Text message from Bret _____, 10:12 p.m. Thursday, May 15:
“So, long delayed birthday thing this Saturday? Not sure where yet, maybe _____? Open to suggestions.” » Read the rest of this entry «
#321: Mother’s Day
May 16th, 2014 § permalink
Mother’s Day was the first day this year that weather, free time and a willingness to put on special padded spandex shorts conspired to let me get out on the bike for a substantial ride. » Read the rest of this entry «
#320.5: A Response from Industry of the Ordinary
May 15th, 2014 § permalink
The following is a response to story #291 by Industry of the Ordinary, who contacted the site earlier this week. » Read the rest of this entry «
#320: The Mothers
May 14th, 2014 § permalink
I’ll remember a lot.
I’ll remember the little kosher candies I swiped from the front desk in case I had to cough on-air.
I’ll remember the weird, slightly damp path I had to take through the construction to get to the studio, plywood separating the makeshift walkway from the parking lot, a few signs jutting out, split by the plywood so they just said “rk” or “pper Level Parking.” » Read the rest of this entry «
#319: Downtown Brown
May 12th, 2014 § permalink
“I’m going to take my wife to breakfast,” he said to me suddenly on the highway.
It was the first thing he had said through the cab partition in about five minutes. He hadn’t blinked or batted an eye when I asked him to take me 12 miles to the stately stone towers of the University of Chicago’s Hyde Park campus, a place more movie set than neighborhood.
Instead, he told me he lived seven blocks from there. He said he could drop by his home and kiss his wife, his initial plan before he came up with the breakfast idea.
“She’d like that,” he said of the kiss. » Read the rest of this entry «
#318: Copies
May 9th, 2014 § permalink
“It is my pleasure to extend to you an offer of employment on behalf of _____. We are all very impressed with your professional skills and your interpersonal talents. We believe you will be an important contributor to the continued development of our programs and a key member of our team.”
People leave the damndest things at Kinko’s. » Read the rest of this entry «
#317: Bard in a Bar
May 7th, 2014 § permalink
Jaques:
O worthy fool! One that hath been a courtier,
And says, if ladies be but young and fair,
They have the gift to know it: and in his brain,
Which is as dry as the remainder biscuit
After a voyage, he hath strange places cramm’d
With observation, the which he vents
In mangled forms. O that I were a fool!
I am ambitious for a motley coat.
Duke Senior:
Oh true dat. » Read the rest of this entry «
#316: In the Wild
May 5th, 2014 § permalink
His hair was slicked in a perfect ’50s greaser do. His strong chin and cold, calm eyes were in danger of being swallowed by the full neck of tattoos reaching out from beneath his jean jacket. » Read the rest of this entry «
#315: Mayday
May 2nd, 2014 § permalink
I spent International Workers Day at work, which was appropriate. » Read the rest of this entry «
#314: Fear and Storage
April 30th, 2014 § permalink
I don’t care how much Prince you pipe in, storage spaces are creepy. » Read the rest of this entry «
