Men can go from juvenile straight to senile and somehow think it’s an accomplishment like skipping a grade.
Author Archives: Christopher Tietjens
It’s said that S. Beckett liked to read Dante, watch football and fart. I find Dante way too optimistic, but then two out of three ain’t bad. Meat Loaf (paraphased)
I live in Newport RI (one end of the bridge in the header). I, like most of my neighbors, don’t feel a need to leave the island much.
My brother has a remarkable family, as do I. Today, our holiday dinners resemble the set in that Jack Nicholson/Diane Keaton movie. Growing up, they were more like The Shining.
I have had only one pivotal moment in my life – meeting my wife. The rest has been pretty much iterational.
I grew up on Leisure Lane in Levittown, schooled by Sisters of Mercy and Franciscan Brothers. Enough said.
After enduring a mortician pitching every casket in his showroom, I asked if he had any that required some assembly. He didn’t laugh. My dad would have.
Negative Splits 