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 True Colors August 18, 2010December 30, 2015 Would that the man on the moon were a lonely fellow, perhaps reclining against the slope of some great crater, he might say that he had more insight under the print of his thumb than all of the Earthling extrospection gleamed from upon the snowy vantage of Everest. Perhaps he… 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 The Perils of an Open Mind April 23, 2010December 30, 2015 Absolutes of ideology are succulent butter to people who are in the checklist stage of preparing to sail with Greenpeace, pasting enlarged dead baby photos to poster boards, annoying their coworkers into voting for someone or screaming about the dangers of running with scissors. Read More