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 →
Bird Talk
I once worked with this Polish sales lady who was always done up to the nines. (It was a direct marketing company whose product was English lessons. It could have been umbrellas for all they cared about teaching.) She wore high heels and form fitting jackets, a real mani-pedi lady. We were talking politics with... Continue Reading →
Siphonophores
I didn't go down a rabbit hole but a jellyfish hole, a totally natural, normal segue in a conversation to suddenly want to learn everything I can about dangerous jellyfish. Does this happen to anyone else? You're organizing your week, making breakfast or repairing a sock (I repair socks when it's just a hole, but... Continue Reading →
Norwegian Wood
I'm reading the latest Haruki Murakami, The City and Its Uncertain Walls. It's a choice by someone in my book club. It's irritatingly beautiful. I say irritatingly for two reasons: one is I want to shout at the main character to move it along, but that's my smart phone addled brain talking. Second, he stops... Continue Reading →
Moove your cow, and your mind will follow. 