Subject is back in the dating field for the first time since April 2020, following the deterioration and somewhat comical implosion of a three and a half-year relationship, which finally ended in the fall of 2023 after several dead cat bounces. At Subject’s request, Researcher is recording Subject’s observations, reflections, and experiences as he re-enters…
Category: Life
F-F-F-Foolin’
“The fool knows after he’s suffered.”— Hesiod “Never tell a fool that he is a fool. All you’ll have is an angry fool.” — Talmud I think it’s a beautiful thing that we have one day each year that’s dedicated to fools because fools don’t get their due in this world. We’ve all played the…
10 Things I Think I Think
Man, are some of these posts dense or what? Long-winded. Starchy. Reading them is like trying to chase a pound of spaghetti with a loaf of garlic bread and a potato. Maybe I should start using subheadings like I do with my legal briefs. Anyhoo, I’d like to add a little levity and brevity to…
Choose Your Own Adventure
When I was 12 years old, I was in this enrichment program with five of my classmates where we were able to study anything we wanted, anything that came into our minds that interested us. It was totally free-wheeling. One day, at someone’s suggestion, we took a field trip to a computer programming facility, the…
I’m With Cupid
Ah yes, it’s that time of year again. Valentine’s Day! In thinking about my first single Valentine’s Day in four years, a sixteen-year old (!) post from my old blog, which I’ve reposted below, immediately came to mind. I wrote it in 2008 when I was 39 years old, single, frustrated, and a year away…
A Simple Prop to Occupy My Time
There’s an R.E.M. song called The One I Love that I never liked because it’s simple, repetitive, and boring. It starts off as a love song, a dedication to a former lover: This one goes out to the one I loveThis one goes out to the one I’ve left behind But in the next line…
My Creed
Back when I was still a practicing Catholic, I was really into the Apostles. I had many questions about them. Who were these guys? Where did they come from? How were they chosen? Why were they chosen? Why did Jesus decide to give these particular men a rose on ‘A Very Special Episode of The…
Photophile
“Photography takes an instant out of time, altering life by holding it still.”– Dorothea Lange “You can look at a picture for a week and never think of it again. You can also look at a picture for a second and think of it all your life.”– Joan Miro When I was 9 or 10,…
Hey There
Hey now. It’s been a while. Almost a year, in fact. Where the heck have I been? What have I been doing? Not writing creatively, that’s apparent. Let’s see…. The shortest answer is the most boring one: I’ve been working a lot more, focusing on generating as much income for myself as possible while it’s…
Escape From Facebook
It didn’t happen overnight. The thought had been fermenting in my mind for a long time. Seeds were planted during heated political arguments I’ve had with friends of mine over the past 10 years. Arguments that got out of control and became personal. I lost a good friend to one of them. We’re still connected…