To speak to John B’s observation (he lived in Pahrump) the only sound, besides my squeaky joints, is the wind funneling past the phone’s receiver. Your browser does not support the video tag
I’m 2 1/2 miles from the water tower and l’ve gained 1500 feet. I can see sagebrush sand and rocks, green and pink hued mountains. The sun is warm, not hot and though I drink a lot I’m not thirsty. Silence? Not as much as you think as sounds reverberate from the city below. Although […]
I found a Mylar balloon caught in a cactus, a plastic bag or two and some horse crap, but otherwise not much evidence of other humans. I guess that’s a good thing.
Views down to the water tower and up to the mountains.
This seems like a nice place for all of us to work together. I’m posting photos of cairns because John Barnnard suggested that I look for them.That’s because outside of Peter’s house, on the perimeter, are cairns. Right now I’m about a half a mile above the water tower walking up a stream bed. By […]
“I need you to help me pick up a lady’s leg,†my friend Chip says to me on the phone. “We can take the hearse.†Chip’s family owns the oldest funeral home in town. He and I often run errands for them, but never anything like this. Chip could easily go by himself but I […]
At Ray’s suggestion, I drop my car off at Dave’s to check the rear wheels. Dave called this morning and said “its just your tires…that noise is from your tires wearing unevenly. They’ve got scalloped edges.†Me: “Really? Hmm. ok, but did you check the wheels?†Dave:  “no, need. I’m sure that’s what it is. […]
A few bubbles broke the surface of the water, then the body came up. For the past several weeks, the body sat at the bottom, tissue, bones and fluid, denser than the freezing water. As Spring approached and the water warmed, internal decay sped up and created gases inside the body. Finally, on this warm […]
The poet says that it is good to grow younger towards your death. I think I am regressing. Evidence? Tonight. Sitting with in a Cambridge restaurant after a movie…I’m a bit bored. My tablemates are texting and talking techie stuff. Dinner is over and I’m waiting for the bill. Listening to overhead speakers rolling 80’s […]
“Matt, I had a physical today. I need a colonoscopy now, and every five years thanks to Peter, I’m gonna have that sleep study thing that you’ve been harping about, and I had a preliminary hearing test today.†“Deaf?†“They use a laptop. Is there anything that’s done without a computer nowadays? You put headphones […]
“Matt, I had a physical today. I need a colonoscopy now, and every five years thanks to Peter, I’m gonna have that sleep study thing that you’ve been harping about, and I had a preliminary hearing test today.†“Deaf?†“They use a laptop. Is there anything that’s done without a computer nowadays? You put headphones […]
Karen’s Superman. She’s a well mannered professional during the day, but take her to a club with a live band and her inner Faye Dunaway appears. I know; I’ve seen it. She’s thin, slippery and attractive and her moves draw attention not shunned but played with like matador and bull. At The Lucky Dog in […]