Category Archives: Cognition

Bad Driver

Posted on July 9, 2018 by sputterpub

You’ve always been unfocused when you drive. It can’t be blamed on age or your disease. The wonder is you’ve managed to survive with jerky hands and eyes. Activities requiring close attention never suit your empathetic gifts for social good. … Continue reading →

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Zero

Posted on June 25, 2018 by sputterpub

Remembering a comic who assured us if we all agreed to not have kids, then we could trash the place, embrace absurd, and advocate what courtesy forbids, I wonder have we reached that era now, without restraining reproduction’s yield? Are … Continue reading →

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Epi (A Preposition)

Posted on May 24, 2018 by sputterpub

When I was young, I always looked ahead. Anticipating power when I grew, as soon as I knew one day I’d be dead I started listing things I had to do before my end: have sex with more than one; … Continue reading →

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No Question

Posted on May 10, 2018 by sputterpub

A human life’s too short to comprehend the purpose of existence. What we see is just a slice of time and space. The end defies our wisdom like infinity. We needn’t solve the question to survive to reproduce our traits … Continue reading →

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At Play

Posted on April 30, 2018 by sputterpub

Incessant runs of solitaire I’ve played for pleasure and unburdening my mind. When I was young, I shuffled cards and made a pattern on my table – I’d unwind as colors intermeshed, and I would deal the game repeatedly. Computers … Continue reading →

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All’s Well

Posted on April 2, 2018 by sputterpub

I seldom notice when a headache ends. It’s not so much relief as memory forestalled; my situation recommends another subject then. Antipathy commands I sense annoyances and threat – no satisfaction builds a stronger urge. But goodness I am likely … Continue reading →

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Dim Wittedness

Posted on March 27, 2018 by sputterpub

The ugly duckling wanted to fit in – he tried and failed belonging to the nest. The solitary black sheep hates his skin and wool, because it’s different from the rest. But after several seasons’ unsuccess, some nonconforming creatures try … Continue reading →

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R-O-N-G

Posted on March 26, 2018 by sputterpub

My first financial district job, the work was varied – words and figures I’d produce. But my direct employer was a jerk who never taught me anything of use. He wasn’t smart, and he was WASPY white, a weak and … Continue reading →

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Fruitful

Posted on March 22, 2018 by sputterpub

Be Fruitful, bids the Biblical command, and Multiply. There’s little to discuss. Though Aramaic’s hard, we understand the order is for propagating us. But that was written in a time and land that needed places to be populous. We’re crowded. … Continue reading →

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Ennui

Posted on March 15, 2018 by sputterpub

“What’s there to do? I’m bored,” I would complain to Mom when I was young enough to ask. “Go hit your head,” was her bizarre refrain, “against the wall.” I’d find myself a task. For I avoided boredom like a … Continue reading →

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