Author Archives: sputterpub

The Old Crowd

Posted on February 5, 2018 by sputterpub

When we were young we smoked a ton of weed. We bought it by the kilo around here. It didn’t lead to heroin or speed addiction. Alcoholics don’t use beer as gateway drinks, and while we smoked a lot, and … Continue reading →

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Status Quo

Posted on February 1, 2018 by sputterpub

You all declare you’re normal but you’re weird. You look around at others, diagnose behaviors as autistic that appear to differ from your own. You’re weighing gross criteria when subtle is the game, and every trait’s a spectrum or a … Continue reading →

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Body Lesson

Posted on January 30, 2018 by sputterpub

I had a haircut yesterday. The chair was pumped to handy height, and I conversed as commas fell. I like the people there and thought I was relaxed, at least at first, but when my stylist placed a steady palm … Continue reading →

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Benefits

Posted on January 29, 2018 by sputterpub

Three years ago, I gave up eating sweet desserts, nocturnal snacks of chocolate bites, and gourmet cookies too. I rarely cheat- ed that proscription, based on what indicts the party line: the anti-science Plate. Amazingly, I didn’t feel a lack. … Continue reading →

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Smarts

Posted on January 25, 2018 by sputterpub

Self-confidence and core intelligence are unrelated mental qualities. We’ve all known individuals as dense as mud, who think their own abilities exceed the smarts of everyone they meet. With visage smug and posture stiff-assured, they act as if development’s complete, … Continue reading →

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A Day Off

Posted on January 23, 2018 by sputterpub

I woke today with normal energy. I wrote and took my morning exercise while reading and with coffee next to me. I showered then and dashed off quick replies to texts from family. And when I looked for other tasks, … Continue reading →

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Obscenity (A Metaphor)

Posted on January 22, 2018 by sputterpub

A piece without redeeming social worth is often classed among obscenities. Offensiveness without an edge of mirth, with nastiness and gross gratuities, is how the court defines the types of porn. Another trait peculiar to all smut is rapid loss … Continue reading →

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Squirrels

Posted on January 18, 2018 by sputterpub

This winter weather isn’t normal here. I state that not to argue or complain. The other coast, the other hemisphere have got it worse, but we’re bereft of rain. The squirrels race around like early spring. Mid-January hummingbirds abound. Oxalis … Continue reading →

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Baby Eyes

Posted on January 16, 2018 by sputterpub

Are infants wise until they learn to speak? Can children see the goodness in our souls as well as the reverse? When grownups seek to gauge companions, have they lost controls that served them well before they thought at length? … Continue reading →

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Recordkeeping

Posted on January 15, 2018 by sputterpub

I changed my voicemail greeting every day. It centered me, and let my callers know if I was likely to be reached that way, until last year. I bid the custom go, retiring. Still, I kept a calendar on paper: … Continue reading →

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