The Mike Gaffney

12/05/2019

There are times when I don't feel like playing my guitar, drawing, writing songs or poems or small observations ... I won't even go into why I'm not actively working on "that book". All this inactivity is created (can you create a nothing?) by other activities or chores that hamper my creativity or just plain laziness. We all go through that. Well, we "creative types" do.
So, with that in mind, I just want to scream at the screen when FB tells me to write something or lose my "opportunity" to blather to those who stumble upon this page. I mean; I started this page out of good faith that I would always have something to say and keep up a running one-way conversation that you would find entertaining or enlightening. I say "enlightening" with all the humor I can muster. But, I get lazy and put off this self-ordained exercise while I watch hockey games, eat, feed squirrels and birds, or sleep. There's always a trade off.
Anyway, dear FB. I have done my duty and said something that is nothing. I have collected words and lined them up in some sort of order as I was taught in every English class I ever took. Please forgive my laziness and, if you can find it in your cold, computerized heart, allow me to skip a few more days before the next threat. OK?
I promise to be thinking of something important to say in the future. Your ole buddy, Mike.

09/04/2019

Hurricane, Hurricame, Hurriwent. Living in the anticipation of a weather even that seems more hype than actual.
For the folks of the Bahamas (where lots of people live very poorly), Dorian has been, will be real for a long, long time. It's been awful. But, here on the mainland, with the channels all clogged with speculation that feeds the advertising machine, we grow tired of videos of folks in fancy all weather gear with microphones on the beaches (where folks with money build vacation homes and buy insurance), waiting for "the big one" to up their ratings. They're always leaning in the wind, aren't they? Then after whatever happens, we'll have days of boring rehash with all that "boy, that was close" almost news on the side to tide us over until the next weather event, shooting spree, political garbage dump, or whatever distracts us long enough to keep us away from the "off" button on the remote.
As for this little post? ... Hum, well, I was informed that I'd better write something on my page or risk being dropped from visibility. Yep. I'm a selfish as***le. Always seeking attention. By the way; is that a storm cloud I see in the distance?

08/12/2018

Well, this is a fine page to have in case something happens. I'm holding back from saying much (you noticed that, didn't you?) because there's a big announcement coming when I finally finish my new CDs. In fact, the release (they're being held captive) of my new CDs will be THE announcement. Having said that, there's probably little reason to be secretive but, I do enjoy keeping secrets. In fact, all those secrets I've been keeping are so well kept you don't know anything about them ... even the number of secrets I have! Lot of stuff under these hats.
But, FB has told me they'd hide this page if I didn't "say something". So, there. I said something.
Stay tuned. That sounds guitarish, doesn't it? Stay tuned. It is to laugh.

05/22/2018