Dropping the soap Jon Hillenbrand, June 14, 2008December 30, 2015 So you know what I’m really good at? Avoiding soap to foot impacts in the shower. I’m like the Smith from the Matrix movies who could avoid all those bullets. I think it’s a very useful skill to have. Now if only I could work on not dropping the soap. You know what else I’m bad at besides soap retention? Procrastination. My old roommate in college used to say, “Why do today what you can put off until tomorrow.” Seemed like bad advice back in the day, but I’ve since taken it to heart somewhat. There have been studies done on my ilk, investigating the biological and sociological reasons for procrastinators. I think these studies describe actual differences in the brain structures between procrastinators and others, but I’ve never gotten around to reading them. You know what sucks? It’s 74 degrees out, very pleasant, but it’s 9000 degrees in my apartment. Seriously, are the radiators on? All the candles have pooled together on the window sill. Poetry photography
Poetry Ascendancy October 8, 2008December 30, 2015 The rain falls down the glass, time-worn cracks tracing the road map of my life. Practical considerations have no ascendancy in the pointed monologue of memory or the inner dialog of reason. I can see the light coming through my bathroom window and dancing like music alighting on glistening copper… Read More
Poetry The future remains, as always, uncertain May 30, 2008December 30, 2015 I may not have all of the answers, but I know what I know. I’ve drunk lessons from the fire hose, most of it getting away from me. I’ve filled my cup with what I know, and periodically pour it most of the way out onto the pavement like tears… Read More
Poetry How do I love thee December 25, 2009December 30, 2015 Man is a wonder. So full of possibility, so acutely a master of all things good and evil. Often we gather to push together, our efforts as one more powerful than the sum of the individuals. We chose to go to the moon, not because it was easy Read More