On the Costliness of Curves

If I’ve said it once, I’ve said it a thousand times. But one week ago today, I was feeling it.Nine times out of ten, when I’m on the road, I’m in the driver’s seat. .9 times out of the remaining .10 I’m riding shotgun. So to be...

More-On Artistic License

In my last post, I talked a bit about artistic license, i.e., intentional violations of or deviations from traditional forms, standards, or syntax (by, say, a poet) in order to achieve a particular effect, or minor changes to or misrepresentations of facts or history...

What’s In Your Wallet?

Gnomatter how far I roam along the unpredictable path of life that unravels before me, like a carpet unrolling just a half-step ahead of my oftentimes unsure footfalls, gnomatter how seemingly capricious the situations I’m thrust into – thrown into, as if...

Bounty

We’re getting rather close to the time of year when it feels like all non-holiday-related commerce goes into some semblance of hibernation. In just over a month, there’ll be a perceptible relaxation, if not a pause – unless you’re, say, a UPS...

Poor Swine Revealed

Ok, so yesterday was a good day, filled with serendipity from start to finish. To whatever limited degree you are able, witness: Due to mentioning, in yesterday’s post, that my wife, Nan, and I are in Napa Valley, CA, an Instagram connection, a sculptor, reached...