Some friends and I were offered a creative opportunity recently that we may decline. It would be an easy gig and it would pay as well as anything else we do, but we’re hesitating for two reasons. The first reason, maybe the main reason, is that we aren’t hungry. Not for money or experience or […]
I know a man who’s zest for living both humbles and annoys me. Good tasting food is “fabulous.” Pretty women are “gorgeous.” Parties, sunsets, balmy afternoons and gentle breezes … they’re “incredible.” He’s self-describedly “passionate” about any number of things … Christmas, his wife, his kids, his neighborhood, city and country. Brussels sprouts. He’s an […]
Ginger the tomcat is blessed with the ability to fall instantly asleep. As those of you who know me know, I’m no fan of cats, but this one, which belongs to friends, is rather un-catlike and seems fond of me, which fondness manifests mostly as sleeping wherever I happen to be. So I try to […]
