Is there a case to be made a first affirmative delivered in defense of collating those second-rate thoughts you might not see again (or even miss)? Shake them out of your hands, those drops of borrowed blue electric ink to…
A beep
A beep from the phone a text from someone and why not let it sit? Perhaps it wants to sit. Maybe it will ferment or blossom decay or dissolve into a small pinch of dirt in your slacks given enough…
Wonderful, powerful
Wonderful, powerful, important words I found today in Deuteronomy: “for our lasting good.” “Our” in this case, a people. Not a person. “Lasting,” to think past the moment. Now there — there is a phrase worth diagramming. Worth pondering, worth…
Collateral Love
I’m the victim of a collateral love experience. The love that tears through the space around, tries to connect and disassemble people sitting around and behind me. I’m caught in the love bomb. Irradiated. Stabbed with shards with melodies that…
Ways I may have changed
It might be that my exterior melted a bit last year that it’s shinier now, more like fiberglass, which I hadn’t noticed to be honest until just last week. That it’s a little more weather resistant, which is nice. More…
I made eggs yesterday and learned a lesson.
I like to make fried eggs — I like the experience, putting a little chilli on them, putting the cover on to cook them top down. I like flipping them and I like not flipping them. I find the whole…
The 5 Books Meander, Week 25: Tazria’
What just happened: Some sections are easier to relate to than others. And then there was this week’s parsha. Two years ago there wouldn’t have been much to work with here. This year it read like a practical and super…