Year: 2002
John Barleycorn and Me
Posted on October 10, 2002 in Addictions Avoidance
Am I so boring that I cannot charm when I am sober? Do I cause such pain that some kind of anesthesia is called for? Some drinkers never seem to think how insulting their attitudes about who is worthy of their company can be.
On Dental Misadventures
Posted on October 10, 2002 in Dentition
It’s hard to be going through this stuff. People don’t realize how different we all are, that each mouth gets wired in a different way.
Just “someone”
Posted on October 10, 2002 in Crosstalk
It’s such a great feeling to be just “someone” and not a person with feelings and opinions that he has conceived for himself.
Thomas the Child Redux
Posted on October 10, 2002 in Attitudes Crosstalk Social Justice
I don’t believe that we should bomb and I don’t believe that everything is OK, even as a tool for momentary solace. I believe that things can be OK if we work to effect them so.
The Earth Shall Quake
Posted on October 10, 2002 in Myths & Mysticism
They were and they remain fearless in the face of oppression, strife, and war: indeed the only thing that Quakers quake about is God the Almighty.
A Gift of the Public Largess
Posted on October 9, 2002 in Celebrations
[The] unintentional generosity of the system has given me the company of two books by Flannery O’Connor and The Annotated Huckleberry Finn for an additional five months if I desire it.
Why Women Ache
Posted on October 9, 2002 in Evolution & Creation
There was no Original Sin or crime scene where sufficient forensic evidence was found to convict not only the First Woman, but all her descendants.
Guilt-Provoking
Posted on October 9, 2002 in Depression Partnership
“Use Mapquest,” I grunted and pulled the blanket up over my neck.
The Scream – Network Dissolutions
Posted on October 8, 2002 in The InterNet
Shave my head. Color me jaundiced. Put me on a bridge. Hear me wail.
