I left the bar this afternoon, and the sun was setting perfectly over the roof of the casino. The sky was full of cotton candy clouds, and the street, with the palms moving briskly and the staid traffic lights not yet on, made for a picture that would sell a million vacations. I almost took… Continue reading February 24 2020
February 18 2020
Lisa Simpson tells us that, in the Chinese language, they have the same word for both “crisis” and “opportunity. Her father then tells us that word is “Crisitunity.” I don’t speak any of the Chinese dialects, so I can’t tell you if that is true or not, although I’m willing to bet even if it… Continue reading February 18 2020
February 14 2020
In his short time in the public eye, as a reticent voice of a generation, Kurt Cobain railed against the celebrity and fame he had achieved. As a snot nosed, wet behind the ears, full of himself young actor convinced I was going to be the next big thing, I dismissed his opinion by saying… Continue reading February 14 2020
February 11 2020
I was sitting at my dining room table the other day when I looked down and saw a Cheerio on the floor. It got me to thinking how long it had been since I had Cheerios, which led me to think that maybe it was time I cleaned my house. That is, for better or… Continue reading February 11 2020
November 26, 2019
Faith might seem like a strange topic for me to write about, with its obvious connections to religion, and to a lesser extent, politics. With one notable exception a short while back, I try to keep my professional ethos of “no politics, no religion” part of my personal life as well. But, for reasons that… Continue reading November 26, 2019
November 6, 2019
“The more people I meet, the more I like my dog.” I always thought this quote was attributed to Nora Ephron. Turns out, it’s not, but several variations of it have been uttered by many people, most notably Mark Twain. If you’re like me, you probably read this to mean that people annoy/exasperate/anger/whatever the speaker… Continue reading November 6, 2019
October 22, 2019
I have mixed feelings about birthdays. On one hand, I believe them to be wholly arbitrary, a day we had no help in choosing, and as such, makes it no more a momentous day than any other. The odds are any other day of the year is just as likely to have a profound, life-changing… Continue reading October 22, 2019
August 7 2019
This is an outtake from the new novel I’m working on. I wrote this, only to realize it wasn’t going to work. It complicates the plot, elevates a minor character unnecessarily, and simply didn’t work. But I like it, especially the part about her disappointment about the location she is headed to. I will say… Continue reading August 7 2019
July 22 2019
I was driving home from work the other night when I found myself having an odd wishing to have an answering machine again. The practical stupidity of this notwithstanding (i.e., I don’t have a home phone, nor have had one for time probably measurable in decades,) it wasn’t before I even got off the highway… Continue reading July 22 2019
July 8, 2019
For as much as anxiety is a part of my life, having an anxiety attack is not something I usually have to deal with. For me – and believe me, I’m speaking only for myself. To paraphrase Tolstoy, every anxious person is anxious in their own way – anxiety is something like a low-level chronic… Continue reading July 8, 2019
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