Monthly Archives: January 2024

In one prior company my position had partially been to root out scams that customers were pulling, so when they fired me (I felt) unjustly, I was in an excellent position to consider scams against them. The details are irrelevant … Continue reading →

Thinking on it it’s amazing that this hasn’t happened earlier, with a toppling organization shedding staff and a humbled employee constantly on the razor’s edge of judgement always being reviewed, always being questioned. It’s a wonder you’ve lasted as long … Continue reading →

I was not clear on what the company did when I got the interview which might have been the point of their vague name. I got the job and soon learned their name hid their insidious designs. I worked for … Continue reading →

The hours between notification that there will be layoffs and word about the security of your own position are not productive hours. Those are hours where you wonder about life justice futility friendship time peace and vengeance. Other things may … Continue reading →

There was a time when I would go questing out on the streets of the City for a lobster tail and the world would have no knowledge of what I sought. Those were frustrating days. On a bicycle adventure aimlessly … Continue reading →

Bagels are a lot to eat. I have discovered as wisdom in my older years, the delicacy of croissants and lox. I don’t care for cream cheese. There are many white creamy substances that freak me out. Cottage cheese, sour … Continue reading →

The first time I ordered salad as a meal was in DC. I was eating with a vegetarian so I figured, “When in Rome.” It was at a poetry open mic, and my vegetarian friend didn’t opt to jump on … Continue reading →

 In a lovely little cafe in Brooklyn I discovered a delicacy. It was a light creamy mousse I had never experienced, flavored of pistachio. It was pricey, but well worth it. That year, I order a mess of it … Continue reading →

Some words roll off your tongue and have psychic power even if their meaning means nothing to you. I didn’t know what the fruit kumquat was other than being in the citrus family, but I loved its sound, and would … Continue reading →

 It was visiting BK that got me started with my new life. It was that simple thing from which all else grew the small stone that ripples outward evermore. My job, my apartment, my art. my hair, all tie … Continue reading →