Category: friendship

• Antisocial Network

  Jul 22

  What can the word “friend” mean after Facebook, where it is really a synonym for “coincidence”? Verlyn Klinkenborg’s recent editorial in the New York Times is necessary brilliance and should… more ›

• Bliss

  Jul 11

  In an attempt to show my dearest (and some of my oldest) friends some love and support, I decided to jump on their bandwagon a bit this Friday and post… more ›

• Ask me no more questions…

  Apr 21

  Here’s an excerpt of an email I received from a friend a few weeks ago. (And yes, I do keep emails in my inbox for several weeks at a time:… more ›

• Anger (Under New) Management

  Apr 13

  I could login here almost daily and list a dozen or more complaints about bothersome conditions that invade my otherwise placid world, but I’m tired of bitching. Tired of being… more ›

• Mar 16

  Bolesław LeafMarch 19, 1994 – March 16, 2008 Rest in peace, my little orange baby. more ›

• I can’t believe it’s not Tuesday…

  Mar 11

  My calendar tells me it’s spring break this week, despite the fact that spring doesn’t begin for a another week and that over my “break” I have to write a… more ›

• Broken Wing

  Mar 7

  There are few things more tragic than a suffering animal, whether that animal be human or not. Watching the demise. Witness to the dissipation. All you want to do, all… more ›

• Pitstop on the Way to Mensa

  Jan 21

  My popularity has soared over the past several months, while my faith in such things as popularity has plummeted. When I was in high school, I always thought it strange… more ›

• California Dreamin’

  Dec 25

  Just a week after returning to the States from Europe I had already had enough of Dallas and crap at the university…. Or at least I knew I was going… more ›

• Tiempo libre

  Dec 14

  I became a free man again as of 1:33 yesterday afternoon when I submitted my grades and went through the official (and ever-so-asinine) “check-out” procedure at the college. It’s a… more ›