Random Memory: Ingra House Toasted Mouse
Random thought while making toast to go with my dinner. We stayed in the old Ingra house with Uncle Mike for a little bit way back when. I think mom and dad were still together. Mom popped some bread in the toaster one morning. Ten seconds later, it blew up, flames out all sides. We...
First, Last Pickup Line Ever
I saw this thing on geeky pickup lines. It stirred up a random memory. On the bus home from Chugiak High a few days before school let out in 10th grade, I was an introverted 14 year-old, always horny and always lacking an appropriate venue for expression. She was some pretty face rando who didn’t...
New Year Resolution
Now that I have worked my butt off to get a home loan and have moved into the house, I have to counter all that stuffy nonsense and forego any additional work for a while. Otherwise I’ll get burned out. I can’t exactly take a vacation because I have spent all free cash. I have...
Note To Self
It’s a long, rough road, getting out of a rut that lasted so long. Spending much time or energy trying to explain the causes is important to no one but you. What is important is knowing your own cause, chewing it into pieces, spitting it out. You might grind it in your teeth to savor...
Small-town moments
Inspiration sometimes rides the coattails of relaxation. Other times, in the voice or riffs of a gifted musician, in thoughts of the people and things I’ve loved, during the time I lay down before falling asleep each night. On this particular night, I stumbled across Enya, a CD not often listened to. I nonchalantly slipped her into my...