Squid Squirts

One thing I've learned in life: NEVER ask "What's the worst thing that could happen?" Nervously looking over my shoulder at this blog since: Thursday, August 26, 2004

Tuesday, July 28, 2020

Last Will and Testament of a Distant Aunt

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The attorney’s office wasn’t what he’d expected – instead of a red-spined law library, there was a yellowing stack of old National Geogr...

Thursday, April 23, 2020

When raindrops race

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Strange details stick in your mind from childhood. A memory isn’t a linear thread that has a beginning, middle and end, it just floats i...

Friday, November 29, 2019

Older than time (and Sun Tzu)

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There are some notable people from history who died at the age of 48. I mean, people in history are supposed to be old, right? If yo...

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Monday, September 23, 2019

A whisper is still spoken

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The black dog is restless, backwards and forwards against the fence, sniffing furiously at unseen, anticipated forces. Sneezing occasion...

Thursday, August 29, 2019

A kid, napping

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“Terrible about that tanker fire in Nigeria”, I say to no one in particular. “Worse, still, there’s that story about the bird flu hittin...

Wednesday, August 28, 2019

The Lasts

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Firsts are remarkable. The first time you walk into a new city from a strange airport, the first time you explore a new kind of food. So...

Tuesday, August 27, 2019

An old pistol found in a field of wheat

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I’m a Breeze, A scab on Either knee; A dead moth in a jam jar, A three-wheeled toy motor car. An elast...

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