I graduated from West Virginia University many years ago, and I find myself in my early forties, hoping to regain some of my writing skills. The biggest part of what I write on here is an attempt at comic relief, but every once in a while a serious, hopefully valid, opinion slips into the mix. Personally, I prefer to read off-beat material, and I hope I'm making a contribution to the lives of those who feel the same way. If you don't take yourself TOO seriously, life should turn out okay!

My passion is ...

eating, drinking, and fishing

I know too much about ...

see above

My parents always told me ...

Fishing won't pay the rent!

My childhood ambition ...

To be an adult without any ambition.

My favorite memory ...

probably a cheeseburger I ate

Why I write ...

I don't know, but if you ask me nicely, I'll stop!

What I am reading/watching/listening to ...

a book about bigfoot

My first job ...

City Street Department worker

My best moment ...

my fantasy baseball team won the league championship last year

My inspiration ...

beer

Creative Writing > Songs Songs: Love is free?

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"The Love Life of the Ancient Mariner"

I'm a sailin' man from Frisco
I've sailed the seven seas
Now I'll address that adage
'bout good love bein' free
I have a girl in every port
My experiences are extensive
And even when the love is free
The cure can be expensive!

O...love ain't free
No, it ain't free
I've blown my paycheck on it
From Shanghai to Galilee
The ladies of the night
Have made a mess of me
It's worse than bein' seasick
No, lovin' isn't free

I serve as the boatswain
On a mighty Man o' War
And when I get my paycheck
I blow it all ashore
But I think my l...

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