Begin with the premise that I’m not a morning person. Oh, I can function in the morning. But I typical begin the day with some lethargy, and I don’t catch my first wind until ten-ish. It’s not uncommon that I’ll wake with a headache. Some would call that a hangover, but I wonder if it’sContinue reading “On an Early Morning Headache”
Category Archives: General
On the Lennon Listen — Introduction
I love the Beatles. That’s… a little hard to hide. The solo careers? Those I run hot-and-cold on. George Harrison’s solo work — especially All Things Must Pass, Cloud 9, Brainwashed, and his work with the Wilburys — is phenomenal. Except for the mid-70s and early-80s — Dark Horse and 33 1/3 aren’t especially memorable.Continue reading “On the Lennon Listen — Introduction”
On Slurpee Goodness
It took an hour to get home from work tonight. 795 was a fucking parking lot, and so I went down to Liberty Road. I hate Liberty Road. Bumper to bumper. Stoplights. Stupid drivers pulling out into traffic. I saw a 7-11. After an hour on the road, I thought I deserved a Slurpee. IContinue reading “On Slurpee Goodness”
On the Month-End Round-Up
Things I’ve discovered. I have a lot of readers in Indiana. This surprises me, as I’ve only ever driven through Indiana, yet I have more regular readers in Indiana than I do in, say, Utah. Other popular tourist destinations for allyngibson.com are Florida, Connecticut, North Carolina, and Norway. Also, China and Saudi Arabia. No, thisContinue reading “On the Month-End Round-Up”
On Halloweens Past
Years ago I lived in Amish country, a little east of Lancaster, Pennsylvania. There were some Amish farms on my road, and there were kids in the neighborhood. As Halloween approached, I felt a bit giddy inside — there were kids in the neighborhood! Halloween! Amish kids! Halloween! I’d never really lived anywhere that trick-or-treatingContinue reading “On Halloweens Past”
On Laundry
The rain storms broke Saturday morning. I had laundry to do, but I didn’t do it Saturday. Instead, I did it this morning. And I hung it out on the clothesline. It wasn’t warm today — mid-50s — but it was bright and it was clear. Perfect drying weather. Laundry done on the line justContinue reading “On Laundry”
On Having Seen the Rain
I’ve put some John Fogerty in the CD player this morning. Why? Because it’s raining, that’s why! It’s been so sodding dry since August it’s not amusing. The reservoir, when I went out to Eldersburg over the weekend, had fallen drastically. The Baltimore Sun showed an aerial picture of the reservoir in the paper justContinue reading “On Having Seen the Rain”
On Drinking a Coke
The vending machine was out of root beer. I didn’t feel like taking a ride on the elevator to the basement to buy an overpriced root beer from the cafe in the basement. I hit the button for Coke. I couldn’t remember the last time I’d had a Coke. Funny, that. The red aluminum can,Continue reading “On Drinking a Coke”
On Dry Conditions
Yesterday afternoon I drove out to Eldersburg. I needed breakfast cereal, which meant a trip to Big Lots. To reach Eldersburg I have to cross the Liberty Reservoir twice. As I crossed the first bridge — the longer of the two — I noticed something quite interesting. An island had formed in the center ofContinue reading “On Dry Conditions”
On Animal Cruelty
In San Juan, Puerto Rico, a private animal control contractor hired to clear a housing project of animals did so. By throwing sedated dogs off a bridge to their deaths. Raids were conducted on Monday and Wednesday, and residents told TV reporters they saw the animal control workers inject the animals. When they asked whatContinue reading “On Animal Cruelty”