Been watching the news, and the discussions of race in the US and elsewhere. At some point in Washington D.C., there was a performer singing "Lean On Me" by Bill Withers. He stopped singing, and the crowd went along singing without him. I realized that I knew all the words and I could have joined... Continue Reading →
So much water so close to home
This is a story by Raymond Carver. I'll summarize it here, briefly and from memory because I haven't read it for a while: A bunch of men went fishing and found a young woman in the river. She was dead, but I don't remember why (drowning or some other cause). They figured that she was... Continue Reading →
Coroneries
So funerals have been closed to those outside of the family, but for a while, it wasn't possible to buy a sympathy card because it wasn't considered to be "essential". I wasn't sure how to deal with that, as I don't draw very well, so I snuck one out from under the tape and paid... Continue Reading →
Zen and cows
I dream of elephants and hippos when I'm happy. I guess for me pachyderms are synonymous with joy, or maybe it's just that they're big, and when I'm happy I think of big things. They're not huggable. They're dangerous, in real life, but when I'm happy, I dream of living with a small elephant, and... Continue Reading →
Moove your cow, and your mind will follow. 