When I got out of the military 3 years ago I didn’t want to do jack shit except get a mindless job, work it, eat what I wanted, watch what I wanted, be lazy, eat hot chip, be bilingual and lie around the house. IT WAS AWESOME! I didn’t grow much as a person –Continue reading “3 Years Hence”
Author Archives: Christopher Garland
304: Investigations
The best blog to check every day is written by a person a lot smarter than yourself, who collects facts and synthesizes them a little quicker than you, who is also humble and barely mentions how adroit she is at the things she chooses to do. She is interested in subjects adjacent to areas you’ve alwaysContinue reading “304: Investigations”
A Curlicue in the Filigree
Nothing annoys me like historical fiction. The presumption that detailed social and historical analysis can be sloppily grafted onto a love story. The mortifying dialogue where characters explain things to each other a toddler would have known. The subtle editorializing from the author, who is slyly judging a fake story about past events recorded byContinue reading “A Curlicue in the Filigree”
Very very
It has been two weeks without chewing tobacco and a few days since I last used a nicotine patch. My physical cravings are retreating, but having removed a powerful coping mechanism that I’ve had since puberty has forced me to deal with things. When I start to feel frustration I have a sparse tool kitContinue reading “Very very”
A Whole Big Filthy Mess
I have a bad habit of analyzing a problem, finding a simple, plain solution, and then stalling on that solution for days and weeks, rolling it around in my head. Often the solution will save me money in the long term but cost in the short. I have a suspicion I’m more attached to theContinue reading “A Whole Big Filthy Mess”
A Little Grief
Going to the gym is weird. Its this open room where you and a group of near strangers come to find out things about your endurance, your stamina, and your physical limitations. The gym I go to is a casual gym, a starter gym — their free weight area is small, most of the machinesContinue reading “A Little Grief”
Try to Remember
I’ve been working a lot recently. I’m a home health aide, which means I assist old men with the activities of daily living. In the past two months I’ve learned all of the ways you can dress, clean, feed, bathe and move people who can no longer move for themselves. I’ve had comical moments, poignantContinue reading “Try to Remember”
A Few of My Favorite Things
Hello! Much has changed since we spoke last. I’m actively seeking employment, slowly furnishing a small room, and contemplating going back to school. I have an oven so I’m baking and I’m obsessed with candles. The last candle I bought was Whiskey & Oak, because I want my room to smell like old money andContinue reading “A Few of My Favorite Things”
Coming Back to Boomerang
In the beginning of The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich, Shirer draws a line of causality between Germany’s hardscrabble origins to the stereotypically stoic, severe German character, setting the tone for the rise of Fascism. In Boomerang, Michael Lewis examines how the character of the Irish drove their response to the global monetaryContinue reading “Coming Back to Boomerang”
Rose Hammer
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