Author: djibouti.jim

Ya know…I’ve heard of people having “writers block”. They sit and stare at a blank sheet of paper or a blinking cursor and the words just won’t come. I guess they just kinda zone out staring at that field of white in front of them and lose all train of thought. The problem I’ve had…

Note 1: I don’t look like a marathon runner. That’s okay though…because I’m not a marathon runner by any stretch of the imagination and even in my most fit state, I didn’t have a runners physique. I’m not a Ferrari…I’m more of an old farm pick-up. I think this is half the problem I’m getting…

I keep getting asked about the term “Hillbilly Logic”. I’ve been using that term for years, but never really tried to define it. So, I’ll tell you the story behind it…it’s nothing earth-shattering or life altering, but it’ll answer the questions. First…Let’s see how the web defines the two words. hill·bil·ly /ˈhilˌbilē/ noun – INFORMAL•DEROGATORY…

A lot of things in life require a certain degree of distance in order to gain the proper perspective. Distance and time are undoubtedly the reason hindsight is always 20/20. In 1987 all I wanted was to put my hometown behind me and go see the world. Three decades later, all I wanted was to…

I am the entertainer The idol of my age I make all kinds of money When I go on the stage Ah, you’ve seen me in the papers I’ve been in the magazines But if I go cold I won’t get sold I’ll get put in the back in the discount rack Like another can…

Pain, anger and frustration prompt us to lash out. I get it. Emotional circumstances trigger emotional responses. We’re human beings. Emotion is one of the things that sets us apart from every other species breathing the air on this planet. Our ability to reason is the other. It seems we’ve become slaves to our emotions…

“How the hell are you retired at age 50?” I get that question all the time. I didn’t hit the lottery. I didn’t have a long lost ancestor leave me a fortune. I didn’t sell drugs for a year and then walk away clean. It was planned. It was a goal. I never really put…

Drama. It’s damn near everywhere you look anymore. What ever happened to comedy? Everyone always points to political correctness when we talk about the death of comedy, but I really think there’s more to it than that. In 1983, Cheers, Taxi, Happy Days, M*A*S*H, The Jefferson’s, Three’s Company, Mork and Mindy and Laverne and Shirley…

Yeah, Yeah….I get it. We’re the generation who’s got money to spend at this time in history. We’re the advertising and marketing target audience for damn near every product on the shelves. So it only makes sense that they fill their commercials with music from our past. Seems like most of the commercials I see…

news /n(y)o͞oz/ noun newly received or noteworthy information, especially about recent or important events. “I’ve got some good news for you” a broadcast or published report of news. plural noun: the news “he was back in the news again” synonyms: report, announcement, story, account INFORMAL information not previously known to someone. “this was hardly news to her” prop·a·gan·da /ˌpräpəˈɡandə/ noun information,…