7 December 2021 “There’s a sort of jet lag where you travel to your own past” – Bill Waterson 2.30 am. My body thinks it’s lunchtime. I am awake. Shell is asleep. It could be Tuesday. It is. Jetlag. Scientists tell us how important sleep is. Time zones and international flights don’t care what scientists…
Month: December 2021
Brain Rape
5 December 2021 I am reading Meditations. Advice in small pieces. Suits my short attention span. Lengthy discussions recently over whether to get a PCR test pre flight. Emirates is clear, not required for the short layover in Dubai. Country of origin, also not required. Proof of vaccination acceptable. You never know with KLIA. And…
The Barber King of Chow Kit
3 November 2021 Grooming is not my thing. Left to my own devices, I would shave my head. The convenience of hair that requires no attention. Shell feels differently. It’s my ears, we both know it. A good barber is as important as a good physician. More important. “Beware the young doctor and the old…
Farewells
2 December 2021 A paragraph in the Dharma Bums, toward the end. Ray is heading to Desolation Peak and Japhy to Japan. A three or four day party to farewell Japhy. Ray and Japhy hike instead. The farewell for Japhy is without Japhy. What I need is a farewell for Grant without Grant. “I was…