Feb
16
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Feb
17
holocene
I hit a deer. I wasn’t speeding and the roads were icy and it jumped out of the woods and I had no chance to even apply the brakes. I mean to say, I did but only for a fraction of a second. Just enough for it to think to itself “Those are the breaks.” […]
Feb
14
no shoulders to stand on
I’m reading a very interesting book, Sapiens by Yuval Noah Harari, and it got me to thinking. I realize that usually causes most readers to shudder and brace themselves for an onslaught of stupid, a reaction I completely understand, but in this case, given the Valentine’s Day hoopla, it might actually be relevant. So what […]
Feb
13
the real world
He knew he had only one shot at it so he sat up all night waiting for the tiny fissure in space/time to appear. When it did he would be ready. The night was cold but he decided not to light a fire. If his calculations were correct even the slight amount of heat from […]
Feb
11
love me Tinder
“When you use Tinder, you get a whore. What did you expect? That’s who uses that app” she said matter-of-factly. Great opening line I know, but let me back up a bit. Walter walked into the adult book store and was immediately surprised. Not by the breathtakingly large variety of dildos and vibrators that lined […]
Feb
10
you can take the Afghan out of Afghanistan but you can’t take Afghanistan out of the Afghan
There are people who are against enhanced interrogation techniques, calling them “torture”, but Jon Quplic knew they saved lives. He wasn’t enjoying his time at the Salt Pit in Afghanistan but he knew the work he was doing there was protecting the ones he loved back at home. He was awakened at 2 a.m. by […]