Please, for the love of all that is good, stop trying to cobble this idiot situation into a romantic narrative. Stockton Rush was not an “explorer” or an “Unalloyed Villain.” He was just a Darwin Awards winner with a lot of money. The fact that there have been countless articles about this foolish incident whenContinue reading “Sorry, Folks”
Category Archives: Loss
Apolitically Speaking: the Concept of a M*A*S*H Reboot
This TV show originally dropped when I was in first grade and it ended when I was a junior in high school. I started watching it regularly when it was in syndication and I watched the 1983 finale, along with enough viewers to make it the most watched scripted television broadcast in history for theContinue reading “Apolitically Speaking: the Concept of a M*A*S*H Reboot”
Desolation
When one realizes he or she is much more alone than was originally thought.
“My rifles comforted me after the terrifying future revelations portrayed in Planet of the Apes.”
–Charlton Heston The news is getting better. Our neighbor state Indiana has joined 23 other states in permitting public carry of a pistol without a permit.: https://www.nwitimes.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/indiana-eliminates-permit-requirement-for-carrying-a-handgun-in-public/article_ac088279-07d7-5d41-89b4-2c00708edc27.html At least some states seem to be preparing their citizens for the post apocalyptic world. The flippant jokes I can make about my fears for the world areContinue reading ““My rifles comforted me after the terrifying future revelations portrayed in Planet of the Apes.””
In the Beginning…
An incomplete list of ubiquitous items from my life that either are now extinct, or close to it. Items in italics were local to where I grew up.
Life on the Rez — A Cowboys and Indians Movie it Ain’t
I’m old enough that I remember the anti-pollution ad featuring a native fellow, dressed in traditional garb, paddling through the woods and then coming upon the garbage that signals that white people have been there. The closing shot shows him staring stoically at the camera with a tear falling from his eye. As hokeyContinue reading “Life on the Rez — A Cowboys and Indians Movie it Ain’t”
Father’s Day, 2020
This will be an extremely personal entry. On October 20th, 1984, I went to my psych 100 class. The TA was a nice person but a weak teacher. At the beginning of class, she gave me a note that I should call my sister at the given number. This was odd. Although Lisa and IContinue reading “Father’s Day, 2020”
Bittersweet Abattoir 