ACCEPTED.
She came at me, the opposite of apposite, both us not knowing any better. “Get out of here, you Chinese Buffalo,” she screamed. It was a school day, recess in fact, 3rd grade, and I was already doing dances with wolves before the movie came out. Again, my only suspicion was that she didn’t know any better, nor did I know how to take the comment. Sure I was different – but being different …
A TO B.
As Writer’s Smock 2nd meeting commenced this week, I walked away with piece of mind that I’m in the company of a select group. But something came rushing back to me – a feeling that I can’t quite identify immediately, but subtly I was warmly reminded.
I remember a time when taking on writing assignment, or on a standardized test, with the pressure of the clock running down about something I wasn’t creatively ready to write about. And I was reminded when fellow smocker Erica discussed …
Proceed with Caution
A friend of mine (we’ll name him Pat) has an ex that can’t let go. They’ve been apart for quite some time – the better part of 2 years has elapsed. Although she’s out of the frame, she doesn’t get the picture. She’s holding on to the good, and that’s good! But what she’s quick to forget is the bad, the reason why they called it quits. Can Pat establish the friend zone with his nagging ex, and make her realize that there is no chance of …
Notoriously Lent Edition.
After a month long sabbatical, me and my co-host Josh have a new edition of the 44 cast. This weeks topics include:
- Where were you when Notorious B.I.G. died?Lent and what it means
- Technology – Xoom vs. the iPad 2
- Odd Future
- Miami Heat
Enjoy!
Until Tomorrow.
-Pino44…
The Blueprint.
Shelling out advice wasn’t always my forte. There was a time where I wasn’t Pino the wise, author extraordinaire of personal per diems. The unique combination of experiences, along with voracious page turning has given me the foresight of a soothsayer. People call upon me for my insight and wisdom in quandaries, and rightly so; it wasn’t too long ago when I was a brash young kid, who lived for the moment, the short term, and paid dearly crushing consequences that took years to smooth out.
Unfortunately, when …
Write, write, write.
As I met with the newly minted writing group, the Writer’s Smock, I heard for the second time in the past month a stark observation in most of my works. A member told me, “You should inject in your writing more of your personal experiences.” Interesting.
It seems as though some of my writings, although based on most of my experiences in my short life thus far, has been at times too academic, too over-the-top, or too regal in style and speech.And as I resoundingly agreed that …
Lust for Life & Aspartame.
Although Lent is a Christian tradition, one I’ve been practicing for over a decade, no longer am I a practicing Catholic. Now an embracer of all religions, skeptics, and atheists respectively, I look at Lent as a largesse laced in deep principles of discipline that that should be practiced, if possible, at all times.
For those that don’t know, Lent is the period between Ash Wednesday and Easter Sunday, which was a remarkable time of sacrifice for Jesus. Its traditional purpose is the preparation of …
