Imagine that, in life, one paints oneself (or one’s life, rather) upon a canvas. One paints legs of adolescense. A torso of family and career. Arms of offspring, accomplishments. A head formed at leisure in retirement, crowned with the jewels of grand-children, repose, of wisdom, the respect accorded to the elderly. And then? On into […]
Category: Thoughts
et två tre fyra
Ordnign och reda, which I’ll translate as “order and synonym-for-order”, is an important concept in Sweden. And, indeed, I find the country remarkably orderly. For example: I went and saw The Tallest Man on Earth perform in Stockholm last Friday. The show was at 7:00 pm–and to my continued astonishment, the opening act walked on […]
Open letter to Sen. John McCain
I’m not in the habit of writing letters to my elected representatives–if only because I generally prefer watching movies or climbing mountains to writing letters, and I certainly do not expect any letter to make one lick of difference. (Want to make a difference? Donate to your lobbyist of choice!) That said, I’ve recently felt […]
Start Shouting
At a stoplight yesterday I pulled up behind a car with an “Ouck Fbama” bumper sticker, and I just about lost my shit. There might have been an incident of road rage, if not for Sagar being in the car, and his willingness to call me on it. And, it’s bothered me since–why was I […]
Weird Expectations
Going home in invariably weird. Or, at least feels weird. Inevitably, the conversation, at some point, turns to “how weird is it that …” How weird is it that Brandon is married? How weird is that we all have real jobs (–no, NO ONE has said that yet). How weird is it that so-and-so has […]