Nobody’s
going to give a damn about this, and that’s OK. Nobody giving a damn
about things I give a damn about is what usually happens, and I don’t
much give a damn when it does. … [read more]

At-risk
shopping hours at Aldi, Tuesdays and Thursdays, 8:30-9:30. It’s
supposed to be just for seniors and the immunocompromised and anyone
else who’s at a higher danger from the coronavirus. … [read more]

I’m
old, I’m a widower, and I suppose I’m lonely, but I’m a grouch so it’s
confirmed that I’ll be alone for the rest of my life. … [read more]

I like The New Yorker,
and subscribe, and find about half of it excellent every week. The
other half is simply of no interest, or it’s pretentious rot that I flip past and snicker at. … [read more]

I’ve had insomnia since forever, and tried a lot of bright
ideas and dumb ideas to get a good night’s sleep, but this one is seems
like a major breakthrough. … [read more]

Knock knock. Who’s there? I don’t actually say ‘who’s there’, but I mutter to myself Who the hell is knocking on my door?
I peer through the peephole, and it’s my neighbor from another
apartment somewhere in this building. … [read more]

I’ve
been working for 46 years, at lots of different places, with a few
weeks off now and then for vacations, or getting fired, or walking away
from too much bullshit. … [read more]

Thank you, Captain Hampockets, for relaying my messages the past few days. Thanks too, to the people who’ve contacted me by email. I can’t remember so many folks saying so many nice things to me, ever. … [read more]

This
is an old entry, written long ago but never posted, so here it is with a disclaimer: It’s not a feel-good story, and
includes no Christmas spirit, which is why I’m posting it on Christmas. … [read more]

If
you’ve been unplugged from all of American society for the past six or
ten months, I’ll inform you that there’s been a flood of videos
chronicling rants from entitled white women, and some entitled white
men. … [read more]