“Sometimes we desire absolute nonsense because in our stupidity we see in this nonsense the easiest way of attaining some conjectural good.”
Fyodor Dostoyevsky
Jan
13
Do not live half a life and do not die a half death If you choose silence, then be silent When you speak, do so until you are finished If you accept, then express it bluntly Do not mask it If you refuse then be clear about it for an ambiguous refusal is but a […]
Jan
17
(originally posted 2/1/2019) It surprised nobody when her name was called and she came running down the ramp to stand smiling and out of breath in front of Wayne Brady. The show’s producers would tell you that audience participants are selected completely at random but anyone with eyes knows that girls who dress provocatively […]
Jan
16
(originally posted 1/16/2024) She fled to a research station in Antarctica. He fleed after her, but took a less direct route. His fledding took him first to the Arctic Circle. He believed she was in need of a gesture and what could be more gesticular than to bump into her on an ice flow […]
Jan
15
(originally posted 3/14/2024) This spring I put a dollop of jelly on the outside of my window between the glass and the screen and I’m going to tell you why. I resent flies. I could lie and say it’s not because they have wings, but it is. But it’s more than that. They have […]
Jan
14
(originally posted 10/24/2024) Now I don’t want to start off by casting aspersions, although given the fact that the following might lead you to believe the girl in question is either a witch or has witch-like abilities, casting might be a good choice of words. The aspersions part is where it gets dicey. She […]
Jan
13
(originally posted 10/3/2019) A couple things about me you probably didn’t know. First, I was adopted. Not a big deal, plenty of kids grow up that way. More significant though is that I am white and I was adopted by a single black woman. Statistically speaking this is highly unusual but when you’re a […]
