Let’s get Vertical, Vertical… ~O. Newton-John (paraphrased) In our quasi-civilized sociality, it is still considered a social faux pa when people tip over as spontaneously as the cows in a field in East Lansing. With few exceptions, getting and staying vertical during...
“I know it’s still lying even if you’re trying to protect someone, Ivy. Sure it’s a rationalization, maybe even a leap, but…never-mind. Now that we asked the boy for help, we have to tell him.” It certainly was a unique...
Essentially, Non-Essential All animals are equal. Some are more equal than others. G. Orwell, Animal Farm; 1944 Who is keeping you out? Who is it that told you that you were non-essential? Was it an ineffective supervisor, an ego-centric bureaucrat, or maybe even a...
” I understand that you have a problem. The Caretaker I do, do I? And what exactly is my problem, I thought. Couldn’t he see the elephant— it was right there in front of him — standing between him and I. Briefly, I stopped what I was doing, vacuuming my pool on a...
All Skate A nameless roller-rink D.J. “Are you ready? Are you ready to seize the day?” Or will you let an opportunity pass you by as if it were that popular girl whose attention you were trying to get at a middle school skating party? Sure there was the risk that your...
Shelter In Place for Dummies Maybe the President needs a PR firm to convince people that this silent storm, this pandemic, is the real deal. The messaging could be something catchy like “We need to fix the d#%m roads!” only include some light-and-fluffy verbiage that...