Philosophy Of Dogs

By timoi in On Another Note

I was doing my usual dreary drive to work this morning. You know the one I’m talking about. The mornings where you wish you had about 30 more minutes of sleep, the sun’s not really out yet, and your rhythm ...

What A Speech Can Do

By timoi in On Another Note

I took some time out from my regular work week yesterday to take a little trip up to Houston. My brother, you see, received his Bachelor’s in graphic design from the Art Institute in Houston. It may seem sort of ...

Black Is Back

By timoi in On Another Note

I bought a new shirt yesterday. It’s pretty boss. It’s all black with pearl snaps, just rock and roll to do the job when you’re really not trying. I showed it to my wife when I got home. I’m not ...

Be Nice To Your English Teacher

By timoi in On Another Note

Looking back on my long, glamorous, and often unpaid stint as a writer, I have often found it full of life lessons. Oh sure, I’ll never be a Shakespeare or a Hemingway, for that matter I’ll probably never be a ...

A Bit Of Advice

By timoi in On Another Note

Happy St. Patrick's Day... As a young man, I spent some time with some colorful Irish men for a few years in a few bars here and there. They always left me with some advice. 1. Put on a Pogues ...

The Worst Kind Of Heckler

By timoi in On Another Note

There is a little group called “The Westboro Baptist Church”. They pretty much endanger everything that embraces the idea of Christianity. They gained national attention for the first time when they picketed the funeral of Matthew Shepard, back in 1998 ...

Requiem For A Luchadore

By timoi in On Another Note

My rhythm guitarist, Colin, called me yesterday. He was hanging up his mask and quitting the band. It’s nothing personal. There is no bad band break up story here. He just has a lot going on in his life and ...

Don't Answer That

By timoi in On Another Note

These days, I can take a quick look around shopping areas, roadways, restaurants, etc… and I can always see the same thing. Cell Phones. They are everywhere. Taking over the airwaves isn’t about pirate radio anymore, it’s about how much ...

Singin' The Blues

By timoi in On Another Note

Awhile back, I wrote about my friend Kelley… (9-13-05) and the impact he left on me. The response was overwhelming, the comments from Kelley’s friends and family, as well as the readers on the blog were something that everyone connected ...

One Year Is A Lot Of Smooches

By timoi in On Another Note

There is an old saying I used to hear that goes… “Behind every great man there is a great woman.” I’m not sure who originally said it, I just thought it was something that they used to say to make ...

Be Nice To The Help

By timoi in On Another Note

I was listening to the comedy channel on Satellite Radio this morning, when a particular comedian asked if anyone in the crowd had never waited tables at all. There was a few people who applauded, and he told the crowd.. ...