SMART WOMEN
With time, women gain weight because we accumulate so much information and wisdom in our heads that when there is no more room, it distributes…
ELIA, MY BEST FRIEND
ELIA C2008 JoJo Elia Maria Gianini Perreira – my best and dearest childhood friend. She and I lived in Niteroi, which is directly opposite Rio…
Eavesdropping
It was cold and damp outside but the brightly lit candles on each table made this new downtown restaurant seem so warm and cozy. There…
Texas death row killer forgiven by shooting victim
By Alastair Leithead BBC News, Texas Mark Stroman, due to be executed for going on a killing spree, now describes hate as “pure ignorance” In…
The Falcon
A beautiful Brown Buzzard {Ghastly name for a lovely creature} Hunts around my house every evening and I sit and watch her with a glass…
GRANDPA
GRANDPA C 2008 JoJo My grandfather was a remarkable man. He first went to Brazil in the late 1800’s to work for the St. John…
ROBBY – A TRUE STORY
This is a true story and it will give you the chills. This is a beautiful and touching story of love and perseverance. Well worth…
Friends
A Hug Certificate for You! This poem is very sweet. Forward this on and back. Thanks! If I could catch a rainbow I would do…
Elderly Woes
In our salad days or senior moments or whatever society is calling it. We are still very vibrant, funny, Quizicall, yes and always misunderstood generation…
WITING FOR VERONICA
WAITING FOR VERONICA C 1997 JoJo In Brazil, there are two time parameters: English time and Brazilian time. Hora inglesa means arriving to any given…