I turned sixty years old in April. When I was a child I thought of sixty years as a very long time, and having no point of reference I couldn't begin to grasp the brevity of it. I couldn't imagine years could go by so fast. One of the fringe benefits of being sixty is … Continue reading For No Discernible Reason
Month: May 2020
Riffing on Insta
I have had an Instagram account for a while. I think I signed up during the Great Depression, maybe 1934 or so. My memory, no doubt thanks to my brain having become shriveled during the quarantine, especially concerning dates, especially the date I started on Instagram, is very fuzzy. If I'm being honest it's the … Continue reading Riffing on Insta
No Answers
Dustin and Cuba look appropriately serious in these environmental suits which look like they may be leftover from 2001: A Space Odyssey. I cannot say that the possibility of being alive during a time of pandemic had never crossed my mind prior to the arrival of covid-19. I remember watching the movie Outbreak in 1995 … Continue reading No Answers
Welcome to Disorientation
College Orientation as I remember it. I have vivid memories of college orientation. I got to experience two, as I went to Fordham University my freshman year, and then transferred to the State University College of New York at Potsdam, (or as we happily called it "SUCP," pronounced, of course, "suck pee.") The thing I … Continue reading Welcome to Disorientation
Dipping the toe
Before we talk about anything else, how are you doing? I hope you are navigating the new reality we've all had to confront. Clearly this has been an experience unique in my lifetime, and I would venture a guess in yours as well. I hope you are persevering. What we're talking about... Full Disclosure: Not my water, not … Continue reading Dipping the toe
S.J. Varengo - Author 