Naturally, I was carrying 12 pounds of guavas in a plastic bag. It might not […]
Category: Journal
In Which Ugly American Here Rampages King Kong-Style Through the Bus
The great and cruel thing about an indifferent universe is that my recent successes at […]
In Which I Probably Should, I Don’t Know, Take Up a New Hobby or Something
Not that my life was frantic before – I’ve always made a point of moving […]
In Which I’m Running for Public Office, Apparently
I read the other day that Pope Francis speaks something like nine languages, but instead […]
In Which I Missed the Bus
OK, fine, so The Bus Gambit didn’t go very well. Two weeks of living in […]
In Which I Fail to Procure the TP
This is a little indelicate, and I apologize, but: I’m almost out of toilet paper. […]
In which eggplants are beautiful and delicious
By the time I mentioned that eggplants are purple, all hope was lost. The house […]
In Which I Understand the Princess and the Pea
The good news is that through patience and perseverance, I walked again. It was dicey […]
In Which the Chinese Dream Is Mine
In the 1950s, Chairman Mao declared that a watch, a sewing machine and a bicycle […]