Category Archives: Life is Interesting

Signs can be weird, movies can be weird, the deli-counter at any Martin’s is always weird. Sometimes Life works in mysterious and melancholy ways.

Kitchen Garters

Posted on January 12, 2015 by Austin Gisriel

One of life’s great annoyances is getting the cuff of your sweater sleeve wet while doing the dishes. I rank it well above stepping in water in stocking feet. In fact, I rank it above receiving a small flesh wound. … Continue reading →

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Taking a Chance on Life

Posted on December 30, 2014 by Austin Gisriel

There’s an old song from the early 1940s entitled, “Taking a Chance on Love.” Most of us recognize the truth in that: Better to have loved and lost, etc., etc. Too many folks, however, are scared to take this idea … Continue reading →

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Combating the Trivialization of Christmas

Posted on December 15, 2014 by Austin Gisriel

We are way past the commercialization of Christmas. With Christmas merchandise in stores before Halloween and Christmas music playing 24 hours a day by the first of November and Christmas movie marathons running for weeks on end, we have reached … Continue reading →

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Feast Your Ears on This

Posted on November 25, 2014 by Austin Gisriel

Here’s an interesting trivia question with which to entertain your holiday guests: Which musical act placed more songs (46) in Billboard’s Top Ten than either Elvis or the Beatles? The act also appeared in more Hollywood movies (17) than any … Continue reading →

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Another Stupid Sign

Posted on August 29, 2014 by Austin Gisriel

About a year ago, I wrote about the number of stupid signs that have blossomed like ragweed across the land. One of those about which I wrote last time was on a gas pump at Sheetz. While pumping gas last … Continue reading →

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Why Was Pete Ramirez Wearing Spurs in His Hotel Room?

Posted on August 5, 2014 by Austin Gisriel

I loved the Lone Ranger when I was a kid. He seemed cool and suave compared to other cowboy heroes, and with the powder blue jumpsuit and the red scarf, he kind of had an Elvis thing going even before … Continue reading →

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Hi-Fi versus Wi-Fi

Posted on March 24, 2014 by Austin Gisriel

In the course of my lifetime, the ultimate technology has gone from hi-fi to wi-fi. For you youngsters out there, hi-fi stands for high fidelity which was a big deal in the ‘50s and ‘60s. Hi-fi sound essentially is sound … Continue reading →

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Change Is Good

Posted on March 2, 2014 by Austin Gisriel

The story “Valley of Time” that will appear next Sunday, March 9th will be the last regular installment of Five Minute Fiction For Free. I say “regular” because I’m not going to stop writing stories, but I’m not going to … Continue reading →

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Doin’ Ain’t Bein’

Posted on February 23, 2014 by Austin Gisriel

Words not only describe the world around us, they reveal the world within us. If we pay attention to how we use words, we may be able to improve that inner world and become happier people. This is especially true … Continue reading →

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Bring Back Mugwump

Posted on November 25, 2013 by Austin Gisriel

Forget putting selfie in the dictionary. We need to revive the word, mugwump. I have been reading The American Language, by H. L. Mencken, a fascinating history of American English, although at 770 pages (and that’s the abridged version!) it’s … Continue reading →

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