Independence day is nearly here. It is about this time of year that every sane male turns into a pyro; this is something my mom never understood. When I wanted to go buy fireworks she callously suggested that money spent on fireworks was akin to burning a $20 spot.Speaking of ...

I thought about posting last night, but thunder and lighting were dueling in the sky. So I decided to eavesdrop instead.I'm looking for a job it's true. Killing my eyes with deadly computer monitor rays, clicking away at elusive postings, dirtying my hands with gritty dark newsprint--I hope for your ...

I haven't written for quite a while it seems. It's been hard to find motivation or desire to write, though things have happened and I've been reading good material. Perhaps blogging is transitioning into a "discipline" phase.The story of late has been that of cruel monotonous job searching. Résumé after ...

It all began with a phone call.Cheerful banter; jokes; moments of intimate profundity transpiring toward playfulness. A conversation between lovers, what else? Heartfelt exchanges facilitated by radiowaves and batteries, Britt and I enjoying our relational community through one sense--the sense of sound.She was on her way home to where I ...

It's not that you'reCaught between virtue and viceIt's that you lie stillScratch a little, as if looking for lice.Have I mentioned how beautiful you are,Your eyes reflecting in the moon?You're like a stillborn butterflyStuck and dying in its cocoon.H is for Harmartia,Is it fate-driven or choice?The only tragedy hereIs your ...

I acquired 7 more highly treasured books for my rapidly expanding library yesterday. I had had my eyes on these particular books for several months and the only thing that kept me from snatching them up earlier was the price which, though a superb bargain, was somewhat prohibitive to me. ...

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There have been passages of sheer brilliance in Kundera's Joke. I've been fascinated so much that I went and purchased another of his books today. I don't know much about this latest book other than that it is endowed with perhaps the greatest title possible; one that speaks of a ...

My year in review claimed victory in a year of blogging; my silence since then hasn't exactly gotten this year off to a running start textually wise, but I've been busy with other things. I just returned from a successful wedding-shower marathon in Minnesota. I wasn't invited to any of ...