Tag Archives: life
“To Tell the Truth”
“Looking Up: DC Subway”
The DC subway looks much the same as my high school days from 1978-82, although a touch grittier to the eye and much grindier to the ear. Back then, the Red Line went only as far as Dupont Circle, necessitating a transfer to the northbound L4 or L8 bus for my journey. It was aContinue reading ““Looking Up: DC Subway””
“Lines of the Sublime”
We went to the AIC (Art Institute of Chicago) the other day and saw a nice exhibit called “Abstraction at Midcentury” where I was quite taken by this pen-and-ink drawing by the German-Venezuelan artist Gego (Gertrude Goldschmidt) from 1968. Due to her Jewish ancestry, she was forced to leave Germany in 1935 during the oppressiveContinue reading ““Lines of the Sublime””
“Patella Pangea”
I was once asked to pinch-hit as Best Man in a wedding (I’m proud to say that I’ve had this high honor four times). As odd as it sounds, there is a logic. You see, it was the second nupitals for my friend/colleague, Brian, and he thought it bad luck to replicate his original weddingContinue reading ““Patella Pangea””
“Deep Unlearning Model”
“Trash Talk”
From whence you came, clear plastic baggie? And what was it, if any, that your carried? To my mind, it quickly conjures contraband. But pot — though now quasi-legal — often leaves traces that the hipsters called “shake”… the stuff you’d sometimes find in the crease of a gatefold album cover. Weed had a niceContinue reading ““Trash Talk””
“Let your Jesus-freak flag fly!”
And Jesus said to his disciples, “If any of you wants to be my follower, you must give up your own way, take up your cross, and have made many small banners that bear my name to be dispersed throughout the villages and towns of the land. All the better if you collect a fewContinue reading ““Let your Jesus-freak flag fly!””
“Comparative Anatomy”
“My NERF Heart (Endzone Corazón)”
My lone heart is spongy and soft Not un-like a NERF football Its coloring’s bright, built strong to last And delights when it gets to go long In a spiralling arc on a dizzying flight Your eyes must be open to catch it But if we misjudge and it lands on your face The stingContinue reading ““My NERF Heart (Endzone Corazón)””
