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Melancholy Traffic
“Sometimes I wonder about my life. I lead a small life. Well, valuable, but small. And sometimes I wonder, do I do it because I like it, or because I haven’t been brave? So much of what I see reminds me of something I read in a book, when shouldn’t it be the other way…
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The Overwhelming Noise
At work this week I’ve been helping with Kids Camp. 9am-12pm, we’ve had hundreds of kids in our building, playing games, eating snacks, learning, wrestling, crying, yelling, and generally being both adorable and obnoxious. My primary sensation this week has been noise – by their very existence, kids are just so damn loud. It’s like…
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Trash Club
I was walking across my office building this week, carrying my trash can to empty into the dumpster into the parking lot, when a very specific memory struck me: Wednesday night Trash Club. I went to a small, private college in Massachusetts, and like most small schools, we had our own strange traditions and culture.…
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The Body-Brain Disconnect
Yeah, hi. So, I have COVID symptoms from a shot that’s supposed to keep me from getting COVID, even though I’ve already had COVID. And if that sentence didn’t make your head hurt, then clearly you are immune to COVID and all its emotional and mental confusion. I got my second vaccine on Wednesday, and…
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When the Wi-Fi Goes Out
I left Indiana last week for the first time in…months?…and got on a plane. It was at the end of a long day, the middle of a busy week, and I was looking forward to the long flight and watching a movie on my phone. Only to discover that the wi-fi on the plane was…