Instability Rickety slates The air empty of fate Sprinting through the heavy doors Blinded by the darkness Dizzy spots fill the irises Blood pressure rises The boogeyman awaits The city lights but a flicker in the highrises There’s no guaranteed lightswitch There’s no real life insurance Just forbearance and weighted […]
Do you remember a life before you ever Googled? Do you remember what was your first ever Google search? Yes and no are my answers. I am a Generation Xer. I saw the rise and complete take over of Google. I distinctly remember when I first heard […]
The volcano awaits! Nothing more exciting than flying into a piece of earth where everything is both diverging and converging and one’s personal space is a fiery air. They wanted to breath in the ash-sooted air and feel fire on their skins one last time before the end of the life […]
Last year I had three different jobs in three different cities. Work and work life and work travel consumed my life. Last year from February to June, I was traveling back and forth between San Francisco and New York about twice a month. Then I spent […]
Today I was happy when a cocktail photo I tweeted got retweeted. I was not happy because of the retweet, per se, but rather because of who retweeted my tweet. No, Obama did not retweet my cocktail shot. I believe he is a beer drinker. Actually, I think […]
Today my son had his first ferris wheel ride. When he got back down to Earth he squeeled uncontrollably as he noted “that was awesome”. And in that moment I was reminded of one of the great delights of having a child-especially one that loves the world. As […]
I have arrived at an unnamed road or so my GPS has told me I laugh, I sigh, I nod I have arrived at an unmarked road or so I argue with my crusty old map I frown, I bite, I agree I have arrived at a closed […]
Startled, she woke up looking straight at the city lights of the night. Her heart beat widely while her mind was humming a night song. Her skin was moist as if it had been crying all night. Her tongue kept forming the word “kumao” and she did […]
Here goes my morning rant…… I don’t quite know why but I was shocked this morning when my son announced that he was going to stop playing his game for the moment because he had reached a certain stage in its progress. See, he had set a goal […]
Happy Holidays 2015 was a year where I lived in three cities and four residences. That right there is wacky. It was also a year where I had a series of wacky, odd personal experiences. Let me review. For instance, consider this. Three times this year I was […]