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Does it count as a nightmare if you wake in anger?
I don’t dream often. That is, I don’t frequently remember having dreamt. The slow advance of sleep apnia all but eliminated my REM sleep for a few decades, and now that I’ve recovered, waking to remember a dream is still quite an event ( Read more... ) -
From a Series of Tubes
INT. BEDROOM NIGHT
The camera opens on the interior of an upstairs bedroom. The camera pans right across the room, noting bookcase, a jacket hung on a chair, a window framing a tree outside, a quilted bed and a desk with chair. Zooming in, a futuristic typewriter sits on the desk, with something like a small television screen where the paper ( Read more... ) -
To Sing of Wanderlust
I have a traveling song. More often than not, I catch myself singing it quietly in airports between flights.
It’s Tom Waits’ “A Foreign Affair,” though when I hear it in my head, it’s usually sung by The Manhattan Transfer. I do hear it in Tom’s voice when I’m sipping a martini alone in a foreign bar, though:
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Infrequent Visitor
I’ve been a long time away, both in reading and in writing. This is a community that I have dearly missed, and one that I’ve learned is important to my own well-being. I’m cautiously resolving to spend more regular slices of my time here. I'll also admit to a vague fear that resolving too vehemently might jinx the whole thing and leave me ( Read more... ) -
Added to My Playlist
Out of the mouths of babes. Well, she's long past being a baby, but she'll always be mine.
I know ginger_rose already shared this out, but I needed to transcribe the lyrics so that my left brain could appreciate the piece in parallel with my right brain. There is wisdom here, and humility, not to mention talent. I know that self-doubt in the face of ( Read more... ) -
Of Jam and Memory
Some twenty years ago, I packed up all of my earthly belongings and returned to college. I had dropped out after my freshman year to follow my heart around the world to chase after belief, love and discipline. (Hey, I kept two out of three!) I was returning to school with a wife and a baby, driving two thirds of the way across the country from ( Read more... ) -
Good Bye, Grandma
My grandmother is dying, right now, and well. May I be as lucky.
She is my mother's mother, the last of my grandparents. With the exception of her delightful sister, she is the last of her generation on either side of my family. She and I were never terribly close, but I'm the eldest of her grandchildren, the eldest of her eldest, and thus hold ( Read more... ) -
What’s the contrapositive of a Pyrrhic victory?
I surrender, O Commonwealth of Virginia. Somewhere in the bowels of your tax administration, someone has committed an error to the tune of $39.16. I did not claim to have paid this amount in state taxes to Maryland last year. Seriously, I have never cheated on you with Maryland. I spend a lot of time at her place, I admit, but I promise I've ( Read more... ) -
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Looking for Citrix consultants
My company is looking to hire a couple of Citrix consultants ASAP. From what I know it's full-time consulting, theoretically 100% travel. If you know someone with Citrix skills that is interested, please let me know.
Thanks!