Author Archives: sputterpub

The Hanukah Bush

Posted on December 22, 2011 by sputterpub

The year after the Hanukah tour it was relatively easy to prevail with Christmas-like concepts. I’m not sure my arguments were necessary but I voiced them anyway. First I suggested to Mom that we save the presents for one day … Continue reading →

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New Words

Posted on December 21, 2011 by sputterpub

I learned things a month ago. Learning is almost always good, and it was appropriate, since I was at a continuing ed conference. But it wasn’t expected. I may have been present for the birth of two word variations. They … Continue reading →

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Dim

Posted on December 20, 2011 by sputterpub

I always thought that as I added years in life and lumps in limbs and folds in face, so I would increase wisdom too, and fears would fade and patience grow and I’d learn grace. Then anger wouldn’t rule my … Continue reading →

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The Hanukah Tour

Posted on December 19, 2011 by sputterpub

I remember a year in Chula Vista when Hanukah came so late it ran well past Christmas. On the garbage pickup day that followed December 25th, our neighborhood put out decorative trash. There were clumps of colorful giftwrap, snarls of … Continue reading →

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Advice Revised

Posted on December 16, 2011 by sputterpub

My father tried his best and didn’t fail at parenthood. He listened and advised, took time for us and pointed out a trail for us, and told us lessons he devised. He missed a trick or two he should have … Continue reading →

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Prospective Guilt

Posted on December 15, 2011 by sputterpub

Sure I experienced guilt growing up. From my perspective, who didn’t? There was early guilt about toilet training mishaps, intermediate shame about laziness, stupidity and lack of common sense, and advanced teenage angst when I came up short in self-examination. … Continue reading →

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Skunk

Posted on December 14, 2011 by sputterpub

I have a skunk clan as yard mates and the current resident seems very active lately. She may have insomnia. She was on the deck twice last night and then an hour later, after I realized that the chirping I … Continue reading →

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Inventions

Posted on December 13, 2011 by sputterpub

Illusion is the television’s art. Ten thousand pixels listen currently and make their light emissions blink apart but link themselves like cells apparently: Befooling brains with signals to our eyes, enhancing with the audio in sync, and now we learn … Continue reading →

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The Inaccuracy of Projections

Posted on December 12, 2011 by sputterpub

I pulled a fact out of a recent article in Rolling Stone magazine, by Tim Dickinson (How the GOP Became the Party of the Rich). It was a good article. Long but providing an accurate summary of all the Republicans … Continue reading →

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Birds of a Feather

Posted on December 9, 2011 by sputterpub

Their timbre irritates my ears, as high as if they sucked on helium for air. They poultry-hop their happiness to spy each other in a crowd. Too quick they share their girlish hopes, romantic fancies, dirt, collapsing into silliness so … Continue reading →

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