I had a thought. Yeah, I know, there is probably a bunch of you typewriter comedians with a bunch of great lines you could throw at me so if your idea of a good target is a soft one, and you will feel better after it, then go right ahead. Otherwise, let me go on. The thought I had was with respect (and I do mean that in the truest sense) to numerous recent discussions regarding religion generally and Christianity in particular. I was baptised and raised as a Catholic, raised to believe...

Well, its after two in the morning on the first of the first 2008, at least it is here in Australia. The fireworks were fantastic and I had a great night, albeit quiet. I went with one of the boys in the band to a mates place. We sat around his pool, drank a few, played some poker and let off some fireworks of our own. Very tame, but fun none the less. Unfortunately, my darling wife was working an overnight shift and while I'm used to the odd hours she works, I missed her even more tonig...

It has been an exciting year in the Dynamaso house, filled with some major achievements and a few disappoints too. But such is life. My output here at JU has changed a lot too. Due to majar real life committments, I found I wasn't able to spend as much time here as I would have liked. I thought upgrading my home computer system would mean I could do a lot more from home but it simply hasn't been the case. I've enjoyed the feedback you've provided with regards to my poetry this year and a...

My wife and I are planning our honeymoon at the moment, although we’ve been married five years. At the time we were married, neither of us were able to afford to have the sort of honeymoon we both wanted and to be honest, the last five years have gone by so fast, we’ve not had much time to think anymore about it. But we are now. The plan is to travel for about three months, going first to Hawaii, then the States, then to England and Europe, India, Malaysia, and then home to Australia. W...

Turkeys are poultry not paltry. But I digress. This is not a post about the delights of raising table birds but a message to all my friends and acquaintances here at JU. You are wonderful people who continue to delight, confound, inspire, befuddle, humour and challenge me. I am thankful to you all and more grateful than you could ever know to call you friends. Have a wondeful day.

She can’t tell me she knows what for When I’m the one standing at her door Too afraid to ring the bell in case she’s home I’m always sitting on the steps waiting, alone I’m in a constant state of flux All I’m really hoping for is a relationship redux But she is always busy with someone new Rubbing out the chalk marks I so carefully drew Around everything I thought we shared Tender moments that show we cared All these are now erased and gone No more favourite restaurant or soppy son...

I used to be able to take it But my resilience has waned I shelter behind false exuberance I can hardly keep it contained The light I thought I could always see Were only spots in my eyes The things I thought I could be Are now too easily denied I used to be able to fight it Now I can hardly lift my hands The battle I always thought I’d win I now hardly understand I tried to unfurl my desire’s wings To see how high I could fly But the higher I went all I could feel Is emo...

Faith, manifest Is in her smile Her quick eyes Her delightful voice I bow down Repentant, servile Pray that I Will be her choice There might be A heavenly plane And just as likely There is nought To death I’d run Should she attain A higher throne In God’s court Maladroit, clumsy Is how I feel When she deigns To look my way But I would die Rather than reveal How she steals My love away There might be A future here Just as chances Are for none But I would succ...

It is said God, oh god, watches everywhere If this is the case then what happened to my hair? I had a great head about ten years ago But now it flat out refuses to grow I’ve also noticed something of great concern If heaven and hell exist then I am doomed to burn Because every demon I see is always bald Unlike the hirsute Son of the Lord But like that Alfred E. madman I refuse to worry I’ve lived a good life and have done nothing to feel sorry But before you go telling me what I...

The first time I came around I learnt about pain I learnt about pleasure But I squandered the hours The days, weeks, months and years Gratifying the basest of my mortal desires The second time I came around I learnt about hubris I learnt about humility But I defied all I’d learnt Became the product of my egotism Preaching to all when I should have been silent The third time I came around I tried to be better I tried to be simpler, purer But I spent too much time Congrat...

I just realised today my third anniversary as a JoeUser had passed recently (on the 27th of September, to be exact). This means my relationship with this site has lasted longer than my first marriage and, in a lot of ways, has been the sort of relationship I would have liked my first marriage to be i.e. open, honest and communicative. (Before any rush to my defence, these comments are as much directed towards a younger me as towards my first wife). In the time I've been here I've seen ma...

What is a mid-life crisis? Am I having one right now? And who determines what is my mid-life anyway? I could be in my last days or I could live until I’m 130, for all anyone knows. So to describe these intimations of mortality as a mid-life crisis could be potentially misleading to both myself, my delicate psyche and to those around me. These questions were raised in my thoughts after I recently received an email from a close friend who pointed towards an article posted on MSN about me...

Okay, how would you handle this? Near my work is a great coffee shop. A well-known ex-boxer, an Italian man with a large personality, owns the shop. His main shop has been in business since the 50’s and has a world-renowned reputation as they really do make excellent coffee. The baristas who work for him are generally very good indeed. However, I am a soy drinker. And my order is a always a large soy flat white. Nothing too hard about this, right. Well here is where the problems s...

I’ve been wanting to post something other than poetry but to be honest, I haven’t really had anything to say that doesn’t involve repetitions of previous information about either my life or my band. But something happened recently that has been in the back of my mind, bubbling away in my subconscious. This occurred at the end of August, which goes to show how slow my mind works The band has been going great guns. The last Friday in August was our last night of a very successful month ...