Category Archives: lotus eaters

about people who are not facing the here and now, but have to be there and then on cell phones and ipods

The Morale of Weather Forecasters

A depression settled over eastern, southern, northern, western, and central regions today as weather forecasters everywhere struck out for the umpteenth time this season and a bad hair day ensued. Toast was drippy coffee luke warm and unseasonally bitter. Socks … Continue reading

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ooth care

Pehaps Pearldrops was first to refer to a Doctor of Dental Surgery as a “denis”, when the smiling girl with bright white teeth told me right on TV to “see your denis” for “whi(t)er, smoother (t)eeth”. Recently, the makers of … Continue reading

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begin

After the grandchildren leave— and I am certain the same was true when their parents were their age— our carpets, in fact, all horizontal surfaces, are littered—nay, saturated— with what could be confetti, but is more likely small visible bits … Continue reading

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