Much of New Year’s Eve Day was spent getting beautified beyond reason at the salon, where I asked them to wash away the grey, trim away the detritus, blow-dry the frizz from my mane, brighten up my finger nails, and tear the hair off my chin. During the process, I looked like a withered old man. But I now am an absolute glory to behold. Proof is in this photo, which was taken much later […]
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Out the Window
I didn’t mean to get up at 5:45 to grade papers. A few hours later I headed with Emmy for our ritual Saturday morning bath, which had been delayed for a couple of weeks on account of tattoo issues. I thought baths were supposed to be relaxing. Ours began that way, so much so that Emmy conked out on my chest the second she hit the water. At bath’s end, I called to Eleni to […]
Read moreHigh-Flyin’ Bird
It’s taken hours, but I’ve finally figured out how to view and reformat and edit the video that the skydiving place provided of my jump. I have resisted the urge to cut out all the parts where my face is being blown off my skull like seafoam off the ocean waves. Had I done so, it would have been a very short video. You’ll also notice that it seems that I’m flapping my arms as […]
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Happy New Year 2011 from Sacramento, California, where I am finishing reading Rat, a dark novel that Jill gave me way back, and in the next room my friend is watching TV and striding away on his the NordicTrak, and I’m also starting to read Jumping Fire by Murry A. Taylor, which my friend recommended, and from the TV I can hear a documentary about 60s folk music, and find myself singing along, Not a […]
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