Some day I will go to AarhusTo see his peat-brown head,The mild pods of his eye-lids,His pointed skin cap.In the flat country near byWhere they dug him out,His last gruel of winter seedsCaked in his stomachNaked except forThe cap, noose and girdle,I will stand a long time.Bridegroom to the goddess,She tightened her torc on himand…… Continue reading The Tollund Man
Journal Entry – 3.20.19
It is 5:30 AM on Wednesday March 30th, 2019. We’ve got more rain and have had so much rain this year that California is out of drought. Here in California is often seems that everyday is sunny and 65 so when we do get some weather it is a nice change. It seems this winter…… Continue reading Journal Entry – 3.20.19
Lapham’s Quarterly – Night
It took me a while to get through this issue of Lapham’s Quarterly but was able to do so right as the spring issue arrived. I was looking forward to reading this issue as night is peaceful, one can reflect and it comes with its own special energy as William Least Moon captures in his…… Continue reading Lapham’s Quarterly – Night
The Alchemist
I read the Alchemist for the first time around 1996, almost a decade after it was originally published. Like many books I’ve read long ago I had forgotten most of it. It was a chance encounter seeing it featured as a book to digitally borrow from my library app and I listened to it during…… Continue reading The Alchemist
Super Mario Bros. 2
Super Mario Bros. 2 was one of my favorite games when I was a kid. I didn’t have a Nintendo because my best friend Ryan had a Sega and so that is the console I got. But during the summer I would go over to my friend’s the Hanley’s and Billy and Kevin would let…… Continue reading Super Mario Bros. 2
Journal Entry – 3.5.2019
It is 7:28 AM on Tuesday March 5th, 2019. I’m at SFO airport waiting for my flight to Phoenix. It is another business trip and this time for our annual West Coast team meeting. Unlike past team meetings I’m not anxious for this one. I think back to previous team meetings and with Avis I…… Continue reading Journal Entry – 3.5.2019
Revelations
Revelations: Extremely interesting things I’ve learned that should be common knowledge but are not. Before modern sanitation was invented a lot of people had worms. I learned this from the Lloyds Bank coprolite (viking turd) studied by Paleoscatologists. Another common discovery in old faecal matter are trichuris nematodes – or whip worms – that can…… Continue reading Revelations
A Life of Forgetfulness
I’m 41 years old. I’ve always considered myself to have a very good memory as I can remember events from my childhood in full resolution. I also remember all of my old friendships and could pickup with my friends right were we left off even two decades later. However, in interacting with my old acquaintances…… Continue reading A Life of Forgetfulness