BURGER SCOOT

  • Frozen in a field of Pradas

    “Maximus has something in his mouth!” Janet frantically whispered to Brandon, waking him up. “He’s under the bed!” When Brandon shined his Maglite under the bed, he saw a three-inch field mouse–scampering into their closet. “What is it?” “It’s a mouse, presumably drowning in your Pradas.” “Ew!” Brandon found the rodent poking his head out Read more

  • “To live is the rarest thing in the world. Most people exist, that is all”

    I ran across this article in Jacobin here on WordPress and wanted to share it. I have always enjoyed Oscar Wilde’s work but didn’t know he wrote a political essay supporting socialism. It just made the top of my Goodreads list! To some degree, it makes sense that he would be a socialist or an Read more

  • ShoeShining Optimism

    ShoeShining Optimism

    Looking through the Pennysaver, Jack found the shop where he used to have his shoes repaired before COVID-19 turned his city into a ghost town had reopened. Besides shoe repairs, Ben, the owner, was back to shining shoes! Wouldn’t it be nice to step up on the shoeshine stand and have Ben shine his oxfords? Read more

  • The Best Books I Read in 2020

    What a horrible year! While I’d like to be optimistic about 2021, I don’tsee things getting any better soon. Before the first week of the new year wasbehind us, we had our nation’s capitol attacked by terrorists egged on by the sittingpresident. The failing rollout of the COVID-19 vaccines and the grim fact that Americakeeps Read more

  • Backing out of Social Media: An Updated Post

    The post you are reading is not new, it’s a redux (if I’m using the Latin word correctly) of the original post, but I’ve changed and added content due to recent events. — Back in January of 2018, a friend stopped me in the lobby where we both work and told me a political meme Read more

  • Snacking Marks a Relationship

    When they started dating, they drank sodas in her Mom’s kitchen. On the sly, they would taste each other’s sugary drinks whenever they kissed—which was often. In college, they explored each other’s tastes in movies—she would pick one on one date, he would select one the next date. They enjoyed sharing snacks as they watched Read more