We’re invited to a swank hotel lobby, given beverages, finger food, and aprons. An excellent musician plays piano in the background. Lots of upscale people are milling around, waiting, like us. Finally, a chef from California instructs us to line up according to table numbers, and to put our hand on the shoulder of the [...]
My friend Harold’s two cats have the run of his place, and like many cats, they tend to get into mischief whenever they feel like it. The younger black one is especially curious, and is mesmerized by the refrigerator. Whenever Harold opens it, the black cat will weave his way through Harold’s legs, stick his [...]
Sometimes I’m an idiot Many of you know that by now Sometimes I am not But that is not as clear somehow – (John Gorka, “Shape of the World”) Whenever I come across some fact it seems like I should have filed away in my cranium, but for some reason isn’t there, I get reminded [...]
