Tag Archives: relationship issues

His Story Through Her Eyes

Posted on October 21, 2018 by cdsmiller17

Jamestown I caught the first episode of this British series on PBS last night. It seems to be a reasonable facsimile of what life in the 1700’s would have been like in Virginia. (Interestingly, it was almost totally filmed in … Continue reading →

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Crossover Stars: UK to USA

Posted on February 24, 2018 by cdsmiller17

Robert Carlyle In the UK, Robert Carlyle is mostly famous for being in a movie called Trainspotting. His youthful looks and slender physique puts me in mind of a drug addict. So you could say that he was playing to … Continue reading →

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Innocent Gesture or Sexual Grooming?

Posted on January 30, 2018 by cdsmiller17

Shoulder Rub I suspect it all comes down to intent. In my last position as a supervisor, I offered a shoulder rub to a female employee, while she sat at her desk, working hard at entering information into her computer. … Continue reading →

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This Is Us: ‘thirtysomething’ reborn?

Posted on January 10, 2018 by cdsmiller17

Hidden in Plain Sight There is a link connecting these two television series even though they are 30 years apart: Ken Olin. I didn’t start watching “This Is Us” until the second season, in much the same way that I … Continue reading →

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Jenny Lind: Art Imitating Life?

Posted on January 8, 2018 by cdsmiller17

The Greatest Showman We went to see this musical yesterday. It was a great show, man! But the greatest? No. Last year’s La La Land definitely had more impact. The difference is probably the result of the passage of time: … Continue reading →

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Frustration

Posted on December 21, 2017 by cdsmiller17

  I want to hold you so near That we become only one, But something has come between: A feeling of unloved fear That you’d like to ignore, shun; Blind thoughts of what might have been.   Our relationship’s futile, … Continue reading →

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Suicide

Posted on December 3, 2017 by cdsmiller17

  Withdrawn, Very shy, Wondering why She had to leave; “She’s gone,” He must sigh, Breathing a cry With which to grieve.   Hidden, Vaguely heard, One single word Unwillingly said; Ridden, Guilty bird, It occurred To him, “Better dead.” … Continue reading →

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Question

Posted on November 29, 2017 by cdsmiller17

  A question of equality in sex, Quixotic be the one who dares to ask, Until the present did not take to task A nagging sense of what the word bisects: Racial discrimination just reflects Injustice in our courts, an … Continue reading →

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Breaking Point

Posted on November 28, 2017 by cdsmiller17

  Sometimes the worst can, in time, be the best, Until it begins to shake down the joint… Zodiac signs are a good case in point: Are we not, then, like the East and the West? Nothing, or no one … Continue reading →

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Rejected

Posted on November 22, 2017 by cdsmiller17

  Depending on the time of month and mood, One understands another’s point of view: Not all the time, of course, but when you do, Tremendous feelings are not misconstrued. Perhaps there is a need: but why be rude? Unless … Continue reading →

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