Monthly Archives: August 2007

>Letter to My Roommate

>Sara, By the time I get home from work tomorrow night, I expect all the common areas of the house to be as clean as they were when I left on my trip for home last week. The living room … Continue reading

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>Welcome Back!

> Well, I had a beautiful blog mapped out in my head from the 15-hour drive today – something on the cosmetic differences between Western New York and Eastern North Carolina I noticed – but recent events have canceled it … Continue reading

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>Dear Anonymous,

>This is in regard to the anonymous comment I received on my blog titled “Learning.” I hope to clear a few things up, then go to bed, not sure of whether I’m more disheartened by returning to Wilmington or leaving … Continue reading

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>I Want to Burn in Hell (If Michael Vick’s Going to Heaven)

>“Through this situation, I’ve found Jesus … and have turned my life over to God.” This depicts one of the major pitfalls of Christianity. Michael Vick’s a man who has probably hit one of the lowest lows of his life … Continue reading

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>Time May Change Me, But I Can’t Change Time …

> I love this place. It is home, always will be. And you know it’s funny when I sit back and reflect on what matters to me anymore … and what shit does not that once did. Five years ago … Continue reading

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>Learning

>I step off the porch with an old black lab tied to a leash. The night feels cool to me, but it’s hot enough for the folks back home that they all have fans running in their bedroom windows. My … Continue reading

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>Small Victories …

>This is from the Sun Journal in New Bern, NC, the town I want to move to. Logging Machines Worth Thousands destroyed by Arson Four members of a logging crew are out of work this week because someone burned two … Continue reading

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>D’Nile

>Richard Cory by Edwin Arlington Robinson Whenever Richard Cory went down town,We people on the pavement looked at him:He was a gentleman from sole to crown,Clean favored and imperially slim. And he was always quietly arrayed,And he was always human … Continue reading

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A Lesson from Edward Abbey

I pooped out a bunch of corn tonight. I kind of expected it, being that I ate three ears of the stuff for dinner, but not as soon after doing so as it occurred. Ah well – I guess my … Continue reading

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>The Second Fall of the South, Hopefully

>I’ve noticed a recurring fucking theme with flat tires on my road bike lately. That is, they occur, then they occur again, and if that’s not enough, they begin occurring when I’m in places where I can’t do anything about … Continue reading

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