In the run-up to the last election 37% of Americans were unabashed about telling pollsters they flat out wouldn’t vote for someone over 70. Is there anything more piss-ignorant than not using old people as a resource, not taking advantage of their accumulated knowledge? Everywhere else in the world elders are sought for guidance. In […]

George, Marlene and Me by Ray Bradbury, from Life Magazine, July 1991.  I began to write short stories when I was 12, on a toy dial typewriter, in Tucson Ariz. When I was 13 my family moved to Los Angeles so my dad and my older brother, Skip, could look for work during the Great Depression. […]

The Poodle and the Vamp, Aug 24, 2009 Billy, Tom, and Ted Go Viral, Feb 3, 2014 To find every instance of vamp in the MMMemo and the rabbit hole, type the following into the Google search prompt…“vamp” site:https://www.mondaymorningmemo.com

To find every instance of vamp in the MMMemo and the rabbit hole, copy and paste the following into the Google search prompt…“vamp” site:https://www.mondaymorningmemo.comBrad Whittington says you’ll find 10 results. – Indy

“The debt we owe to the play of imagination is incalculable.” – Carl Jung

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A train is coming. You wish it wasn’t. Will you stand on the track with your back to the train and deny its existence? Will you denounce the train to everyone who will listen? Will you face the train with one foot on each rail and say, “Bring it on”? These are the most common […]

Ok, I’ve tried. I’ve tried for the last several months to post this dog for adoption and make him sound…palatable. The problem is, he’s just not. There’s not a very big market for neurotic, man hating, animal hating, children hating dogs that look like gremlins. But I have to believe there’s someone out there for […]

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How to Sell Diamonds and Other Illogical Things Information can be relevant objectively but have no relevance to you personally. This is the difference between objective reality and perceptual reality. The opposite is true, as well.  You can perceive a person to be beautiful, or a piece of information to be important, when that person is objectively average and the […]

Carlos Santana, guitarist and songwriter,reinvented Brahms’ wheel! “When my father died in 1997, I made a resolution that I wouldn’t listen to music for two months. And after two months, my father’s voice said to me, ‘I need you to play music now.’ So I turned on the radio. I was taking my son to […]

Thirty-eight years before Carlos Santana heard his father say, “I need you to play music now,” he was onstage at Woodstock. It was 1969.

Their dream began to take the shape of reality, and then they came to Austin and…

Name: ChowderGender: MaleAge: 3Weight: 65lbsBreed: English Bulldog  Foster Location: Aurora, IL. No out of state applicants, please. Cats: Unknown. But let’s go with no. No seems like a solid plan. Kids: Yes. But how tough are your kids? He is a stumpy legged, thick bodied, giant headed, wrecking ball. No human, big nor small gets […]

This is Will’s business in Russia…

“Destroy the idea that you gotta be good at artistic things to enjoy them, that every hobby has to become something you’re good at, so that you can monetize it. Sing off key, draw poorly, write badly. Life is meant to be enjoyed, not monetized. You’re not a product.” – Jen@bookavid

When man first emerges from savagery, he evolves two classes to which are paid special honors and emoluments. These offices are those of the Soldier and the Priest. At first the priestly offices are performed by the warrior himself, and consist in incantations, cajolings of the Great Spirit, pacifications, and prayers for victory. Later, the […]