“Win, lose, or draw.” It’s a neat phrase, making you think the speaker is willing to accept the results of their efforts, no matter what those results may be; but as a society, do we really believe in this? American sports leagues really don’t do draws; we want one clear winner for all stakes. UsContinue reading “The Race Is Not To The Swift”
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A Song Of Iceland: Fire Up The Jet
So you’re stuck at home with a nasty case of pandemic and budding bungling fascism. You can’t travel, which makes it hard to accomplish your lifelong dream: startling reindeer and puffins with a random primal scream. Iceland has you covered. This might be one of the more brilliant tourism promotional campaigns I’ve ever seen. TheContinue reading “A Song Of Iceland: Fire Up The Jet”
More Random Thoughts, Escaping The Orwellianism Of It All
Amanda Seyfried stars in the Sesame Street special, When You Wish Upon A Pickle. Her character’s name? Natalie Neptune. Neptune. Don’t tell me that’s not a shout-out to Veronica Mars fans. No, Veronica Mars fans have not forgiven Rob Thomas yet for the end of that last season. #LoganLivesForever #NoNotThatLogan #AlthoughWeLoveHughJackmanToo #OkayAllLogansLiveForever No spoiler warningContinue reading “More Random Thoughts, Escaping The Orwellianism Of It All”
“You Deserve To Be Happy, Too”
Edit: I can’t stop thinking about this; I wasn’t satisfied with my first list. So I’m revising a bit. Sorry, Johnny Lawrence and Cobra Kai dude. Everyone loves Han and Leia, Rick and Ilsa. But what about those other characters who come and go through the lives of our heroes? One or two characters, sometimesContinue reading ““You Deserve To Be Happy, Too””
I Wanna Be A Maque Choux Man
When trying a new recipe such as Maque Choux, the first step is obvious: figure out how to pronounce it. If you’re going to try a new dish and then write about the experience like a competent cook and not an Inspector Clouseau of the kitchen, you could at least be bothered to get theContinue reading “I Wanna Be A Maque Choux Man”
Kali
The brain likes order. It’s why we love jigsaw puzzles and a perfect ocean wave. The crisp feel when two cardboard pieces connect just so, the calm roll of a blue-green curled tube of water gliding to the shore. Order comes in many forms. When order begins to break down, it can start with theContinue reading “Kali”
Tomato Dreams
Small things matter. Like details. Or baby tomatoes. You never truly know what will happen when you take a chance. You might change the world with a blog that will come to be known as “Yoda For Our Modern Age”. Or at the very least, you might be able to grow your own salad. AtContinue reading “Tomato Dreams”
To An Empty Sky
I never wanted to be the sort of guy who would write about Albert Camus’ The Plague during an actual pandemic, but here we are. Obviously, it seems a bit on the nose, reminiscent of the academic thinking one might expect from the very late ’90s or early 2000s. To be specific, and judging fromContinue reading “To An Empty Sky”
When The Lights Go Down
Responses to what I’ve seen on Social Media, in no particular order, and with no particular judgement beyond that which is blatantly embedded in my word choices. Black lives matter. Any good cop who turns bad after all this was never a good cop in the first place. To the cops in Buffalo: maybe itContinue reading “When The Lights Go Down”
May 31st, 2020
I’m hoping today will be better than the 30th. Better than the 29th. But hope is a unstable currency. Sure, we launched a rocket into space, or at least a corporation did. And full, sincere congratulations to the scientists, the engineers, the mathematicians, the technicians, the astronauts, everyone who actually made this happen. That isContinue reading “May 31st, 2020”
Writing At 1 AM 