A word, here, about censoring yourself. It is a given at this point that I love new experiences. Unfortunately it is also a given at this point that my love of new experiences will get me into trouble. I’ve talked about my memory issues before – at least I think I have, hahaha, get it? […]
It happened again today. Even with my sleep shenanigans the night before last, yesterday’s drive was very easy. I spent about 90% of it on cruise control, and while that takes a lot out of you when it’s over, driving like that is pretty easy. Sit there keeping your car on the road, listen to […]
I want to say that my anxiety about the trip home started yesterday afternoon. My mother was working on trying to fix my new glasses, which still slide down my nose far too often, and I noted to her what I wrote yesterday, that there was something to be said for being in a house […]
I head back to Philadelphia tomorrow, 0600 hours. Something I would not have guessed before I got here, though I probably should have guessed, is that there is definitely something to be said for living in a house with other people. A slightly BIGGER house with other people might be an improvement, perhaps, but one […]
Last month, when I decided to drive to Florida for Christmas, I made a checklist. Checklists are basically the only way I can get anything of more than one step done anymore. The combination of memory issues and constant mental pressure from the plague has made it almost impossible to store complex tasks in my […]
A word, here, about constantly readjusting. I used to spend a lot of time in casinos. There were times, on and off, over the first decade of the 21st century, when I actually paid my bills by playing poker. This was fun at first but very slowly lost its luster. There’s a reason I bounced […]
A word, here, about cross-cultural misunderstandings. Back before the world became this house and Costco, I used to have lots of wacky misadventures. Now, reasonable people can disagree about what constitutes “wacky.” I guarantee my conception of it is broader than yours. But writing about my Christmas tree ornament conundrum got me in mind of […]
A word, here, about unfortunate losses. I have written a lot here about London, but I realized last night that god I miss New York. I’ve often described Chicago as “my favorite city in the US to visit… well, except New York.” And it’s not even close. I’ve spent most of the last 20 years […]
A word, here, about good ideas. I think this post is the first actual sequel I’ve done in 134 days, so that’s something fun and new. For me, at least. Although I think at one point 15-18 years ago I may have started a play that was a sequel to the Maverick One-Act we did […]
A word, here, about happy memories. I forget what it was exactly, but something yesterday made me think of the “time zones” joke. A long time ago, after yet another collapse of yet another misbegotten love affair, I fled to Las Vegas for a long weekend. This sounds a lot worse than it really was. […]