My feet are cold and I have wool socks on.  On the side of the socks it says SmartWool. I am down and want to say something sarcastic or clever or ironic about the socks, but I cannot come up with anything.  My mind is overwhelmed with a clammy mental fog. I go outside.  I … Continue reading Kitchen Reno blues. Is it PC to feel angst in era without meaning?

My toes are often cold  lately. Actually, they have been cold for the last year or so.  I fear that it may be hardening of the arteries that is causing reduced circulation in my extremities.   I have no proof of this. I love ageing. I hate having cold toes.  I hate having hot toes.  I … Continue reading These Little Piggies

Once upon a time there was a house fan that lived in a bedroom beside a second hand chest of drawers that had seen better days but was still of superior lineage to the vast majority of modern furniture.   The fan was proud of its duty as it was often called upon to blow air … Continue reading you too!

"His belly," the man began to write " was the size of a small beach ball."     That was a bit of an exaggeration.  Not a beach ball, surely.  How could I even put that statement to paper?  It is so embarrassing.   Not a beach ball at all. Fine, not a beach ball.   But … Continue reading the round

the eyeballs burn. the eyeballs burn and the knuckles are dry and cracking the left eyeball aches as it burns- it feels as though someone forgot to shut it.  Shut it Shut the door Shut the damn door! Shut the goddamn door! Shit!   Shhh... Close your eyes. Close your eyes baby and relax.  Relax … Continue reading The Blue Door

The man had in his possession seven perfectly transparent plastic boxes.  Four small ones and three large ones. The small ones could fit a basketball or toaster maybe. The large ones were twice the volume.  He kept these boxes in the closet of his his sleeping chamber.  They sat upon two shelves, beneath which hung … Continue reading The Business Card

the backs of our knees. If our knees didn't have backs, we could walk like grasshoppers. If our knees didn't have backs, hyperextension of the knees would be impossible. If our knees didn't have backs, our legs might be unstable and wobble to and fro. What would become of our buttocks if our knees were … Continue reading Popliteal fossa

I am tired today.  Today I am tired. Tired today am I.  Tired today I am.  Am I tired today? Tired am I today.  Today  tired am I.   I today, am tired. Am tired today - I.  Tired I today am. I tired today am.  Am today I tired?  Today am I tired?  Am today … Continue reading I woke up at 3:15 this morning

I have two favourite coffee cups. I will reach for either of these cups before I will reach for any others. I will even go so far as to rinse one of these two out occasionally if they are nearby.  This despite the fact that a cupboard of dozens of cups could be two feet … Continue reading My favourite coffee cups