Monthly Archives: February 2024

Some of the principlesI used to hold dear are dissipating, dust in the wind of convenience. Maybe they aren’t principles so much as things I said I didn’t want to do. After the COVID crisis, I swore "No cruises!" because … Continue reading →

A lot of timesit’s fun to look back on an old piece of work and unravel the code just recognize where you were when creating and identify what the words mean translate the "poetry" back to "English." A lot of … Continue reading →

Silence is theoretical here in my world where an ambient thrum exists in the background of everything else. Some mornings, I can hear chirps but they are usually swallowed by the rolling of trucks or the beeps of buses and … Continue reading →

While it is true that Elvis had become increasingly accomplished with his instrument over the years better able to maintain breath and bend notes, it did not necessarily make his voice easier to hear. It was an acquired taste which … Continue reading →

If you summon the demon you must be prepared to listen to the demon when it arrives. That is the intrinsic deal you agree to with the summoning. If you don’t listen to the demon then you have expended a … Continue reading →

Rain late at night when you are waiting for your train at an outdoor train station is much more annoying than rain when you are home in bed In the middle of the morning. Trust me. I have recent experience … Continue reading →

My friend said he needed a hundred dollars. I offered him a hundred dollars. He didn’t ask for it but he did accept the cash. I made it a loan and he had difficulty paying. He had difficulty paying and … Continue reading →

I don’t know how the mice have proven smart enough to open the cereal flap gnaw through the plastic to get at the breakfast cereal then escape the box and close the flap after leaving. How are they so self-possessed? … Continue reading →

I’ve been jump-flying a lot lately, just leaping from rooftop to rooftop, Parkour-style, and finding, when the distance is kind of great, that I can just will myself to stretch it, and keep in the air, even if the jump … Continue reading →

I saw there were many poets in the bill before me which normally would threaten me quite intensely but I noticed that most of them shared my first initial J, except for the one whose last name started with a … Continue reading →