Monthly Archives: January 2024

We walk in the park my father and I. It is later days and he is not doing well. Other people know my father is dying but they do not mention this to me. Perhaps I sense this, though, for … Continue reading →

It was a bad idea from the start. Madge, a two-time widow, had only recently moved to her retirement home and we were visiting. We went out for a drive, and Madge wanted to stop by her old house. We … Continue reading →

Not as many things last through generations as they used to. I just passed a Mexican place I ate at back when I was new to Mexican when I was new to the neighborhood when I was new to the … Continue reading →

Our relationship is short a subway station at best and her back is to me so communication between us is not the best or extant but I notice details during our short time together. Only her thumbnail is painted. Why … Continue reading →

When you write a folk song but your folks don’t care. When you write a polish joke but it’s not polished enough. When you write about justice but it just isn’t right so righteousness has been left behind. When you … Continue reading →

One job I had, I was working with a temp and I was showing him the ropes. I was providing instructions and scripting for tech support emails to him. "While you’re getting used to it," I said, "Hold off on … Continue reading →

If you take a couple of seconds to search "ass in nine" you’ll find that several fine artists (let’s take "fine" with a grain of salt) have illustrated donkeys with or near the number nine. Sometimes it’s sculpture, sometimes it’s … Continue reading →

As the diet get thrown out the window along with the resolutions I’m looking for some half-ass to replace the full-ass ass that is growing at a prodigious rate at this time. If anyone sees any on Maude’s List or … Continue reading →

Bribe bullies. Hypnotize yourself into martial arts mastery! Befriend mean girls in JHS who will skewer your enemies at any age. Time machine to throw pies in opponents’ faces before they ever met you. AI dance moves, Become celebrity and … Continue reading →

If you want to be happy for the rest of your life, do dangerous things that will provide short-term satisfaction. High-risk pleasurable activities will yield immediate returns with the greatest chance of completing the culmination of your years so it’ll … Continue reading →