We’ve Come a Long Way, Baby

OK, let me state right up front that bereavement fares are a joke. Now, I can understand that, since the funeral is two weeks away, it’s too early to qualify for a bereavement fare. I can’t actually order bereavement airline tickets until a week or less before the actual departure. But when I called around…

she’s asleep speawled across my lap and chest. my right hand is pinned beaneath her head. if i can’t type it singlehanded with my left hand, it doesn’t get typed. this was going to be a real entry, but right now nothing is more important than the grey one’s comfort. I thought I needed to…

National Novel Writing Month Maybe THAT will get me off my sorry ass.

Clueless Wonder, Saturday 6:30 Saturday morning, as I set off for work. At least one of us was content. It was a long Saturday at work. For some reason, there was no net connection all day, so I was forced to manufacture my own amusements between tasks. I took advantage of the temporarily dry morning…

I am more open than I once was. It’s a strength. It’s a vulnerability. It takes me off-guard at times. The most profound moments in my life are those moments when the picture shifts. It’s the real life version of the optical illusion sketches that fascinated you as kids. You’ve seen examples of what I’m…

Fiber optics are plastic lines that conduct light. They have a lot of practical uses, especially in the communications and computer industries. But they can also be used for decoration. In the past few years, trees lit with fiber optics seemed to pop out of nowhere. The prettiest ones (in my humble opinion) have the…