On Tattoos
We are socialized by our childhoods, good or bad. That is to say, our ideas of normal are set up in our minds when we…
On Being Cold
November 12, 2018, and Austin suddenly got very cold. I mean, not Arctic cold. Not even Edinburgh-at-Xmas cold. But for Austin, the cold is not…
So Your Wife is Out of Town for a Week
Day 1 You’re up early to wave your wife off. You’ve carried her suitcase to the waiting Lyft, now back for a coffee and check…
On Grief
When we lose someone we love, this is what happens. A bubble immediately envelopes us; we are insulated from the outside world, the shock of…
Jesus is not attached
Jesus. Not attached.
#Illinois2018 – On Road Trips
Americans see distances in a very different way to normal people… They just have so much more to work with. I know this is hardly…
On Cooking…Slowly
I have not had the best of luck with slow cookers. No, stay with me; there’s a point to this. And while it might not…
