I’ve written a fair bit about my cats. Let’s meet them, shall we? The cat on the left is Woody. The one on the right is Leo, the one that disappeared not too long ago. I like the dishes they’re using. I bought them at World Market a few years ago as a peace offeringContinue reading “Meet the Cats”
On the Summer Moon
Expect to see a super-sized Moon this week. From NASA’s webpage on the subject: Step outside any evening at sunset and look around. You’ll see a giant moon rising in the east. It looks like Earth’s moon, round and cratered; the Man in the Moon is in his usual place. But something’s wrong. This fullContinue reading “On the Summer Moon”
On Batman Begins
Jesus Fucking Christ. Go see Batman Begins. It’s not just a good comic-book movie. It’s a good movie, period. I won’t say much about the film, because there’s a surprise in the film that had I known about going in I’d have hated myself for knowing. The performances, all save Katie Holmes, were top-notch, withContinue reading “On Batman Begins”
On Memory
A man came in the store today. I was a bit on the harried side–one of my employees called out distraught, the other wasn’t due in for a few hours–and I had customers on all sides. He asked me a question, I told him I would be right with him, and he began to browse.Continue reading “On Memory”
On Birthday Wishes
Not that you read here, but… Happy Birthday, Christine.
On Language
Said I tonight at work, “The kittens are living behind my wheelie bin.” My assistant manager looked at me. “Your ‘wheelie bin’?” “You know,” I said, “my wheelie bin.” “Which is…?” “The garbage can I push out to the street every week?” “So, your garbage can.” “Right. My wheelie bin.” And then I realized that,Continue reading “On Language”
On Renewal
allyngibson.com will be with you for another year. I know, stay your disappointment. Some of you out there may have been hoping for a muzzle to silence my random bleatings. 😉 Domain and webspace renewed. In Bizarro speak, Me am happy!
On Writing
Sent off today, story pitches for an anthology. 🙂
On Kittens
I arrived home for work tonight and saw something running across the car port reflected in the headlights. I stopped the car, left the keys in the ignition, and investigated behind the metal shelving and the trash dumpster on the car port. Kittens. Three of them. The neighbors’ two cats had kittens recently, about aContinue reading “On Kittens”
On the Songs I Love
Stolen shamelessly from Bill Leisner: Favorite Beatles song: “In My Life” Favorite solo Beatles song by John Lennon: “#9 Dream” Favorite solo Beatles song by Paul McCartney: “Live and Let Die” Favorite solo Beatles song by George Harrison: “What Is Life?” Favorite solo Beatles song by Ringo Starr: “Photograph” Favorite Rolling Stones song: “Paint itContinue reading “On the Songs I Love”