Dan Reads, Thinks & Writes about Everything

 Suffering  Insomnia, Constipation: Sitting on the toilet, Talking to myself, Saying: I hate you. I hate you. I hate you. To no one in particular

 I'm tired of political correctness. I'm tired of listening to people try to say, Why they get time off this week: Winter break, Winter holiday,  If you can't say it's Christmas, You can work on the twenty--fifth.

 I am not a robot. I am not an algorithm. I am not an AI. Zero, Zero,  Zero.

 "I love this movie." "Me too", she said passing the popcorn". " The '80s version is better.  I like Barbara better in this one".   "I thought you didn't care much for zombie movies.  But you have opinions about two, the original and the remake?". " I've learned a lot about life and human nature from zombie movies.  It brings the world down to the basic elements of life. "Now, take the government that develops in this movie".  I don't even remember his name, but he was the brother.  That doesn't mean much today, but the original script was written in the '60s.  Male-dominated, so she wasn't even listened to.  Next thing you know, the brother is dead and Barbara is on her own. " The next government is formed in the farm house.  Barbra walks to the farm house.  There are a few zombies there, but a man who has fought the zombies joins her.  He takes charge, because he knows how to handle it.  They...

Be quiet. Be invisible Be prompt Be clean Work hard Ask for nothing  Pay your bills Obey the law of the land Mind your own business Teach those in your charge to do the same

Knights wore their armor, Others wore chain mail. Adventurers wore pith helmets, Cowboys wore variations Of the sombrero. Soldiers wore a variety of hats, Depending on the occasion Capitalists wore a variety of hats from bowel to fedora, Gramps wore straw hats And feed store caps. I wear a baseball cap, With the logo of my favorite team, Who work to entertain me.

1 Born To a packing house worker, Whose wife died, Raised two kids With the help of the village, Grandparents were farmers, Great grand parents Were immigrants,  Servanrs , Hires thievex. From Ireand, England, Germany, Holland  (Maybe a little Italian Rooted in Nebraska Near the reservations. DNA Virtually blind, Bothered by nagging pain, Prone to alcoholism, Fighting the call of suicide. 2 Raised To be independent, Self-sufficient, Educated (They can't Take that Away from you,) Wanted to be a musician, An athlete, A preacher, Became a librarian, A bibliophile, An audiophile, A collector. A writer. 3.  The Fight Diet, Exercise, Update your wardrobe, While pinching pennies. Keep up, Don't lose a step, Remember, Don't forget, Keep your train of thought. But you lose a step, Your train of thought, Your mind, Your independence. The sands of time Pummel and Age Until your body's dust And your works are All ...