Author Archives: Bill Kasal

What Color is the Old Gray Mare?

Posted on October 28, 2012 by Bill Kasal

My first job in radio was Continuity Director for an AM/FM combo in Palm Springs, California.  Continuity Director was a fancy way of saying that my job was to write commercials for our clients.  My initial desire was to be … Continue reading →

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Free Pony Rides

Posted on September 17, 2012 by Bill Kasal

I recently attended my granddaughter’s first cheer-leading performance.  Is that what you call it?  A performance?  Anyway, she’s cheer-leading for Pop Warner Football games with another friend of hers.  Their first game was 90 minutes away—at 8 o’clock on a … Continue reading →

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A Simple Act of Kindness

Posted on September 6, 2012 by Bill Kasal

I awoke one recent morning to a shared message on FaceBook. My grandmother is passing soon with cancer.  I visited her the other day and she was telling me about how she really wanted soup, but not hospital soup because … Continue reading →

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Space Age Rocket Surgery

Posted on September 6, 2012 by Bill Kasal

I grew up the first of six siblings.  Not a large family by some standards, but larger than most. My mother wanted to have kids.  Later in our lives she told us that what she wanted to be when she … Continue reading →

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The Greatest Game

Posted on August 24, 2012 by Bill Kasal

In the film Field of Dreams, Kevin Costner’s character, Ray Kinsella,  talks about his relationship with his father.  He says that no matter what was wrong between them, they always had Baseball in common.  I love baseball and when I … Continue reading →

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Oooh, Look at the Stars!

Posted on August 16, 2012 by Bill Kasal

One August evening, a former girlfriend and I took an air mattress and a couple of sleeping bags to The Joshua Tree National Park in Southern California.  I had missed our group’s party trip to see the Perseids Meteor Shower … Continue reading →

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I Was Cool… Once.

Posted on July 14, 2012 by Bill Kasal

I had to have them.  Had to. I know I’ve spoken to you about the freedom I’ve found in my life by divesting myself of things.  First, I got rid of most of my possessions, keeping only those things required … Continue reading →

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Record Breaking Intelligence

Posted on June 18, 2012 by Bill Kasal

Every now and then when I am feeling like I am smart or wise or have just solved a really difficult problem or challenge, I remember some of the things I thought or did as a child.  Looking back on … Continue reading →

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Stupid Girl Toilets

Posted on June 7, 2012 by Bill Kasal

I like to think I’m a Sensitive Man of the ‘80s.  I know that, due to it being 2012, a sensitive man of the ‘80s may not be such a triumphant achievement, but I’d bet there are some women who … Continue reading →

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The (Sweet) Meaning of Life

Posted on May 17, 2012 by Bill Kasal

I must have been about three years old.  Those were the days when, to raise a family, only one parent had to work.  My father worked in the aerospace industry and my mother stayed home with me and my two … Continue reading →

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Opening Day

Posted on April 10, 2012 by Bill Kasal

April 4, 2012 was Opening Day of baseball season and in the evening I found myself at a T-ball game at the local Little League Field.  The significance of going to a game to watch some five-year-old’s play the first … Continue reading →

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A Thousand Cuts

Posted on January 15, 2012 by Bill Kasal

In my ongoing efforts to get out of my rut and out the door to do something, I accepted an invitation from a friend to join him and his girlfriend at the Palm Springs International Film Festival premiere of A … Continue reading →

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Forcing Myself Out of My Rut

Posted on December 2, 2011 by Bill Kasal

I heard it said once that a “rut is just a grave without ends…”  That, to a point and perfectly, describes my life in recent months.  In the past I’ve espoused a philosophy of never again taking a job simply … Continue reading →

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Tired of Getting it Wrong

Posted on October 14, 2011 by Bill Kasal

I’m just growing tired of getting it wrong.  Even as I write this, and contemplate how I’ll describe my thoughts to you, I’m getting pissed. I am frustrated and saddened by my inability to control my thoughts and feelings.  I … Continue reading →

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Attempting to be Like the Younger Crowd

Posted on August 25, 2011 by Bill Kasal

I’m trying my best to not to sound like a crotchety old man, but at what point in history did an acceptable answer to the question, “How’s everyone doing?” become “WOOOOOOOOOO!”? I had the pleasure of attending a family wedding … Continue reading →

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Proud to be an American

Posted on July 16, 2011 by Bill Kasal

Everyday, in many ways, I am reminded of the kindness of others.  While there are so many jerks in the world, and worse, the goodness of people is confirmed to me on a daily basis. Recently, a friend who had … Continue reading →

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A Most Memorable Fathers Day

Posted on June 13, 2011 by Bill Kasal

On a Saturday evening back in 2008, my oldest son, Mario, was asking what I wanted to do for Father’s Day, the next day. “You’re working,” I said. “Yeah, Dad, I tried to comp off for you but, apparently, I … Continue reading →

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No Exaggeration!

Posted on June 9, 2011 by Bill Kasal

It isn’t usually good for anyone to use absolutes in conversation.  It is ineffective in arguments and, basically, does no good in any conversation.  Accusations like, “You always…” or “I never…” are rarely true and are not constructive in any … Continue reading →

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Following My First Instinct

Posted on April 25, 2011 by Bill Kasal

With the way our economy has been, I seem to notice more and more homeless people, holding their cardboard signs, begging at intersections or off ramps.  I’m not sure if there are actually more of them of late or that—due … Continue reading →

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Offering Encouragement

Posted on April 22, 2011 by Bill Kasal

One of the coolest things about staying with my daughter and granddaughter is the opportunity to get to help, a bit, with Kaia’s academics.  Since she is only in kindergarten, I didn’t expect that to be a possibility.  But kindergarten … Continue reading →

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