Monthly Archives: January 2012

They say that math teachers are the worst teachers. This is because they like math, are good at math, and math is easy for them. Therefore they can’t understand or empathize with people who don’t like math, aren’t good at … Continue reading →

Between my parents’ house and the main freeway is a forlorn 13-mile stretch of low-lying curvy two-lane blacktop. In the winter it drifts over almost as fast as the snow falls. As I drove home last night the snow was … Continue reading →

Perhaps I shouldn’t have done it – the checking account balance was getting low and the paycheck was still several days away – but I felt like being nice to myself. My favorite sushi bar is only about fifteen minutes … Continue reading →

It was the amazing new attraction that season at the amusement park we visited each summer – an amazing darkened chamber more like a massive cave, the largest room I’d ever seen, arrayed with upholstered seats in curving rows on … Continue reading →

It is her moment in the sun. The question touches upon the work of at least a dozen different theorists and she is ready to tackle them all. Her answer is comprehensive and wide ranging and her examples reach to … Continue reading →

We sat in a circle, about a dozen teenagers and an old man. The campfire blazed before us and the stars above us. The old man poured wine into the cup the boys had fashioned from a cereal bowl and … Continue reading →

In the summertime I have plenty of hot water for my shower, but in the wintertime it goes away. I thought perhaps it had something to do with my old tank’s innards being unable to keep up when the temperature … Continue reading →

We woke up together, entangled in the sheets. She said, “Baby, I wish we’d done this a long time ago.” I replied with a chuckle, “Oh, so do I, honey, so do I.” She responded, “No, I really mean it. … Continue reading →

One of the dryers at the laundromat I use gives ten cents per minute instead of eight. I have kept this knowledge to myself for months. Does that make me a bad guy?

Audio archive of entire show: http://www.blogtalkradio.com/withinsights/2012/01/21/mud-toe-at-midnight