by PJColando | Apr 29, 2015 | Uncategorized
At raucous provocation rock-and-roll music excels, bested only by rap for how it can build you up from what beat you down. Some bands begin with their name, but talent is what truly makes the name: Beck, Tool, Rage Against the Machine, Jane’s Addiction, The...
by PJColando | Apr 27, 2015 | Uncategorized
The trouble with pain is its persistence, unlike memory or friends. It nags you like your mom before your first day of school – or your dad after your last. Take an aspirin… Aspirin absolves pain – without clear explanation. Perhaps I should have...
by PJColando | Apr 22, 2015 | Uncategorized
What do you recall from the first day of school? What rite of passage pleased you most: your novelty lunchbox, new clothes, a fresh hair cut? What accompanied your catapult from carefree kinder and endless opportunities for mayhem? What rite of passage piqued you on...
by PJColando | Apr 20, 2015 | Uncategorized
Never underestimate the therapeutic power of driving 80 mph along a coast. With the top down, radio blasting Bruce tunes. I was cuddled in blankets up to my chin just a few hours earlier, my chest heaving after each volcanic cough. The Flu Siege had snared me, synced...
by PJColando | Apr 15, 2015 | Uncategorized
A fan/friend told me that she relishes the tales I write from life… I do, too. Especially when it comes to citing miracles. What follows is among the best, one that shouts ‘luck of the Irish’, followed by a chaser of champagne or beer. The two...
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