Page 1 of Chris Cole's writing

1. The Great Hunt The China Berry tree limbs would sway with occasional March wind gusts. Sometimes the wind gusts were so strong it caused the tree limbs to bend down, as if the tree was picking up its lost berries; like a distraught mother finding her wayward... (posted by Chris Cole 269 days 6 hours ago.)

2. The Need For Silence Most of my friends would describe me as peculiar, or better yet, most recently, as bipolar...and the more I think about it, they are not really friends, but bitter strangers that are jealous of my proclivity in noticing others' nuances. I agree... (posted by Chris Cole 1 year 122 days ago.)

3. Living In a Cracker Jack World Whatever happened to the decent prizes located at the bottom of our Cracker Jacks boxes? I believe this question, if answered properly, could answer a life-long conundrum; a) what are we really searching for, and (b) are we noticing the changes... (posted by Chris Cole 2 years 88 days ago.)

4. Callings I am forty-three years old and I have held a copious amount of careers and job titles within my large and uncalloused hands. I have been privy, or one of the privileged, while bearing my life's achievement on a name tag affixed to a polyester vest... (posted by Chris Cole 2 years 107 days ago.)

5. Walking On (Towards) The Sun I was listening to the radio the other day...Wait, I think I need to clarify things for my younger readers: Kids, you know the thing located in the middle of the dashboard of your parents vehicle that has all those dials and knobs? That thing is... (posted by Chris Cole 2 years 109 days ago.)

6. "Classy" This morning, I was perusing my email when I noticed a piece of mail that covertly crossed from spam to my in-box. I was actually complimenting the senders' ingenuity (how he/she vaulted through my Gmail filtering system), when I became irritated... (posted by Chris Cole 2 years 134 days ago.)

7. Britney Spears' unexpected homage to Milli Vanilli In the late 80's, America experienced a controversy of cataclysmic proportions; the pop duo Milli Vanilli was caught lip syncing during one of their live concerts on MTV. The groups' demise was evident when their Grammy was revoked after it was... (posted by Chris Cole 2 years 189 days ago.)

8. Anna Nicole Smith, Even in Death, You are still Outrageous! We are still riding the derailed Anna Nicole Smith train after it came to an abrupt and unscheduled stop in February 2007 with her death at the age of thirty-nine. We expected "it." We expected her carnival of audaciousness to spiral out of... (posted by Chris Cole 2 years 213 days ago.)

9. From A Ghost to a Bouncer, but always a Gentleman: (Swayze, a retrospective 2009) "I dream that the word 'cure' will no longer be followed by the words 'it's impossible'" Patrick Swayze speaking at Stand Up to Cancer 2008. Patrick touched millions of people all over the world with his courage and strength he showed during... (posted by Chris Cole 2 years 214 days ago.)

10. Not Quite, C.S.I. Evidence : (from Latin e- 'out' + videre 'to see') is information that helps form a conclusion; proof is factual information that verifies a conclusion. In 1993, I was twenty-six years "young", and I was a three year veteran police officer. I... (posted by Chris Cole 2 years 236 days ago.)

11. Smiling Bob vs. The Burger King: Commercial Critique 2009 Do you remember the golden days of commercials--when television advertising was candid and appeared innocent? For an example of decent straightforward wholesomeness, we saw in the late 1970's, Mrs. Brady, the beautiful Florence Henderson... (posted by Chris Cole 2 years 244 days ago.)

12. Rocky 2 (A Sly Rooster) "Listen, we are not splitting atoms here!" I yelled to no-one in particular. After three days of not sleeping I had to remind myself of my goal, or should I say my crusade. I simply have to eradicate the rooster preferably in a slow and painful... (posted by Chris Cole 2 years 262 days ago.)

13. Illumination "Holy cow what is that?" I yelled one blistery summer afternoon. We both saw it and we both knew I would be the one to retrieve it. "Looks like one of us is going dumpster diving" Steve stated matter of fact while viewing the greatest... (posted by Chris Cole 2 years 333 days ago.)

14. Symptoms "In each of my homes I have a leopard room. I don't know why. I just like it." Ivana Trump. People Magazine, May 5th, 2009. I am not going to insert any witty criticism or sarcastic remarks. I believe my readers know exactly what I am thinking... (posted by Chris Cole 3 years 16 days ago.)

15. Silent Night, My Sweet Rooster! Before I begin a long tangented-tirade, this is a warning for the elect...or should I say the "special people" out there in reader land; Do not read this article! Ok? Do not waste your time with this one, 'cause Good Old King (Chris) Cole... (posted by Chris Cole 3 years 157 days ago.)

16. Lies Within When I stare into the mirror each morning, I am faced with the sobering reality that I am not the person that my mother and father raised some forty-odd years ago. I have scars on my body that I wonder how they were formed. I have aches in my... (posted by Chris Cole 3 years 163 days ago.)

17. A Nail of Clarity Life is strange. One minute you are standing on a mountain peak with a loved one; the next moment you are standing in a pit anxiously trying to grab hold of the beautiful hand of your love while she is still perched on that majestic mountain peak... (posted by Chris Cole 3 years 204 days ago.)

18. Cross Roads Over the past fifteen years, I have ingested many prescription drugs and gallons of alcohol to numb myself from many of life's cruel torments. I would not have been surprised if a surgeon found my liver mutated and inscribed with "Watson 385" in... (posted by Chris Cole 4 years 30 days ago.)

19. Calluses The clouds were adrift in an almost blue sky, while the sun's fury reflected back onto our faces. The beach's sand crept between our toes with each step we took towards the water. The seagull's squawks were silenced only by my intermittent... (posted by Chris Cole 4 years 60 days ago.)

20. The Other Side of Me (Surviving a Double Life) Willie Nelson quotes an old Indian story in his book, "The Tao of Willie." In the story, a wise and elderly Indian Chief is describing to a young boy about the heart of man (and woman). The Chief relates that two wolves live within the heart, and... (posted by Chris Cole 4 years 82 days ago.)

21. A Death In The Family I have graduated with honors with a P.H.D. (Past Having Doubts) in Marital Relationships. I have survived two marriages and I am still alive and kicking, but just barely. I honestly do not believe if I will ever marry again due to the "Three Ring... (posted by Chris Cole 4 years 91 days ago.)

22. Human Sexuality Sex ! I am sure that grabbed everyone's attention! Sex is used everyday in television programming, movies, magazines, and even relationships. In the latter category, men and women use their sexuality to attract the attention of the opposite sex.... (posted by Chris Cole 4 years 158 days ago.)

23. Searching for Faith (12/15/2007) We are born to prosper, procreate the earth, find our true love (our soulmate), but not necessarily in that order. Life is not like the song, "Every breath you take," it is about finding the person who takes your breath away every time you see... (posted by Chris Cole 4 years 162 days ago.)

24. Love Lost: December 2007 *Attention: This article is not written for the casual reader. This is a testament of a relationship that eroded due to bad decisions, and I fully take all the blame. I am not writing for sympathy, just to communicate some heart-felt feelings.**... (posted by Chris Cole 4 years 167 days ago.)

25. Windows (Police Shooting/Odessa, Texas/Aftermath) A window is two sided. One can look through a window and see the other side. Of course, there is another side of the window to look through, also. Some windows are covered preventing a clear view from either side. While some windows are wide open... (posted by Chris Cole 4 years 227 days ago.)