Monthly Archive: August 2006

Rapid Eye Recommendations

I’ve never known whether I’m qualified to review or recommend, but in recent months, I’ve become a fan of certain things that I feel compelled to share with the class. Footwear Ecco shoes–I’ve never...

Five years old

I am 32 years old.My dog is seven years old.My marriage is six years old.My son is two years old. Rapid Eye Reality is five years old today. I was in the process of...

Feeling bad (and not going down the road)

It started like most important events in history–over a pan full of marinara sauce. Actually, the marinara was to my right, simmering on my flat top range. I was mixing some baby spinich with...

Grandpa was a gambler

Grandpa lived in a house that smelled like pipe smoke and old books. His wife, a one-eyed lady named Ruby, sat forever in the corner of the couch, reading and marking out the author’s...

Bye, Grandpa

We were packing to go to a wedding when my wife’s cell phone rang. We didn’t answer. We were in a hurry. When the house phone rang a few minutes later, we didn’t answer...

Hot guy-on-guy action

The problem with hanging out exclusively with writers for six weeks is that I stand a good chance of being quoted when I least expect it. I don’t mind my mutterings being recorded and...

On finding friends

Now back from Vegas, I probably have enough to write to keep me busy until this time next year. Right now, however, I’m struck by how much people care about me when I don’t...

Going home

I’ve lived in this room for the past six weeks. Not once has it felt like home. Most times when I move somewhere new, the walls and sheets start to take on a certain...