury of my peers. What is a peer anyway? ACCORDING TO WEBSTER’S DICTIONARY: A person of the same age, status, or ability as another specified person. Well, allowing for the fact it is almost impossible for a person of reasonable stature…

A State Of Affairs

As reported to me by an erstwhile member of our congress of these United States of America: “As the one and only Harvey Kalmenson (self-elected official), I do hereby stand alone and completely informed by the same elected official, placed in office by me, I hereby so direct his (my) function to continue on, and…

I Accepted the Job

I accepted the job figuring that I would just be passing through and before long, I’d be back working as a Production Stage Manager. I guess it’s a safe assertion that I considered being out of work far more of an insult than the meager 200 dollars a week that the corrupt asshole was willing…

Solitary

Solitary Solemnity Solemnity “Keeping time,A marvelous asset,Free from the entrapment of a timepiece of any kind;Forever yours, if you so choose.When dreary, feeling what once was,Rewards still remain,Always they’re within the time kept;Forever yours, if you choose!” – HK …Was it that long ago?          Four thousand men and some women and children remained gathered…

Proselytize

Was it the late great Harry Hamlet who said:  “To Proselytize or Not To Proselytize”? “To proselytize or not to proselytize” – It shouldn’t be the question but how often it is. What’s mine is mine, and what’s yours is mine as well. From the dictionary: Proselytize Convert or attempt to convert (someone) from one…

Wiggle Room

Good bad or indifferent, there are always those who seek out wiggle room in all they attempt to accomplish in life, or in any pursuits of the good life, or even a slightly better life than fate has bestowed upon them. Here are some personal definitions I’ve developed along my way.  ·      I prefer jeans…

Veteran to Veteran

For most of us, Veterans Day comes once each year and its scheduled on a calendar date allowing banks, and schools to observe it. As an example, this year Veterans Day falls on a Sunday so it will be observed on Monday, the first workday of the week. The once-a-year observance has been going on…