Out of Balance

One of the art films I missed, despite its debut during the thick of my art-film infestation, was a documentary called Koyaanisqatsi. It aired last night on Turner Classic Movies, in honor of Earth Day, but once we got past the mesmerizing sand dunes rippling in the wind, I decided the “famed” Philip Glass score […]

Meeting Expectations

Sorry I was AWOL yesterday. I got a quarter of the way into a post, on personal versus social responsibility, and then work got in the way. Maybe I’ll get back to it; maybe national stupidity is wearing me down. While Kara had the work day from hell yesterday, I had one that got me […]

Technological Prowess (A Boast)

Let’s just call me Mr. Technology. The only way I really win the title is if every other contestant drops out, but I’m feeling half-virtuoso-esque (and yes, I’m quite sure you’ll find that in a dictionary somewhere). [Which reminds me of a dictionary story. It’s a cautionary tale, and the moral is: never bet against […]

KISS My . . .

Representative Pramila Jayapal is a Democrat from the state of Washington. Senator Josh Hawley is a Republican from Missouri. While they are not yet on the same page, they are both in the same book, and from way down here, it seems like their way is the only really viable option forward. Which means, […]

Socially Distant

Lynn and I had Plans. While I’m sure the rest of you didn’t, and you all are enjoying this massive upheaval in Existence, Lynn and I are finding this to be rather disruptive, particularly on our social life. Now, we are not the most social couple out there, and we had already, in our new […]

This is Weird

You know what’s weird? Besides everything in the whole entire world, I mean? Well, lots of things. For instance, tax returns. Lynn and I don’t have one yet for 2019, although we do have one from 2018 (filed in 2019 just to be confusing), but now, a year later, we’re having trouble figuring it out […]

Keyed Up

Here is a story of competence so impressive it may take your breath away, which is probably a horrible expression to be using during a respiratory pandemic. Forget I said anything. Oz and I have been walking to work from Lake School, a 15-minute jaunt that is allowing me to catch up on my backlog […]

Help, Unwanted

Apparently, these days, my life is not complete unless there’s a dilemma in it. As you know, I have agonized for well over a week about which portions of federal assistance alphabet soup to pour into my bowl, as I have pored over their ingredients and sought assistance from any cook who might provide it. […]

Exponential

Did you know there is a website called “Math is Fun”? Do you suppose there are people out there who actually believe this? I mean, I suppose there must be. Some people, perhaps even people I associate with, although I might never admit this in public, make numbers their avocation. They not only understand them, […]

Shopping the Safe Way

I have gone to Safeway many, many times over the course of my lifetime. Many times. And when I go in, I almost always turn to the right, and then I go up one aisle and down the next until I reach the left-hand side of the store, at which point I head to check-out. […]