Adventurous

When one is lonely--it is easy to feel friendly toward people who are nice to you.Don't you ever do anything just for the adventure?-James Mitchell Clarke"Luis of Guadalajara"I don't know why...but this song came to my mind as I was writing this blog. It's called 'Draggin' The Line' by Thomas James & The Shondells. I used to like it--and I think I still do. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=73Vp1EGCYlQ'Draggin' The Line' lyricsMakin' a living the...

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Bubbe-maisehs

"If only there could be an invention," I said impulsively, "that bottled up a memory like scent. And it never faded, and it never got stale. And then when one wanted it, the bottle could be uncorked, and it would be like living the moment all over again."-Daphne du Maurier"Rebecca"I was thinking the other day about the '25 Years Ago' segment of my blog. In hindsight I would like to explain that they are just tidbit excerpts of my life. There was...

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Floating Away

His attention tended to wander, and that was dangerous.-Morag Joss"Half Broken Things"I noticed this young twenty something young lady reading a book at the casual BOULEY Cafe in Tribeca, NY. Let's just call her Alessandra (for fun). I took note of the title (Lush Life) because Alessandra seemed so 'lost in her book'. After reading the book I was sadly disappointed. It had much dialogue and was about a grit crime murder in the Lower East Side of...

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Are You Quick ?

Living in a foreign country is one of those things that everyone should try at least once. It completed a person…transforming you into a citizen of the world.-David Sedaris"Me Talk Pretty One Day"I found a poem I wrote some time ago. I called it "GENTLE". I share it with you today. I know I wrote it almost ten years ago but I still recall the feelings in "me" as I wrote these words:Gentleby Michael ArmijoA gentle sound all around meRefrigerator vibes...

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A Friendly Handshake

"Being someones friend isn't about what you should have done.It's about what you do."-as heard while watchingKYLE-XY, Season IIThink twice about shaking that hand. Did you know that for ten years now it has been possible to transplant a donated hand (or a pair of them) to a person who has lost one or both of their hands? As reported by www.singularityhub.com the amazing fact appears that re-attaching severed limbs such as arms and legs has been commonplace...

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An Elevator to Heaven

My shyness fell away from me, loosening as it did so my reluctant tongue, and out they all came, the little secrets of childhood.-Daphne du Maurier"Rebecca"As a child I remember the wonders of 'The Jetsons' and all of their fantastic technological advances. It was like discovering secrets of my own that no one seemed to know. I identified with "Elroy".Would you take a ride on an elevator to space, to orbit, to the unknown twenty years from now? It...

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Nine Steps To Living Well Forever

"All that mattered was being at home with my family and feeling that connection again."-as heard while watchingKYLE-XY, Season IIWhat are the nine steps to living well forever? There is a book called TRANSCEND: Nine Steps To Living Well Forever. I have not read it. I simply did a quick reference to see what the nine steps are. According to futurist Kurzweil (The Singularity is Near) and homeopathic medical doctor Grossman (The Baby Boomer's Guide...

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Don't Dwell On It

A few minutes with that voice in his ear would cause his eyes to sparkle and set his heart to dancing.-Nial Kent"The Divided Path"I fell for this song called "She Could Be You" by Sapphire while watching that show KYLE-XY, Season II a few months back. Someone cleverly created this video on YouTube and I want to share the tune now. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nejVmFx3g08November 23, 1984FridayI awoke early once again as I heard someone sweeping...

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Let's Do It

"Will you read some of the lyrics? I like to hear you." And he handed Michael the songbook.-Nial Kent"The Divided Path"After re-reading the above quote I decided to search for a couple of songs that had lyrics that I love and music that makes me feel good. Here are the lyrics followed by a video of both the lyrics and music. Thank you Cole Porter:I love Paris in the spring timeI love Paris in the fallI love Paris in the summer when it sizzlesI love...

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Dancing With Myself

"Hmm__how interesting to know there's one attractive girl who didn't arouse the caveman in you."-Nial Kent"The Divided Path"I saw a terrible movie called "Men Who Stare At Goats" recently. It made me NOT want to go out to the movies for a while; however, there was one consolation. The movie featured a longtime favorite song called "Dancing With Myself" by Billy Idol. I had an immediate flashback to a club I would visit near Stanford University during...

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Football & Things

"Of course, I'll miss football and things, especially dramatics, but in order to get one thing you want it seems like you almost always have to give up something else, don't you think so?"-Nial Kent"The Divided Path"It was twenty years ago today (November 20, 1989) that I met Alan Freiman. Today is our 20th Anniversary so-to-speak. It was a Monday night in West Hollywood around 5:30pm. I was new to the area and thought it would be a good idea to...

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Remembering Baby Huey

"You put too much strain on your mind.You have to condition yourself."-as heard while watchingKYLE-XY, Season IIDoes anyone remember "Baby Huey" like I do? Before you watch your next movie take five minutes to watch this cartoon:CLICK here:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RDHpJwlJ9wE&feature=PlayList&p=A120DCB49E3CA7A5&index=22&playnext=2&playnext_from=PLTwenty-five years ago today:November 19, 1984MondayThis morning I ran into...

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One Night in Bangkok

"We can't be liked until we like ourselves."-as heard while watchingKYLE-XY, Season IIHave you played charades lately?My dear cousin, Brenda Rosser, in Oklahoma sent me this one of many comic strips and it made me laugh:It also reminded me of a song from the mid-1980's called "One Night in Bangkok" that I used to like. I have yet to visit Bangkok. It's on my list of places to go.When I first moved to Los Angeles in October 1989 I met a young man...

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The Guy in Shades

Impossible it is for me to go on expressing my emotions because I know I could go on rambling for ages and never reach the point that is foremost in my mind.-Nial Kent"The Divided Path"Another great tune that I loved during my avid cycling days in the mid-1980s was by Corey Hart called "Sunglasses At Night". If you hear the lyrics you can understand why I loved the song so much. I distinctly remember riding my bike 'at dusk', wearing my sunglasses...

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Tweetin' A Latin Pop Star

"You must go home with me tonight, dear.I have something for you that I think you will like even better than the cuff links.You just see."-Nial Kent"The Divided Path"I have been re-visiting TWITTER again. I am following thirty-seven year old music pro, Ricky Martin (b. Dec. 24, 1971, San Juan, Puerto Rico). Did you know his birth name is actually Enrique Martín Morales? On November 4, 2009 he wrote the following ‘tweet’ on TWITTER:Just got to LA...

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Take Off Your Underpants

"Every story has a beginning.Every life has meaning and potential."-as heard while watchingKYLE-XY, Season III have been doing this BLOG for over a year now. The first one was posted on November 9, 2008. I have been posting a number of quotes from the book "The Divided Path". After reading that book I detected some parallels to my life (especially after flashbacks to my old diary/journal from twenty-five years ago). I find it fascinating how so many...

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