Oddball
Thoughts

A Moment in Time

I guess it all started in 1973. It was a late afternoon on the north shore of Staten Island. Not a particularly notable place. We lived upstairs in a two family house just across from a gypsum factory and just across the Kill Van Kull from what I called, “Gas/Oil New...

Is That All There Is?

So, you want a vaccine shot, eh? Well, first you have to “call this number”. What number? Oh, you’ll have to look on the internet. Or, watch local TV news. And, then when you find the “number” you dial it up. Ring, ring, ring, ring .. finally, a voice answers: “if...

I’ve Had Enough Virus Talk

Clearly our world has changed. There’s a virus out there and it’s causing harm. No doubt about it. You turn on the TV news, look at the newspaper, go on social media chat groups .. it’s talked about every day and everywhere. “Did you get your shot?” “Do you know...

Why Everyone Avoids Stan’s Writer’s Prompts

You know when you were in school and your teacher gave you a homework assignment? You did it, right? You grabbed your encyclopedia and started with doing some research. You went to the card catalog at the library and found some additional info. Maybe you even looked...

New and Improved

We all have a few common greetings between friends … “What’s going on?” “What do you say?” “What’s up?” “What’s new?” Sometimes “what’s new” triggers an amazing response. Of course, you never really think that you’re going to discover something amazing or, even...