Archive for the 'Knowledge is Power' Category

Le Bronjames: A One-Act Play about Something That is Not a French Restaurant

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Setting:  Afternoon.  Thunder is eating lunch as Tempest enters the room shaking her head.

Tempest: Okay, so…LeBron James?
Thunder:    Yeah?
Te: He’s some kind of big deal?
Th: *blink*  *blink* (slowly) Some people think so…
Te: Man, this guy’s all over the radio, the TV, the Intertubes…he’s…some kind of athlete, right?  Basketball?
Th: …yeah…basketball…
Te: So…what?  [...]

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But…You Know…For a Fat Lady…

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So here’s what I knew at this point:  I’m sitting in a salon chair.  I’ve already had my roots “refreshed” and my hair “glazed” and “cushioned” with special conditioner.  As you might guess, every time my hairdresser - excuse me, hair stylist - uses one of these words, the price goes up.  By the time [...]

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I Believe…

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in acceptance of all people – race, creed, color, ethnicity, lifestyle
that children should be cuddled more than chided
in baking brownies and calling on the new neighbors
that the universe created figs just for me
in the promise of spring on that first warm day in April
that learning is lifelong
that stories about the human condition and the ironic, [...]

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Bury Me When I’m Dead and Gone…or When I Become Incontinent

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Old. People. 
I spend a good part of my day dealing with senior citizens.  Most are very nice, some are cranky, and a few are downright scary.  Like the woman who drove slowly into the metal-pipe handrail at the back of my building.  I didn’t actually see her drive into it, but her car’s front [...]

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It’s Always Something…

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I know.  It’s been quiet lately.  I’ve been struggling with some health issues.  I’m hoping that some of the rather drastic changes I’ve made this past week (under a doctor’s supervision) will improve the problem.  
I can’t really continue to live with the old methods.
I think it’s killing me.
So, we try something new.  While drastic, [...]

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May IS National Masturbation Month! Yeah!

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May is here!  It’s Spring!  Flowers!  Birdies!  Masturbation!  (WHA?)
      
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Gather ‘round, kiddies.  I have a bedtime story for you.
Once upon a time, there was a land where the overlords suppressed many, many personal freedoms of the lowly people…Actually, there were a lot of lands where this happened…Actually, we live in one of them…but I digress.
Okay, you want a [...]

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On the Other Hand, Let’s Charter an Airplane and go to Antarctica!

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Let’s cut ‘em some slack: I’m pretty sure you could break something completely off in Wet T-Shirt Contest.

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Let’s Charter a Bus and Drive to Vegas!

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Not to gamble our hard-earned money, silly! There’s a depression recession - haven’t you read a newspaper lately!?
No, I’ve got a better idea…Let’s go visit this guy - I’ll bring the sledgehammer…

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I love to help all the little kiddies with their history homework

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Next week, President’s Day weekend, is when NY Mets pitchers and catchers report for Spring Training.  I thought it was a good time, therefore, for us all to catch up on our Mets and Presidential history.  I would need something special to capture the special nature of this important weekend, so I went to the source [...]

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