Observations

This is a collection of things that I see in front of and behind my eyes. These posts have been published near daily since October 2016.

Streaming Sunlight

When the morning sunlight comes streaming into your bedroom and hits the alarm clock, preventing you from seeing what time it is, that means it’s time to get up.

The Flood is Over

A church banner proclaimed “The Flood is Over. Worship Today.” Did I miss a memo? The biblical flood wiped out humanity, unless you punched your ticket on Noah’s ark. I can’t

Proofing the Real World

A road was newly paved and a stick fell into the asphalt. In a follow-up to the paving, a worker noticed the stick and painted a white circle around it. This is

Someone Else's Receipt

I recently read a library book that had the previous patron’s receipt inside. I will just list their books in the order they appear on the receipt, as they have a narrative

My Receipt

In the fall of 1979 I played on my school’s Freshmen soccer team. Since we were not a varsity team, we did not get letter jackets. But we did get lined windbreakers