Be not dismayed. Don't panic. Never quit Never quit never quitting. … [Read more...]
Clown Rap
Clowns with hammers have a bad rap. AB … [Read more...]
Golden Traces
Golden Traces by Andy Bozeman To-ing and fro-ing among deep, Southern shadows of frond and scented petal, Tracing cold fire through mottled, leafy veil, leaning against a warm blue sky, Cooling, as the heat of day spends its last, saved glow of sunshine, Fireflies leave golden traces, Rising up with lazy paces, Upward toward the starry places, Where waits the glow of astral lights, Inviting all into the heights, To play a shimmering game, When one glistening point cannot be told from … [Read more...]
DEPEND-able Directional Control
Here is something I have witnessed, and aspire to: It is my fervent hope, that when I reach the age of 100, I will have the apparently-specifically-centenarian ability of Directional Urination with which I will be able to choose at will a carefully calculated vector and trajectory so as to allow me to pee entirely around my fully absorbent, over-night underpants. This is something I have personally observed. It seems to offer, not only relief in the moment, but in a body and mind still … [Read more...]
Mr. McKriffin’s Miracle
To begin with, here are the facts of the story : 1. It was 1961. I was seven years old. 2. Pollyanna, the Disney movie, had been released the year before. It was about a little girl who ended up in a wheelchair, and would never walk again, and this was sad. 3. I had a favorite aunt who was in a wheelchair, and would never walk again, and this too was sad. 4. Mr. McKriffin was in a wheelchair, and just like the others, this was sad. 5. I had never seen Mr. McKriffin, except in … [Read more...]
GIANT CHICKEN ELECTRICAL COMPANY
If there’s a job to do, but no one ever does it, will it ever get done? When no one checks for errors, and those errors escape into the wild, can they ever be corralled back again? For example: I draw house plans. I use a computer, now, but years ago, plans were drawn by hand with a pencil and paper. If a builder wanted to re-use a set of plans, and needed to flip or reverse those plans - maybe so the driveway would be on a particular side of the house - but the builder didn’t want to pay to … [Read more...]
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