Yesterday I learned, disappointingly, that not only did the invention of the flush toilet predate the existence of Thomas Crapper, but the use of the word “crap” to indicate evacuation did as well; I was left with an unavoidable void. That this caused any distress whatsoever is probably a cause of bemusement or maybe even […]
I’m easily distracted these days; my mind wanders like a child lost in the woods — directionless. I have never done well with too much time on my hands. Despite all this time, I have accomplished little in the way of meaningful work. Instead I have frittered away most of it in waiting, but I’m […]
It seems I’ve taken to writing about once a month. That’s probably entirely too infrequently, but lately it’s all I can muster. I seem to be suffering from some sort of spiritual ennui that my own manner of introversion exacerbates. More simply put, I feel overwhelmed, and more than a little disconnected. It is with […]
I still write. I need to remind myself of that sometimes. I write everyday. Most of the time only in my head these days, but I am writing nonetheless. For those who have followed my curious career arc from the beginning of this blog, I’ve come a long way, both in physical and emotional distance. […]
When I was six years old my family moved from North Plainfield, NJ — a suburb of NYC with all of the attendant suburban attributes — to Meyersville, NJ, a small town half-located in and surrounded by a The Great Swamp National Wildlife Refuge. We moved into the house formerly owned by my Aunt Sharon, […]
I didn’t get my first cell phone until 2002, and it was a novelty. Up until that time my range of communications was limited to handwritten correspondence, emails, and the 45 foot range of my cordless phone. When I was out at a bar or a restaurant, I talked to the person next to me. […]
It’s hot in the Maple Leaf. Stiflingly hot and I’m having a little trouble catching my breath. And the show hasn’t even started yet. The older black man in the straw hat next to me at the bar is producing a copious amount of smoke from a single cigarette — like a diesel locomotive. There […]
