The high school boys wander around the gym in pajama pants and tank tops collecting in small groups where they play peacock with each other. In between sets they get lost on their phones, clueless they are part of a bigger world that contains other people. Some of them remove their shirts and flex their… Continue reading The Cranky Old Man At The Gym
Category: Narishkeit
When You Start A Story Whose End Must Wait
Something I ate tried to kill me but I don’t die easily so whatever offended my system or was offended by me has been an inconvenience. Damn thing might prove to have screwed a few things up that I had thought were fixed but that has yet to be confirmed. I roll with what is… Continue reading When You Start A Story Whose End Must Wait
The Patiently Impatient Man
If I were a more superstitious man I’d tell you that Dad got involved with life this past Monday. I’d say that Mom had hip replacement surgery and that it happened while I was driving to a meeting in Tulsa. When I walked into the car rental agency they gave me a choice of a… Continue reading The Patiently Impatient Man
You Request My Silence
There was a time when I was in an online group and was asked by some of the very fine people to be quiet. “You request my silence” is how I began my response to them but not how I finished it. Fact is the attempted bullying and intimidation by some of those very fine… Continue reading You Request My Silence