Chipped Demitasse

A chipped demitasse embodies a paradoxical yet peaceful coexistence of beauty, flaws, fragility, frivolity, and strength. It's us, and it's life.

Wednesday, January 28, 2015

It's Got to Be a Sign!

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If I were a standup comic I'd kick off this essay by asking, "And what is it with signs these days?" But really, what is it wi...
Wednesday, January 14, 2015

The Watched Pot of Winter

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It’s been winter for weeks now and I’m still trying to catch up to the notion that winter is a good and natural thing, a thing needed by th...
Sunday, January 4, 2015

Jenny and the Christmas Vomity Mess

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In early December my house was a Christmas vomity mess, then it looked lovely, then it was a Christmas vomity mess again. I hate it  when Ch...
Saturday, December 6, 2014

Dial D for Dick

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Years ago, I was a headhunter who recruited actuaries. Proof positive of how much I love being on the phone. An actuary's wor...
Friday, December 5, 2014

To a Few of the Gentlemen on OKCupid

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Dear Gentlemen: Man with the Twitchy Mustache by  Teece Aronin. Available on products at redbubble.com/people/phylliswalter .  ...
Sunday, November 23, 2014

The First Thanksgiving, a Heavily Exaggerated Back-story

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"Firsts" are interesting things. First , the very nature of the word makes one expect that, at minimum, a second will follow. But ...
Wednesday, November 12, 2014

Clodchunk's Revenge

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Ever since Homo erectus struck his first match, mankind has sought satisfaction in the communal consumption of burned, dead things. And w...
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