Today is our 12th wedding anniversary, Joan and me. It's worked out pretty well, considering we were just kids of 43 and 40 at the time. A fair body of literature has been published on the dynamics of a successful marriage, but I've boiled it all down to three keys . . . .
The first is communication: keep the lines open and flowing.
The second is tenderness: keep the lips moist and ready.
The third is humor: keep the laughs coming fast and furious.
Actually, there is a fourth key: the one for your automobile. Keep it handy to flee after botching the first three.
I write to avoid talking. "Quiet but powerful," a co-worker once described me. Stuff pops into my head, I start writing -- a random thought, a full essay, or something in between. Maybe one day I'll publish an anthology called "Musings of a Mute." But I hope I'm not asked to record the audio version; that would require talking.
About Me
- The Quiet Fellow
- Chatham, NJ
- I'm a New Jersey boy and proud of it, beyond 50, with all my hair, a dry and often warped sense of humor, a wife I adore, a love for the low country of South Carolina, and an opinion or two.
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- A Pile of Trouble
- Shame on Hugh
- A Winning Ploy
- And Furthermore . . .
- John the Bummer
- Let's Get Physical
- Poetic Politic
- What's Your Hob?
- Two Whores
- Monday Miscellany
- The Keys
- The Chair
- TGITW
- Loose Change?
- What's a Dude to Do?
- Giants Wanted
- A Random Walk
- Maureen & Sarah
- A Contrary "View"
- We Miss You, Tim
- Fire Them All!
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