I stalked a woman once. Well, not really. That sounds like I followed her around and took photos or something, and I didn’t. I spooked her, though (regrettably). She was a regular customer in the service department at Madison Books & Computers, bringing machines in for her employer. She was an attractive blonde, maybe a … Read more
Say you’re watching a cooking show. If, in step three, the chef pisses in the mixing bowl, do you care what comes in step six or seven? Or even what he’s making at all? And here we have the problem with the so-called “alt-right.” “They” say some appealing things, frankly. They tend to be federalists. They … Read more
Sunday morning, my pastor told me he wants me to talk more. (Well, he told all of us.) He was specifically talking about the kind of talk I really don’t like—that which we do largely or solely because we’ve conditioned ourselves to be uncomfortable with silence. I don’t mean talking with anyone you see regularly, … Read more