Hi George,
You don’t know me, we’ve never met–you’ve never even heard of me. In fact, since I’m writing this letter to you after you died yesterday, I can wager a good deal of cash that you’ll never hear of me, and we’ll never meet. I heard about your death this morning, going through my daily [...]
So it’s been one of those weekends, I’m afraid. Lost in the wilderness of free time. My dear friend Derek leaves for Scotland this morning for his 4 years at St. Andrews, paid just to be clever and write philosophical papers and such. An open-ended position, and I am seething with envy. We played video [...]
Last month, I wrote an article for the local magazine, Metromode, about the death of a close friend and how difficult it is to reconcile sorrow with humor. I retold the joke my friend would tell about a kid with Down syndrome trying to get on the bus. Wasn’t really that funny of a joke, [...]
So a bunch of time has passed. We develop thicker skin or we back away and gawk. The first is the preferred method of handling the future.
I got a new job. It’s nothing spectacular, but I like the people. The work is meandering and for the most part uninteresting–lots of tracking down and fixing bugs [...]
For the moment, my country is no longer the craziest on the planet.
This despite the fact that Bush is using Vietnam as a talking point on how not to a war just like Vietnam in Iraq.
Lewis thinks I might have sleep apnea, though I’d have to go get tested to be sure. Would sure explain [...]
The months of waiting have finally ended. I am mobile again. The bike is in great condition (though I need to have the front brakes replaced, something they didn’t have in stock @ the shop). All is well with the world.
Put over 150 miles on it this weekend. Forgot how fun the damn thing is. [...]
I knew someone back in high school whose first name eludes me but whose last name was ‘Seaman.’ I can imagine he spent much of his life experiencing the mockery and jeers of peers. I imagine his parents never even considered that.
He was in the marching band with me. He played the Tuba, I [...]
I saw a homeless guy, recently. He was just standing on the corner outside my office, happy as can be, I imagine. Not a care in the world. Dirty clothes, sweaty face–didn’t bother him any. Wore a novelty American flag as a pseudo-mohawk on his head. Big, out of style sunglasses. I was downwind, could [...]
I’ve spent a long time on the internets. The Google has proven this to me.
I felt a bit like an archaeologist this afternoon, taking a moment to browse through archives of things I’d written up to 6 years ago. The internets never forget. And, it seems, they never forgive for being an anxious child playing [...]