“A man’s subconscious self is not the ideal companion. It lurks for the greater part of his life in some dark den of its own, hidden away, and emerges only to taunt and deride and increase the misery of a miserable hour.”
P. G. Wodehouse
May
23
Went to my local grocery store yesterday and outside was a huge banner that read “Heroes Work Here”. No they don’t. Just stop it. Teenagers and people who have made terrible career decisions work there. One of the many casualties of this coronavirus debacle has been the English language. he·ro /ˈhirō/ a person who is […]
Jun
5
(originally posted 12/22/2014) There’s really no way to tell this story where I don’t come off looking like an asshole and to some degree that makes telling it a lot easier. I could tell you that I’m not proud of my behavior but instead I’d like to focus on some possible explanations. The behavior […]
Jun
4
(originally posted 1/17/2013) I guess you can measure a day by how many times circumstances provoke you into thinking something that you hadn’t planned on thinking about. Like watching an insurance commercial that offers you the assurance that you’re in ‘good hands’ promptly followed by someone in the next advertisement offering up an observation, […]
Jun
3
(Originally posted 7/24/2019. Has it really been less than a year? Back when you could travel and Minneapolis wasn’t a burnt husk. Not really a ‘playlist’ but links are provided nonetheless.) “You had to be there” takes on a whole new meaning when you’re at the intersection of mood and experience. For me it […]
Jun
2
(first appeared at yareah.com 5/25/2013) I think when somebody asks you to help them move the polite thing to do is say while you’ve enjoyed the friendship up to that point, you think it’s best if you never speak to each other again. Pivot sharply on your back foot and walk briskly in the […]
Jun
1
(originally posted 5/15/2019) Details concerning the origin of the phrase are fuzzy but when Dave was a sophomore in high school he began writing “The clams are coming” on every surface he came in contact with. Every desk, every bathroom stall and every locker. And next to this he would draw a single clam. […]
