2020: Apocalypse Slow or the derecho and the damage done

I thought the apocalypse would be faster.The Death Star shows up in orbit and “BOOM.”The deity returns. The faithful rapture. The sinners burn.Thanos collects the infinity stones. Snap. Half the universe turns to dust. But 2020 indicates an apocalypse is merely a steadily increasing series of indignities ultimately ending in madness. The latest example ofContinue reading “2020: Apocalypse Slow or the derecho and the damage done”

The day Taylor Swift’s new album came out and made everything OK

The water blinded me. It sprayed in a 360-degree pattern from my kitchen faucet. It soaked my shirt. It drenched various knickknacks displayed on my handover bar. The time was 5:18 a.m. I awakened in my recliner. I fell asleep during a Netflix documentary about the mob. I waddled into the kitchen for a cupContinue reading “The day Taylor Swift’s new album came out and made everything OK”