The Slowness of Things

It’s the slowness of things that I believe in.  If you, and you alone, took a private jet to the Bermuda Triangle, it wouldn’t really matter to our earth, our ozone layer.  But if every rich person did, it suddenly would.  It’s the same with your economy-class ticket, your sirloin steak, your beloved can of …

Here’s what your New Year’s Resolution Should Be

Last year, I posted about my vendetta against New Year’s resolutions on the basis of how trite and easy to abandon they are.  Besides, I argued, shouldn’t introspection be a year-round thing? And now, I’m encouraging them.  Call it personal growth, call it hypocrisy, call it what you will.  I think you should raise your …

Fog, Pancakes, and The End of the World

A few weeks ago, I had a dream that the world was ending, and when you looked out the window, the air was saturated with fog so thick that all you could see was gray.  So I yanked the curtains closed and spent my day (presumably my last) in the kitchen making chocolate chip pancakes.  …