after thoughts

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  • Shoplifting on a grand scale.

    This is a new thought in a territory I don’t know much about, so I’m going to try to piece it together. Bear with me. Shoplifting has increased. We know this. It’s driven by accidental negligence. A mom may be distracted by a child, and something doesn’t scan. Inflation and the job market mean tight… Read more

  • Well, I never finished the Bible.I didn’t finish American Psycho, Moby Dick, the Communist Manifesto, or any of the Twilight books either. Each of these books has its own significance. But I don’t think I’ll read them anytime soon… Except the Twilight books. I don’t think that’ll ever be for me. Read more

  • Discworld. – At least for a couple of days. Read more

  • 8/13

    I’m a bit jaded today. Okay, a lot jaded. The meanness, stubbornness, and exceedingly critical review of – everything — including the stupid writing prompt from WordPress – is just a front for a deep well of emptiness. For desperation. I’m not exhausted – although I would prefer it. I crave the flatlined mind that’ll… Read more

  • This is another highly unfocused prompt. Does language matter? It’d be difficult to have a conversation with someone who only speaks Latin. Would dead authors be resurrected, or would I be invited by a corpse for tea? I know these prompts are supposed to be ‘fun,’ but I guess I’m just a bit jaded by… Read more

  • Exploring Thanos’ Choice (Brand New Day)

    In Bruce Banner’s lecture hall, a student asked: “Why didn’t Thanos just make unlimited food?” — Or something like that. My memory isn’t perfect. But it did take me off guard. Why did Thanos see that his only option was to poof half of universal life? It tickled the really teeny tiny itty bitty part… Read more

  • Review: Brand New Day

    I actually saw a movie. It was in a theater. A good theater, and the seats rumbled. The movie was actually, surprisingly, pretty good. It’s like winning the lottery. Little sister wanted to see the new Spider-Man movie, and I was along for the ride. There’s already a multitude of reviews and spoilers available. It’s… Read more

  • “First shalt thou take out the Holy Pin. Then shalt thou count to three, no more no less. Three shalt be the number thou shalt count, and the number of the counting shalt be three. Four shalt thou not count, neither count thou two, excepting that thou then proceed to three. Five is right out.… Read more

  • “We are all a little weird, and life’s a little weird, and when we find someone whose weirdness is compatible with ours, we join up with them and fall in mutual weirdness and call it love.” – Dr. Seuss Read more

  • Not so ghost ghosts on my class roster.

    Just a bit of a vent – To rehash, I’m an adjunct.I’ve been so for longer than most of my students have been breathing. The enshittification, grade inflation, and reduction of college standards nearly mirror the increasing failing of my infection-producing body. It’s odd how they – my body and college education – are breaking.… Read more