At the airport, they asked me if I had any liquids or food. “Two apples,” I said. “I have two Honeycrisps in my backpack.” They told me to take out the apples and put them in a tray, which I did. The thing of it is, I forgot this. I realized my mistake once I […]
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A Bundle of Sticks
Wed, 11 Oct 2017, 06:59 PM (-06:00)
You might know what I’m talking about — sticks. You might know the thing my grandmother hand for sticks, for kindling. I think I’ve told you about it before. I come walking out of the woods, out from under the canopy of the oaks and pines, holding a bundle of sticks in my hand. Kindling. […]
Banana Stickers
Tue, 10 Oct 2017, 08:22 PM (-06:00)
“Do you see what he’s doing?” Jenny asked Burt. She pointed at me standing by the window. That’s where the fruit were — by the window. And I was standing there taking advantage of a few idle moments to take the stickers off the bananas (because I’m all about using idle moments efficiently). “Do you see […]
Lubricant
Tue, 10 Oct 2017, 06:42 PM (-06:00)
1. The Assignment It was a simple task. The kind of task they’d heard me talk about: Just give me a hole to dig. Or tree branches to cut. “We’re going to town,” they said. They selected a task: lubricate the attic stairs. They gave me a blue rubber glove, that I might not get […]
Lights on the Grass
Wed, 4 Oct 2017, 08:14 PM (-06:00)
There are so many things to talk about. Good things. Bad things. Things. We should work our way back into this gently. So let’s just talk about last night. We stood in the dark under a nearly full moon, the dogs and I. There was someone running on the middle school track in the distance. […]
There is an Explanation
Wed, 4 Oct 2017, 06:14 AM (-06:00)
But one thing. There was no lost data. “No,” I said. “Don’t worry. I have a backup in the security deposit box at the bank. And I have another backup sitting unplugged on my desk. And I have a third backup that’s running continuously. So don’t worry; just replace the hard drive.” Whitney sighed with […]
A Bird, a Fish and the Water
Tue, 3 Oct 2017, 10:50 PM (-06:00)
From the other side of the river, the heron said, “It was the best of times.” From its newfound vantage point, the pan fish said, “It was the worst of times.” And the water, well it just kept on flowing downstream.
Oldies
Wed, 31 May 2017, 06:07 AM (-06:00)
Oldie #1: Oxygen I’m in the office standing between two desks. Something makes me think of a song. I start to sing it in my lame, cracking voice, which for this song is just fine, because it always was a lame song. “Huh, huh, huh?” I ask Kyle. There’s no reaction. Not a surprise — […]
Buying Shoes
Mon, 29 May 2017, 09:20 AM (-06:00)
1. The Shoe Store I bought a new pair of shoes, yesterday. It was a strange experience. When we walked into the place, the smell of leather was wonderful. Unlike our previous forays into three (count ‘em, three) old-guard departments stores, this place felt genuine. They were selling shoes, period. Ok, I think there were […]
Telling Stories
Sun, 28 May 2017, 07:08 PM (-06:00)
We had been on a hike — several miles of steep ascending and descending paths along a creek that sometimes gurgled and sometimes disappeared into the limestone boulder field. We were tired. We all agreed that tomorrow we would be stiff. We were happy to be sitting in comfortable chairs on a restaurant patio with […]