May 2012

I have made a strong case that I have inherited an archetypal Fairy Tale theme when it comes to the name Rosamond. Every good fairy tale is only as good as its archetypal villain, that, is, there must be a very wicked witch lurking in the back ground doing evil covert things, doing her best…

The photo of Happy Billy flipping the bird was on Heather’s facebook. She insisted Bill Cornwell was not drinking beer, but, an energy drink. It must have been a Bad Energy drink. Looks like Tyler Hunt got a sip of Bad Energy in that famous bar in Arizona. One morning Bill, Tyler, and I were…

When I was a drinking man, and someone would ask me if I had any children, I used to say; ” I had a daughter, once. But, she was kidnapped by a band of Gypsies.” When someone asks this old man with twenty four years of sobriety, if I have any grandchildren, I will pull…

On the drive from Bullhead City to Las Vegas, where we would catch a flight home, Heather made an announcement that spelled doom for our relationship; “Linda was very pleased with Tyler, and wants me and Bill to bring her a baby girl next time we come.” This was met by complete silence from me,…

In December I told my daughter that the photos of her and Bill’s drinking bouts could get her fired if her boss sees them – especially if there is a child in them. Their Facebooks are gone, as is the evidence these people may have a drinking problem. Closing your Facebook account for fear of…

In the photo above you will notice I am wearing a cast on my hand. It is there because I hit the wall in Kathy’s apartment where Marilyn was living in 1963. Marilyn told me she had slept with a twenty six year old German jet-setter, a real international player. Marilyn was sixteen, and was…

Below are the definitions of a husband and a father. This is important in looking at a Family Tree. Being married is the ideal, but not often the case. In this case we are going to look at what a husband is, and what a father is from the viewpoint of a seven year old…

I learned from sister, Vicki Presco, that the father of our niece, Drew Benton, passed away five days ago. Garth Benton married Christine Rosemond Presco in 1986. Garth was married to the actress, Harlee McBride, before that, and had two daughters, Jessica, and Bree. I was glad to hear that Drew was there for her…

Yesterday I talked with Marilyn Reed about the surfers of Santa Monica. Our friend, Bryan McLean, of the rock group ‘Love’ was a surfer and did drawings of cute Surf Bunnies in art class where we sat next to each other. Bryan called me ‘The Painter of Trucks’ because of the painting I did of…

“The election of Francois Hollande in France gives the leaders of struggling southern European countries a new ally in their effort to temper the German-led drive for rigid austerity that has exacerbated their economic woes.” World History will look back and ask; “Did any prophet or seer, see it coming?” I warned my Senator, Congressman,…