tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9059971050180716790Tue, 28 Sep 2010 06:02:38 +0000Ramblings, Stories, Personal Essays, Word Play and Humorhttp://www.richarddetrano.com/maxiegomez@gmail.com (Richard Max Detrano)Blogger44125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9059971050180716790.post-2316853883828345330Thu, 25 Mar 2010 03:23:00 +00002010-03-24T20:25:13.924-07:00Write On Ideas, like cats, don't  come when called.http://www.richarddetrano.com/2010/03/ideas.htmlmaxiegomez@gmail.com (Richard Max Detrano)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9059971050180716790.post-8319213043755746300Mon, 22 Mar 2010 03:03:00 +00002010-03-23T12:15:19.162-07:00 <!-- /* Font Definitions */ @font-face {font-family:Calibri; panose-1:2 15 5 2 2 2 4 3 2 4; mso-font-charset:0; mso-generic-font-family:swiss; mso-font-pitch:variable; mso-font-signature:-520092929 1073786111 9 0 415 0;} @font-face {font-family:Verdana; panose-1:2 11 6 4 3 5 4 4 2 4; mso-font-charset:0; mso-generic-font-family:swiss; mso-font-pitch:variable; mso-font-signature:-http://www.richarddetrano.com/2010/03/mister-coffee.htmlmaxiegomez@gmail.com (Richard Max Detrano)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9059971050180716790.post-7937542730902921569Sat, 20 Mar 2010 20:44:00 +00002010-03-20T14:02:13.760-07:00View from My Window <!-- /* Font Definitions */ @font-face {font-family:Calibri; panose-1:2 15 5 2 2 2 4 3 2 4; mso-font-charset:0; mso-generic-font-family:swiss; mso-font-pitch:variable; mso-font-signature:-520092929 1073786111 9 0 415 0;} @font-face {font-family:Verdana; panose-1:2 11 6 4 3 5 4 4 2 4; mso-font-charset:0; mso-generic-font-family:swiss; mso-font-pitch:variable; mso-font-signature:-http://www.richarddetrano.com/2010/03/yin-and-yang.htmlmaxiegomez@gmail.com (Richard Max Detrano)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9059971050180716790.post-1680375889574643350Thu, 25 Feb 2010 06:47:00 +00002010-03-21T20:14:30.050-07:00Write On <!-- /* Font Definitions */ @font-face {font-family:Calibri; panose-1:2 15 5 2 2 2 4 3 2 4; mso-font-charset:0; mso-generic-font-family:swiss; mso-font-pitch:variable; mso-font-signature:-520092929 1073786111 9 0 415 0;} @font-face {font-family:Verdana; panose-1:2 11 6 4 3 5 4 4 2 4; mso-font-charset:0; mso-generic-font-family:swiss; mso-font-pitch:variable; mso-font-signature:-http://www.richarddetrano.com/2010/02/tiredforsolongiloveyou.htmlmaxiegomez@gmail.com (Richard Max Detrano)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9059971050180716790.post-4008206451315965238Tue, 09 Feb 2010 01:56:00 +00002010-02-08T17:56:39.398-08:00The Coffee Shop <!-- /* Font Definitions */ @font-face {font-family:Calibri; panose-1:2 15 5 2 2 2 4 3 2 4; mso-font-charset:0; mso-generic-font-family:swiss; mso-font-pitch:variable; mso-font-signature:-520092929 1073786111 9 0 415 0;} @font-face {font-family:Verdana; panose-1:2 11 6 4 3 5 4 4 2 4; mso-font-charset:0; mso-generic-font-family:swiss; mso-font-pitch:variable; mso-font-signature:-http://www.richarddetrano.com/2010/02/city-of-thieves.htmlmaxiegomez@gmail.com (Richard Max Detrano)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9059971050180716790.post-663165177921651432Sat, 06 Feb 2010 05:11:00 +00002010-02-05T21:11:52.415-08:00View from My Window <!-- /* Font Definitions */ @font-face {font-family:Calibri; panose-1:2 15 5 2 2 2 4 3 2 4; mso-font-charset:0; mso-generic-font-family:swiss; mso-font-pitch:variable; mso-font-signature:-520092929 1073786111 9 0 415 0;} @font-face {font-family:Verdana; panose-1:2 11 6 4 3 5 4 4 2 4; mso-font-charset:0; mso-generic-font-family:swiss; mso-font-pitch:variable; mso-font-signature:-http://www.richarddetrano.com/2010/02/library-whackers.htmlmaxiegomez@gmail.com (Richard Max Detrano)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9059971050180716790.post-8583151818970132458Fri, 05 Feb 2010 03:34:00 +00002010-02-05T14:36:23.237-08:00Personal Essay  <!-- /* Font Definitions */ @font-face {font-family:Calibri; panose-1:2 15 5 2 2 2 4 3 2 4; mso-font-charset:0; mso-generic-font-family:swiss; mso-font-pitch:variable; mso-font-signature:-520092929 1073786111 9 0 415 0;} /* Style Definitions */ p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal {mso-style-unhide:no; mso-style-qformat:yes; mso-style-parent:""; margin-top:0in; margin-right:http://www.richarddetrano.com/2010/02/billy-elliot-1984-revisited.htmlmaxiegomez@gmail.com (Richard Max Detrano)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9059971050180716790.post-2989419941128387839Mon, 01 Feb 2010 03:30:00 +00002010-02-04T19:00:01.989-08:00Humor? <!-- /* Font Definitions */ @font-face {font-family:Calibri; panose-1:2 15 5 2 2 2 4 3 2 4; mso-font-charset:0; mso-generic-font-family:swiss; mso-font-pitch:variable; mso-font-signature:-520092929 1073786111 9 0 415 0;} /* Style Definitions */ p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal {mso-style-unhide:no; mso-style-qformat:yes; mso-style-parent:""; margin-top:0in; margin-right:http://www.richarddetrano.com/2010/01/normal-0-false-false-false-en-us-x-none.htmlmaxiegomez@gmail.com (Richard Max Detrano)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9059971050180716790.post-4047183729526163400Thu, 07 Jan 2010 03:23:00 +00002010-01-06T19:25:43.660-08:00Humor?<!--[if gte mso 9]> <![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]> Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE X-NONE <![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]>http://www.richarddetrano.com/2010/01/dog-property-laws.htmlmaxiegomez@gmail.com (Richard Max Detrano)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9059971050180716790.post-9108045855618451144Fri, 25 Dec 2009 10:05:00 +00002009-12-25T02:16:44.670-08:00Humor?<!--[if gte mso 9]> <![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]> Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE X-NONE <![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]>http://www.richarddetrano.com/2009/12/christmas-poem.htmlmaxiegomez@gmail.com (Richard Max Detrano)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9059971050180716790.post-3852977425474494662Fri, 04 Dec 2009 04:47:00 +00002009-12-03T21:01:52.119-08:00View from My Window<!--[if gte mso 9]> <![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]> Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE X-NONE <![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]>http://www.richarddetrano.com/2009/12/mail.htmlmaxiegomez@gmail.com (Richard Max Detrano)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9059971050180716790.post-3682979474037978386Fri, 06 Nov 2009 22:15:00 +00002010-01-06T19:38:35.912-08:00Breaking News:The Obama Healthcare Bill might now allow people's pet dogs to prescribe drugs to immediate family members.This new bill is being hailed as both surprisingly enlightened and a cost cutting measure that could save trillions of dollars on office visits thus putting the United States' fiscal house in order, at the same time unclogging the animal shelters of unwanted pets.Finally, dogshttp://www.richarddetrano.com/2009/11/dogs-prescribe-drugs.htmlmaxiegomez@gmail.com (Richard Max Detrano)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9059971050180716790.post-1938299308494875156Thu, 29 Oct 2009 22:42:00 +00002009-11-01T10:28:47.344-08:00Humor? November first, Seattle sinks into four months of darkness and gloom. We get up in the dark. We eat dinner in the dark. Some claim there is an hour of daylight while we are working, but I don’t believe it. Did I mention it rains all the time? Folks in Seattle go to therapists. But I think we’d be better off to get a dog. So, let’s weigh the pluses and minus’. On the Plus side for Dogs:http://www.richarddetrano.com/2009/10/dogs-as-therapist.htmlmaxiegomez@gmail.com (Richard Max Detrano)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9059971050180716790.post-6067632173459569699Sun, 20 Sep 2009 22:55:00 +00002009-10-12T00:37:22.743-07:00Fiction<!--[if gte mso 9]> Normal 0 MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 <![endif]--><!--[if !mso]> st1\:*{behavior:url(#ieooui) } <![endif]--> <!-- /* Style Definitions */ p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal {mso-style-parent:""; margin:0in; margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family:http://www.richarddetrano.com/2009/09/ravine.htmlmaxiegomez@gmail.com (Richard Max Detrano)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9059971050180716790.post-4677543871694736881Mon, 24 Aug 2009 08:11:00 +00002009-08-24T01:30:44.133-07:00View from My Window<!--[if gte mso 9]> Normal 0 MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 <![endif]--><!--[if !mso]> st1\:*{behavior:url(#ieooui) } <![endif]--> <!-- /* Style Definitions */ p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal {mso-style-parent:""; margin:0in; margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family:http://www.richarddetrano.com/2009/08/pissin-in-wind.htmlmaxiegomez@gmail.com (Richard Max Detrano)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9059971050180716790.post-4654523776833746827Fri, 14 Aug 2009 03:11:00 +00002009-08-13T20:22:10.500-07:00Humor?Q: What did the Zen Master say to the hot dog vendor? A: Make me one with everything. Q. Zen Master had given the vendor a $20 bill. "Where's my change?" he asked. A. Vendor looked at Zen Master and said "Change comes from within." Anonhttp://www.richarddetrano.com/2009/08/zen-dog.htmlmaxiegomez@gmail.com (Richard Max Detrano)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9059971050180716790.post-6065671270572261754Wed, 05 Aug 2009 01:23:00 +00002009-08-06T00:18:25.158-07:00Write On<!--[if gte mso 9]> Normal 0 MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 <![endif]--> <!-- /* Style Definitions */ p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal {mso-style-parent:""; margin:0in; margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";} @page Section1 {size:8.5in 11.0in; http://www.richarddetrano.com/2009/08/normal-0-microsoftinternetexplorer4.htmlmaxiegomez@gmail.com (Richard Max Detrano)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9059971050180716790.post-5897689882744391616Sun, 05 Jul 2009 20:22:00 +00002009-07-05T13:33:22.544-07:00Write On<!--[if gte mso 9]> Normal 0 MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 <![endif]--><!--[if !mso]> st1\:*{behavior:url(#ieooui) } <![endif]--> <!-- /* Style Definitions */ p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal {mso-style-parent:""; margin:0in; margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family:http://www.richarddetrano.com/2009/07/writers-block.htmlmaxiegomez@gmail.com (Richard Max Detrano)2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9059971050180716790.post-8630197902201471799Tue, 23 Jun 2009 03:00:00 +00002009-06-22T20:17:40.468-07:00Personal Essay<!--[if gte mso 9]> Normal 0 MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 <![endif]--><!--[if !mso]> st1\:*{behavior:url(#ieooui) } <![endif]--> <!-- /* Style Definitions */ p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal {mso-style-parent:""; margin:0in; margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family:http://www.richarddetrano.com/2009/06/raising-luke-skywalker.htmlmaxiegomez@gmail.com (Richard Max Detrano)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9059971050180716790.post-788918564032939008Tue, 09 Jun 2009 06:45:00 +00002009-06-09T00:04:54.535-07:00View from My Window<!--[if gte mso 9]> Normal 0 MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 <![endif]--><!--[if !mso]> st1\:*{behavior:url(#ieooui) } <![endif]--> <!-- /* Style Definitions */ p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal {mso-style-parent:""; margin:0in; margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family:http://www.richarddetrano.com/2009/06/factoids.htmlmaxiegomez@gmail.com (Richard Max Detrano)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9059971050180716790.post-7963861039084974185Thu, 21 May 2009 19:46:00 +00002009-05-21T13:14:57.605-07:00Humor?<!--[if gte mso 9]> Normal 0 MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 <![endif]--> <!-- /* Style Definitions */ p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal {mso-style-parent:""; margin:0in; margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";} @page Section1 {size:8.5in 11.0in; http://www.richarddetrano.com/2009/05/wash-and-wear.htmlmaxiegomez@gmail.com (Richard Max Detrano)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9059971050180716790.post-4627271143473807882Mon, 18 May 2009 21:30:00 +00002009-05-18T20:32:48.199-07:00View from My Window<!--[if gte mso 9]> Normal 0 MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 <![endif]--> <!-- /* Style Definitions */ p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal {mso-style-parent:""; margin:0in; margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";} @page Section1 {size:8.5in 11.0in; http://www.richarddetrano.com/2009/05/where-am-i.htmlmaxiegomez@gmail.com (Richard Max Detrano)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9059971050180716790.post-5577240196356550068Tue, 12 May 2009 04:30:00 +00002009-05-11T21:46:41.996-07:00View from My Window<!--[if gte mso 9]> Normal 0 MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 <![endif]--><!--[if !mso]> st1\:*{behavior:url(#ieooui) }st2\:*{behavior:url(#ieooui) } <![endif]--> <!-- /* Style Definitions */ p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal {mso-style-parent:""; margin:0in; margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New http://www.richarddetrano.com/2009/05/sliders.htmlmaxiegomez@gmail.com (Richard Max Detrano)2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9059971050180716790.post-629427266355384269Fri, 08 May 2009 16:30:00 +00002009-05-08T10:29:10.892-07:00Fiction<!--[if gte mso 9]> Normal 0 MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 <![endif]--><!--[if !mso]> st2\:*{behavior:url(#ieooui) }st1\:*{behavior:url(#ieooui) } <![endif]--> <!-- /* Style Definitions */ p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal {mso-style-parent:""; margin:0in; margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New http://www.richarddetrano.com/2009/05/spiders.htmlmaxiegomez@gmail.com (Richard Max Detrano)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9059971050180716790.post-4961854352287062661Sun, 03 May 2009 06:25:00 +00002009-05-03T00:18:19.271-07:00Personal Essay><!--[if gte mso 9]> Normal 0 MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 <![endif]--> <!-- /* Style Definitions */ p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal {mso-style-parent:""; margin:0in; margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";} @page Section1 {size:8.5in 11.0in; http://www.richarddetrano.com/2009/05/walk-line.htmlmaxiegomez@gmail.com (Richard Max Detrano)2