March 2021 A (Day 1)

When Used as Directed

When Used as Directed When used as directed, De-Mem™ provides a convenient, no-mess solution to those troublesome scraps of memory that we can trap us as we move through our day, those memories that drop down over us like a stinky old shawl from the attic or pop up...

Jump to Recips

↓ Jump to Recipe↓ Italian Lemon-Almond Bars to KILL For! METHOD Prep time: 15 min          Cook Time: 60 min        Makes 24 bars [Ingredient list] [Find ingredients at Amazon.com] PRINT        SAVE        SHARE ★★★★1/2 of 3.4k reviews Impatient,...

“Contributor’s Note”

This will eventually be part of a project I've been wanting to add onto for a while.  A Steampunk dystopia.  Kind of makes you think of "mechanical" and "gears" in a different chord, hopefully.  That's a funny choice of words, though - "hopefully" implies "full of...

Dear Hunters

Congratulations on your coyote killing contest. We are so grateful for the protection you offer us from this dangerous animal who eats fruit, rabbits, moles, and other small vermin. Our hearts flutter at the thought that some might kill a fawn on a hungry spring day,...

Class Notes

Class Notes Jonathan Cardew   Date: 03/20/2021 Social Science Somebody said, “The world is pointless, all we do is sit around looking at screens,” and the class went dead silent.  First of all, who says such a dumb thing? Second, d’uh, what else is there to do? ...

The SEE

In today's world it's a hardy task navigating etiquette. The rules that once applied to social situations in the 1950s don't always apply today. Some social expectations from then are unacceptable today.  We've grown, and that's a good thing! With that in mind,...

Word Problems

A poetry organization wants to acquire new memberships especially from unrepresented minorities. They put out ads and ask members to invite anyone they know who is younger or part of unrepresented groups to attend the next meeting. The meeting is in the middle of the...

Letter After Mom Died

June 14, 1968   To: Dad From: Uncle Sal     Hello again Mister Shackled Spectacles,   Old war injuries have nothing on marrying two cracked nuts. When do we set out the goddamn party bowl? The wife is no more roses than the crocheted toilet seat...

“Obsolete Format”

A photo I took several years ago, of a defunct Blockbuster store.  Guess it's a visual metaphor of the ongoing dissipation of things we take for granted, in our social landscape.  ...

When Used as Directed

When Used as Directed When used as directed, De-Mem™ provides a convenient, no-mess solution to those troublesome scraps of memory that we can trap us as we move through our day, those memories that drop down over us like a stinky old shawl from the attic or pop up...

Jump to Recips

↓ Jump to Recipe↓ Italian Lemon-Almond Bars to KILL For! METHOD Prep time: 15 min          Cook Time: 60 min        Makes 24 bars [Ingredient list] [Find ingredients at Amazon.com] PRINT        SAVE        SHARE ★★★★1/2 of 3.4k reviews Impatient,...

“Contributor’s Note”

This will eventually be part of a project I've been wanting to add onto for a while.  A Steampunk dystopia.  Kind of makes you think of "mechanical" and "gears" in a different chord, hopefully.  That's a funny choice of words, though - "hopefully" implies "full of...

Dear Hunters

Congratulations on your coyote killing contest. We are so grateful for the protection you offer us from this dangerous animal who eats fruit, rabbits, moles, and other small vermin. Our hearts flutter at the thought that some might kill a fawn on a hungry spring day,...

Class Notes

Class Notes Jonathan Cardew   Date: 03/20/2021 Social Science Somebody said, “The world is pointless, all we do is sit around looking at screens,” and the class went dead silent.  First of all, who says such a dumb thing? Second, d’uh, what else is there to do? ...

The SEE

In today's world it's a hardy task navigating etiquette. The rules that once applied to social situations in the 1950s don't always apply today. Some social expectations from then are unacceptable today.  We've grown, and that's a good thing! With that in mind,...

Word Problems

A poetry organization wants to acquire new memberships especially from unrepresented minorities. They put out ads and ask members to invite anyone they know who is younger or part of unrepresented groups to attend the next meeting. The meeting is in the middle of the...

Letter After Mom Died

June 14, 1968   To: Dad From: Uncle Sal     Hello again Mister Shackled Spectacles,   Old war injuries have nothing on marrying two cracked nuts. When do we set out the goddamn party bowl? The wife is no more roses than the crocheted toilet seat...

“Obsolete Format”

A photo I took several years ago, of a defunct Blockbuster store.  Guess it's a visual metaphor of the ongoing dissipation of things we take for granted, in our social landscape.  ...

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