I have never been cut on by a doctor. Never spent a night in a hospital. Never had anything more serious done to me by a member of the medical profession than setting a broken bone (a couple times), a little probing here or up there (a few rather awkward times) and, you know, the general screwing that… Read More Heart of lightness
Some years just seem more momentous than others. Just so happens, 2015 was not one of them. It’s not as if ’15 was totally forgettable. I jumped out of the comforting bosom of corporate America into the vast nothingness of freelance space. It’s the first time I wasn’t answering to a boss in some 30… Read More Twenty sixteen
A word on the weather. Like a lot of confusing topics in the news — Obamacare, Muslims on New Jersey rooftops, Ted Cruz’s brain, Donald Trump’s motivation, Benghazi, the downed Russian fighter plane, any of the (I believe there are) 12,000 Kardashians — I have neither the time nor the inclination to go diving into the… Read More Global warming
OK, I realize this might be getting a little obnoxious, so I’ll keep this short. [See above] So that’s good, right? Another very good school, this one in a pretty cool place. [We visited a few months ago.] Truth be told: If Luke doesn’t get into Georgia Tech, this might be my top choice. My top choice.… Read More Nice to be wanted
I mean, he’s not 18 in this photo. I’m thinking 6 here. (The All-Star Game was in Chicago in 2003. See the T-shirt? So this is probably later that year.) (But the T-shirt might be old. So it might be 2004.) (You expect me to remember these things? You expect me to look it up? Not… Read More This kid is 18
I’m a pretty positive guy. I really am. My wife has called me, when she’s had enough of my too-rosy outlook, “Pollyanna.” Every time she does, I get really mad and I sputter around a little and I can never think of a comeback. When it comes to this time of the year, though, I’m… Read More Fall. Dammit
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