“Congratulations, San Francisco! You’ve ruined pizza!” ~Anger (Inside Out) I miss California — the smell of the ocean being wafted to shore on the breeze. That scent of salt in the air, there’s just nothing like it. The seagulls swooping in with the tide, landing on the sand as if they were cats and the … Continue reading Congratulations, San Francisco!
I have photographs, many of them. Some are in old, dusty albums that sit on a shelf until I deem them worthy again. Some are printed out in envelopes, and under papers, and stuck in books as markers. Some are on my external hard drive, thousands and thousands of them from years of taking digital … Continue reading A Thousand Pictures
The results are in, and they say we are a highly dysfunctional group, as Americans. Of course this is what happens when social media becomes larger than God, when everyone believes their opinion should be paramount, when news media skews their coverage, and when the choices are so polarizing. It’s not even about who wins … Continue reading Election Results
On this day, 18 years ago, I got married. No, don’t congratulate me. In fact, for the entire first half of today I had completely forgotten about it. It’s actually been a few years since I’ve even remembered that fact. You’d think it would be the most important day of the year to me, but … Continue reading Requiem For a Date
The diving board stretches out over an expanse of ground that should be a swimming pool. There should be cool, clear, sparkling water at its edge instead of the light blue turf that otherwise adorns the space in its rectangular glory. At first glance, upon driving past, it appears to be a standard swimming pool, … Continue reading The Diving Board
In this age of immediacy, we crave constant feedback. We send a text message, then we stare at our phones, readily expecting them to vibrate, to ding, to acknowledge a response of some sort from the person we swear must be on the other end of the tenuous connection. We post a tweet, then we … Continue reading Kid A
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