From the desk of Daniel P. Finney, friendly neighborhood paragraph stacker, Des Moines, Iowa. I’ve developed a nervous tic: I grunt. I mean to hum, but it comes out a grunt. It’s anxiety, I think. I don’t know how long I’ve been doing it. I’ve hum lyrics to songs. I’ve whistled movie themes. These daysContinue reading “2020: The year of the grunt”
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To my family and friends on the occasion of Christmas, 2020
From the desk of Daniel P. Finney, paragraph stacker, Des Moines, Iowa. The internet streaming service Pluto offers a channel that plays reruns of “The Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson,” minus the musical acts. Watching Carson’s monologue would be an interesting way to study history. We tend to think things are the worst they’ve everContinue reading “To my family and friends on the occasion of Christmas, 2020”
HOT SHEET: Connery dead, mask misery, and Christmas cancelled
From the desk of Daniel P. Finney, sergeant of the watch, Drake Neighborhood Station, Des Moines, Iowa. ITEM FIRST: Breaking news bummer: Sean Connery has died. The Scottish actor was best known for playing the Zed in science fiction masterpiece “Xardox,” which popularized underwear with suspenders. ITEM TWO: After eight months in the pandemic, theContinue reading “HOT SHEET: Connery dead, mask misery, and Christmas cancelled”
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