Stories/Observations
Atonement in my own hands
Today is the Jewish holiday Yom Kippur, the Day of Atonement. It marks the end of the High Holy Days, also known as The Days of Awe, which started ten days ago with Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year celebration. Yom Kippur is considered the most solemn day on the Jewish calendar, and it is [...]
Obama Floats as McCain Flails During Presidential Debate
I watched last night’s presidential debate between Senators McCain and Obama while enjoying a fine home-cooked potato dish and a full-bodied pale ale. It was quite an entertaining spectacle. McCain darted around the room flailing his arms like a zombie robot on fire, his hands snuffing the life out of the mic (maybe someone put [...]
Odious Solicitations
I received a large beige envelope that was sent from a P.O.
box located somewhere in Richmond, Virginia- how mysterious!
The bland-looking package didn’t have the screaming signals
that it was junk/solicitation mail, so it made the cut and landed
on the kitchen table.
Shopping at Home Depot is so demoralizing
Let me start by saying: “Giant stores suck!” and giant hardware stores suck the most.
Recently, I was in the cavernous Home Depot on 23rd Street to buy some clay pots for some of my houseplants, (The little Ace Hardware store on 14th sold out of the size pots I wanted, so I had no choice [...]
Tall Bart’s - A Tale of Consumption
“What do they want with me?” I wondered as I floated up toward the massive dome. As I looked down, the vast sales floor receded beneath me. The customers and my coworkers blended together, like an indistinguishable collection insects. When I looked up, I could see the screaming eagles painted on the ceiling, among [...]
A trip to the Post Office- A rant
My recent trip to the Post Office (A holiday rant):
A few details-
1. It seemed as if a large security breach occurred at a nearby mental
institution, as there were many people wearing pajama-like outfits, some
appeared to be clad in robes, and many feet were comforted by slippers.
It seems that the Post Office, like the casino and [...]
