by aaron | Aug 17, 2016 | Essays
To the parents of the families gathered here at Buck Lake this beautiful Sunday afternoon: Let’s begin with the obvious: it’s awkward. Of course I know it’s awkward. It’s been weird ever since I sat down. I can see you staring at me, one eye...
by aaron | Jan 18, 2016 | Essays
I moved to the Pacific Northwest almost sixteen years ago to the day. Live in a place long enough and you’re bound to notice certain trends and ways of doing things. I’ve written previously about the odd manner in which some human interactions are...
by aaron | Jan 11, 2016 | Essays
Let us begin 2016 with a contemplation of my bathroom floor, as shown above. As you can see, the main body is a checkerboard patterned tile in sage and cream that was, as of last Friday morning, resolutely cleaned, which was timely as later that evening I was passed...
by aaron | Nov 22, 2015 | Essays
Since the terrible bombings in Paris things have been heating up among the Republican Presidential candidates. It’s been months since any of them stopped vying to be the best candidate to lead our country, preferring instead to focus on who among them could be...
by aaron | Nov 17, 2015 | Essays
Last week I was riding the bus when the following happened. I heard a hoarse cry from the man seated directly across the aisle from me. Up to this point I’d been reading a book and hadn’t paid him much attention, but I looked over as he scrambled to pull...
by aaron | Nov 9, 2015 | blog, Essays
Dear readers in America: this fall has been a long slog through the morass to arrive at this singular announcement: We are now officially less than one-year away from next year’s Presidential election!! You are encouraged to take a moment and do a brief dance of...