Gripe

The absurdity of sports was really bothering him now. The idea of rooting for this team or that team. Some group of people wearing a costume similar to a costume he used to react favorably to when he was young. Or at least younger. Some subset of super-athletes whose contracts matched. Whose agents got along. … Read more

Graze

The horses are grazing over at the World Trade Center. Tourists form a wide circle around the field translating plaques out loud to each other looking down at the grass-covered pit before strolling over to the local Fire Department where the hay stacks are piled higher than feels safe. Squinting through dark glass into the … Read more

Overheard tonight on NPR

Guest: Studies have shown that two-thirds of what people buy, they weren’t planning on buying when they walked into the store. Host: So you’re saying, if I go into a store to buy a pair of socks, I’m going to walk out with three things I didn’t want? And I screamed at the radio: “No! … Read more

The founding fathers

Never gave thanks. Never had blogs. Owned slaves. Some of them owned slaves. Were shorter than us on average. Yes, some of them fought against it tried to move things forward toward a blinding bright world but not all of them.

Circus Ghosts

Most people don’t like ghosts. But everybody loves circus ghosts. Circus ghosts may not remember who they were in the real world or what kind of car they drove. But they remember their tricks. They say: “Watch me juggle. I can eat fire.” “oooOOOOOoooo.” “I can eat fire.”