I have an acquaintance, a guy from my secondary school, who was a super fan of the group The Fall. I've never been able to get into them, to be honest. It's a group like Pere Ubu, with a hardcore following of fans for music that never made the main stream. However if you didn't... Continue Reading →
Solstice
I'm always a bit relieved when I make it to this part of the year, although this year I kind of gave up on trying to see the sun or get any air the last few months. It was a choice. I did get exercise -- the pool, a bit of climbing in the gym,... Continue Reading →
Neologisms
I've wanted some new words to describe things. ChatGPT is good for that, but I helped it along: 1 ) I need a word for the sort of weird hand waves people do in front of faucets with automatic sensors to get them to turn on: sink chi. For the automatic soap dispenser: clean chi.... Continue Reading →
Watch Where You Put Your Feet
Been marveling at young people the last few days. There was a Christmas display, rotating lights of white snowflakes spinning around on the pavement. One small boy was jumping from one snowflake to another as they spun by. The next day in another place, a small boy was playing on the irregular stone pavement, trying... Continue Reading →