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
Minneapolis by Couch
“Living is strife and torment, disappointment and love and sacrifice, golden sunsets and black storms. I said that some time ago, and... Read More
Minneapolis by Bus
“It was then that Hook bit him. Not the pain of this but its unfairness was what dazed Peter. It made him... Read More