I took a Mulligan (it being Leap Year and all), and published a 365 Project photo that wasn't taken on THE day I posted it. It was still taken this week. In my defense, I did take a photo on the day in question, even sent it to another site for posting later, but won't … Continue reading Week 8: 365 Project
Tag: Friends
Until the end of time
When I was a teenager, I was active in my church youth group. We were lucky in that we had an advisor who let us ask him about anything. We were able to talk with him and each other about topics that often our parents avoided at all costs. I still remember one discussion we … Continue reading Until the end of time
Stone soup
"You have less than two dollars and no access to more money. Begging is illegal and the police are vigilant. How do you get food?" Professor Oliver walked around the lecture hall passing out one dollar bills. Frantic hands went up, questions thrown out in rapid-fire succession. Oliver held up an unconcerned hand, waiting for … Continue reading Stone soup
In a fishbowl
Not one day, one hour can pass without some fragment of our lives being broadcast to the world. A simple question is transformed into an indictment against our very existence. An innocent photo can be manipulated, twisted into the most grotesque caricature. Where once rumors would range only as far as the next office, or … Continue reading In a fishbowl
Into the wind
Ever feel like you're shouting into the wind and even your own voice won't answer you back? Yeah, me neither....
Living in a fishbowl
My daughter and I have this annoying conversational quirk. We will ping from topic to seemingly unrelated topic. Yet to us there is a logical transition. To others it appears to be disjointed fragments. Add to this that we can pick up a conversation, after being apart, right where we left off. We call it … Continue reading Living in a fishbowl