Transcript of a conversation between a Homeless Guy (HG) and myself (SC) on a sidewalk in Berkeley this morning, between 24-Hour Fitness and the Downtown Berkeley BART station entrance at Shattuck & Addison. Given that I was rushing to BART…
Tag: A Day in the Life
May Day in November
I am reaching the breaking point. Out from my window, the people are passing on by I hear them complain but I know that they don’t even try And the lights down on Main Street don’t shine like they used…
Sign Post
Buddy, can you spare three-quarter mil? I am gradually coming to terms with the fact that our house may never sell. This is not the worry that most people saying that sentence have – we of course don’t own our…
Crass Commercialism!
Hey kids! Lest you somehow think that I have completely wasted this weekend, I am conflictedly proud to announce the availability of Duck and Cover merchandise! Here’s an example of the kind of unparalleled quality and homespun handwritten charm you…
Busy Misery
There’s a lot going on in the new theme here at StoreyTelling (hit refresh if you’re not sure of what I write). This one might last a while, maybe all the way till next October or whenever something else seems…
Diminishing Temporal Returns
Despite how it may sound, this post is not about the stock market. At least, not directly. People often wonder why it seems like life is speeding up as they go, why it seems that an hour just doesn’t mean…
Walking on Broken Glass: Kristallnacht and Thanksgiving
Today is the 70th anniversary of the infamous Kristallnacht, the pogrom that history remembers as the opening salvo of the Holocaust. It was a gargantuan riot that killed 91, hauled 30,000 into concentration camps, and left thousands of synagogues and…
There’s No Truth in Pravda; There’s No News in Izvestiya
Today, my workplace sent me this article about the impact of the economy on the services that we offer. At first I was excited because my work actually contributed to the article. It was a real manifestation of “letting the…
My Public Ballot
Ever since the American political disaster known as the year 2000 (who knew the real Y2K glitch would be in a voting booth at the end of the year instead of everywhere at the beginning?), I’ve been a staunch advocate…
Why I’m Not Voting for Obama
For weeks now, I’ve been one of those people that the media and the Daily Show love to both covet and scorn, demonstrating a clear fascination with their every move. I have been an Undecided Voter. And yet, it’s not…