Feb 26, 2010 Posted by john

I’m the guy your mother warned you about

So I’m walking down the street last night. It’s dark, and I’m walking fast because I’m meeting my fair Jessica at a restaurant and want to be there before her, because I don’t mind waiting for her, but I know she doesn’t like waiting for me. So, I’m walking faster than usual. It was a beautiful night, actually. Pretty warm. I had my favorite brown leather... read more

Feb 23, 2010 Posted by john

Surface Tension, Cat Spit, & Friends

Here’s a story. It’s apropos of nothing, but I’ve been too busy to write enough here, so I thought this would make people smile. I could go on and on about how it’s a story of Social Networking, and how sometimes the world is a better place because we’re closer, or at least more able to contact people for random bits of meaningless and make friends. It could be a story about... read more

Feb 12, 2010 Posted by john

The Deep Joke

I have this habit of playing a silly game that I call “The Deep Joke.” The name is a bit of a “thought train,” but basically comes out of a childhood search for meaning and an album called “Deep Breakfast,” itself named after a book. Anyway, when I was a child, I learned something about comedy. I learned that there were things called “jokes.” I know,... read more

Feb 1, 2010 Posted by john

Music As Listening

I have this common statement that I make that’s actually an inside joke that I think only I get. Whenever I’m ending something, I say “Well, you know what the music means.” I’ve been given cause recently to wonder that some people might not. I had a wonderful dinner the other evening with a friend that Jessica and I’ve met through our local community theater. We’ve... read more