“Raised Awareness”

Something I’m pondering and want to go on about. I just read the wishlist of a young woman who wants, for Christmas, to raise awareness about a couple of serious issues, like prematurity and domestic violence. Now, I’m all for dealing with serious issues, but I don’t think that raising awareness is really necessary for […]

Cat Training

A few months ago, I started training my cat Alladin to do tricks. This was motivated not by boredom or excessive zeal in pet ownership, nor was it prompted by a lack of children or dog to take the brunt of my training euphoria. No, it was self-defense. You see, Alladin is too smart for […]

Where am I going with all this?

This past week, I’ve launched into what can only be described as “acts of desperation common to nearly all writers and artists.” In other words, I’ve been lowering the bar substatially on what I consider “my job.” You see, I typically view my job as being something that involves stringing words together into sentences that […]