Deep impact
It’s one of the central conundrums of our existence that those who tread lightest usually leave the least impression, while those who stomp through life often make the heaviest impact – for good or for bad.
3/17/14 Dream
The night before I am to receive an important and potentially serious medical diagnosis, I dream of being in the front of a crowded train when I notice the engineer is missing. The train is starting to speed around a curve so I slide behind the controls and apply the brakes as hard as I […]
Fourth Law of Motion
I have discovered a new force in the universe, which I call anti-mass. It accounts for the disappearance of anything that gets dropped.
One-sentence Book Review
“God Makes the Rivers to Flow” by Eknath Easwaran The title tells you everything you need to know.
Lester’s Lexicon: Schnugle
Schnugle Pronunciation: SCHNOO-gle, rhymes with kugal Meaning: Verb 1. To hug naked 2. (used “with benefits,” as in “schnugling with benefits”): naked hugging that goes all the way Etymology: Derived from “snuggle” Usage: To paraphrase the immortal words of Creedence Clearwater Revival: “Keep on schnugling!”
That’s Why They Call It Dope
Worst thing about recreational drugs is not that they make you stupid but that they make you feel good about feeling stupid.
Critiquing Ibsen
On seeing Ibsen’s “Hedda Gabler”: What I enjoyed most about it was trying to figure out why I disliked it so much.
High Stepping
Kick your feet up while you can, because before long you won’t be able to lift them off the floor.
Dawn to Dust
T.S. Eliot: “I will show you fear in a handful of dust.” Nah, disorder and disintegration, maybe. Messiness, sure, just like real life, like us: dust and dirt and clay and carbon.
Parenting
Given the damage parents do, you wonder why it isn’t outlawed.