Even the clouds are Game of Thrones fans; this one is a map of Westeros. A few months ago at work, I had to write a description of a Game of Thrones map. It’s something I’ve seen many times before, and for the first time it struck me that the map must be a MercatorContinue reading “The Shapes of Clouds”
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A Breakdown on the Expressway
This is a thing that happened. The Beetle broke down on 83 coming home tonight. I’d stayed at the office until almost seven working on the UK supplement, then headed home. Somewhere around Belfast Road, the Beetle seemed to be sluggish, underpowered. Near exit 31, on the long upcline, the console beeped at me andContinue reading “A Breakdown on the Expressway”
Of Kites and Clouds
I slept in this morning. I needed it. After
The Marvelous Adventure of the Big Dig
At midnight, I went outside. The snow had stopped at last, the sky had cleared, off, and an almost full moon was high overhead. It was peaceful. There was almost no sound. No cars moving on the roads in the distance. As the snow fell last night, piling up against a lamppost near my apartment,Continue reading “The Marvelous Adventure of the Big Dig”
Dispatches from Narnia
You might have heard, the East Coast has been blanketed by a massive snow storm since yesterday. As I write this, despite the insistence of my phone that current weather conditions are “Fog,” snow still falls on Pennsylvania. There’s roughly 20 inches of snow on the ground, possibly more. The office closed yesterday at 3Continue reading “Dispatches from Narnia”
Lottery Fever
There’s an occasional lottery pool at work. It’s biweekly (coinciding with the pay periods), and it’s for the Mega Millions. In the last two weeks, it’s been focused instead, on the growing PowerBall jackpot. I think we did drawings for last Saturday (not a pay period) and again on Wednesday (also not a pay period)Continue reading “Lottery Fever”
The Plan
This weekend I sat down and did something I never do — I wrote out New Year’s Resolutions. I’ve never been the resolution-y type. I’d occasionally make a list, and it would be a vague list — write more, exercise more. This time, I sat down and asked myself, “What am I trying to accomplish?Continue reading “The Plan”
Christmas!
Merry Christmas, everyone! Yes, I’m an atheist. Yes, I use the words “Merry Christmas” unironically. I’m waiting for Sean Hannity’s brain to explode. 😆 As many of you know, I’m not religious. Christmas holds no spiritual meaning for me. As a mythicist, I even doubt that the events Christians celebrate today actually happened. However, thatContinue reading “Christmas!”
Exploring a Cemetery
On Halloween, I explored a little of a cemetery near my apartment with the intention of going back. Last weekend, temperatures in Pennsylvania soared into the low 70s, so I trekked over to explore some more. For some reason, exploring cemeteries is something I like to do. My mom says I take after my grandfatherContinue reading “Exploring a Cemetery”
Sandwich Wednesday: The Royal Farms Scrapple Sandwich
Sometimes I’ll listen to NPR’s Wait, Wait Don’t Tell Me. Until a few months ago, Wait, Wait had a blog called “Sandwich Monday” where one of the interns would go in Chicago, buy a sandwich of some description, maybe fast food, maybe something local, and the team would eat it, photographing the sandwich and theirContinue reading “Sandwich Wednesday: The Royal Farms Scrapple Sandwich”