Category: Pondersome

  • The implant is seated

    We can rebuild him. We have the technology. Better, stronger, faster. I’m laughing with headphones on watching the sterile white TV affixed to the ceiling. A comedian pontificates why do men have nipples. “They’re like plastic fruit.” Suction. I flip through the channels, as my mouth is pulled open and beard tugged. The Daily Show…

  • Where am I?

    The the This has been a particularly self-reflective beginning to autumn. Aside from a jaunt abroad, hibernating is starting to sound exceptionally good. Perhaps it’s just a flighted thought and I caught myself in a mood as the memes of single words circled around. I sat down and started to define my world with nouns…

  • Sometimes there is no title

    Sometimes there is no caption. Before darkrooms, polaroids, one-hour processing and the instant gratification of digital cameras, we had to rely on hope. It’s been around longer… Hope that is. I’m thinking it’s reliable.

  • No news is good news

    Columbus, Ohio Waking early from the sun reflecting off the neighboring buildings, I realized my hotel room wasn’t one of the dreaded inside rooms that had a view of the makeshift courtyard. As I gathered my thoughts for the day ahead, I realized it was the anniversary of the World Trade Center tragedy. I had…

  • Good day for a haircut

    Montage from around Tiny Tina’s Barber Shop This is the week of days. Each one has been a little epic in itself, and this one is no different. I wake up to a phone call from a client and put on my instant “I am awake and alert” voice. It is surreal. I pee quietly…

  • One of those days.

    Somebody’s got a case of the Mondays… Sleep was unusually rough last night. I was thinking too much. There’s no sense in that and I remind myself this from time to time, but I forget. The house was relatively quiet as I lay awake. Cooled air was pumping through the bedside vent to stifle the…

  • Memorial Day

    Oklahoma National Memorial May 26, 2003 Navigating Oklahoma City is quite easy. Even though a third of the state’s population lives here, it’s still organized and spread out in such a way that getting lost is difficult. What began as an overcast day broke into a wonderfully cool beginning to summer. I checked out of…

  • deep hidden vein of sadness

    Doo doo doo, lookin’ out my back door. (LEFT: macro on, RIGHT: macro off) There’s no pattern to the email I get from my personal site. Sometimes something will just show up filtered in the email box and I’ll do my best to provide a reply, if appropriate. Content runs the gamut from asking details…

  • Hangin’ with Dave

    Hangin’ with Dave

    Driving back from Columbus it was a gorgeous day. I got my in-truck country-karaoke on and made the decision that I need to work outdoors, in the fields, lifting heavy bales of hay (or something to that effect). Computer work alone is not good for me. I also made the decision that I’m going to…

  • I want to be in awe.

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