Crowned

Charles and I don’t appear to have much in common, but as I was driving by the cemetery on the way to work, and thinking about how annoying it is that the Buddha was so right about so many things, life is suffering, Charles was also suffering. Getting ready to appear on international television for […]

The Draft

Strangely I am thankful to the NFL. This week, the NFL draft happened in Kansas City. It was a funny echo of being a New Yorker, someone who always has big deal stuff in town that, though interesting, is also a hassle. I was having drinks with friends when three men with enormous NFL passses […]

Spring is Winter

There was not a lot of urine. But it was following gravity down the vet’s examining table. How had I gotten here? Was it my urine? I remember being at yearbook camp and talking about first sentences that grab readers. Anyway. Tybalt is fluffy and white and has the nature of the Buddha. He clearly […]

Beef Everywhere

I didn’t go to Ash Wednesday. I felt like I thought a lot about how death happens, and how to deal with that fact, and I didn’t need anyone impressing it upon me any further. I went to Maundy Thursday. Where you sit in church is highly symbolic. Some people have to sit in the […]