Just Do It
“Action may not always bring happiness, but there is no happiness without action.” -Benjamin Disraeli Like I said, I’ve been working a... Read More
The Ghost of Carnivals Past
“How we spend our days is, of course, how we spend our lives.” -Annie Dillard Heya friends. Nothing too exciting has happened... Read More
…And Festivus for the Rest of Us
“All courses of action are risky, so prudence is not in avoiding danger (it’s impossible), but calculating risk and acting decisively. Make... Read More
The Dangers of Following Other People’s Calendars
We are ignorant of the Beyond because this ignorance is the condition of our own life. Just as ice cannot know fire... Read More
The Streets of Where I’m From
In wisdom gathered over time I have found that every experience is a form of exploration. -Ansel Adams It was 2:30 in... Read More
Deep Thoughts from atop the John
Civilization is the progress toward a society of privacy. The savage’s whole existence is public, ruled by the laws of his tribe.... Read More
A Disgraceful Interlude
OK, folks. I am currently writing a post about using a public bathroom. And it has grown into such an interesting and... Read More
The Lost City
“There’s a madness in us all. So who wrote the rules?” -Portugal. The Man. So American I keep two active public transit cards... Read More
Getting There
Since everything is but an apparition, having nothing to do with good or bad, acceptance or rejection, one may well burst out... Read More