BLOGGING ABOUT WHATEVER ENTRY - 17 TITLE: "Joe & The Marriage Counsellor" AUTHOR: J. William Bell DATE POSTED: 2025-11-27 In some previous posts I've mentioned my friend Joe (obviously not his real name; and once you become more familiar with his words, you'll understand why I've set up a little fence of anonymity between him and everybody else). After having a few chats with Joe, I convinced him that I should tell his story about his less-than-helpful session with a ma

BLOGGING ABOUT WHATEVER ENTRY - 16 TITLE: Debating/Fighting With Muses AUTHOR: J. William Bell DATE POSTED: 2025-11-19 If you do any kind of writing on a regular basis, and have a basic understanding of Christianity; then you will eventually have to admit that it is easier to herd and baptize cats than it is to maintain a peaceful and predictable relationship with your Muse (or in my case: Muses). Now before you go and start thinking that I am admitting to being insane, ju

BLOGGING ABOUT WHATEVER ENTRY - 15 TITLE: Flashback Jukebox AUTHOR: J. William Bell DATE POSTED: 2025-11-6 There are certain songs I usually avoid listening to because they give me ^Flashbacks.^ Some of these recollections are good; some of them are bad; but all of them are summoned vividly when I hear the specific song which has bonded itself to the memory. Good or bad; they can be very distracting, and sometimes I am in the middle of something where I should not be di