Inflexible DynamoDec 27, 20207 minzzzzzzap.Some years back my wife, Maura, and I were hit by lightning. Yes, at the same time. We do many things together. I'm writing about this...
Inflexible DynamoMar 3, 20202 minNot for Nothing, But ......You will fail. You will fail a thousand times. Some of these failures will be astonishingly acute. You'll watch your colleagues...
Inflexible DynamoAug 14, 20192 minMutual of Central Park's Wild KingdomOnce upon a time, in a galaxy far, far away... ...I was a photographer. I carried a Canon AE1 and spare rolls of film everywhere. Wanted...
Inflexible DynamoAug 3, 20191 minGenius.Was reminded of this yesterday: A number of years ago I was delivering a folder of background reportage to the apartment home of a...
Inflexible DynamoJun 16, 20194 minThe Coffee Table of Essential Reading, Part OneWe live in troubled times. But as Sean Connery once opined, “The empire ish alwaysh in shome kind of peril,” a statement some folks may...
Inflexible DynamoMay 24, 20193 minThe Best of Us (4)The world is a much less bright and wonderful place today. My dear friend Camilla Schade, the very embodiment of loveliness and joy, left...
Inflexible DynamoJan 14, 20192 minTrimming the TreeWhen it comes right down to it, it might just be nothing more complicated than age mixed with organic, unadulterated crankiness, a trait...
Inflexible DynamoSep 5, 20182 minStill Working This One Out...Nike guilty of sweatshop employment practices for years, paying ~20 cents a day to workers working 60-70 hours a week to produce high-end...
Inflexible DynamoJul 8, 20186 min“Ehhhh, Mr. Sapio...this is Harlan Ellison. We need to talk.”With I heard these words on my answering machine* I knew I was pipik-deep in serious shit. For those of you unacquainted with the legend...
Inflexible DynamoJan 28, 20183 minLife LessonOdd memory to surface: I was 14, parents were trying to get my father divorced from his estranged wife (1973, remember). I'm sitting in...
Inflexible DynamoSep 30, 20162 minChin Up, Eyes ForwardThe great miraculous bell of translucent ice is suspended in mid-air; It rings to announce endings and beginnings. And it rings because...
Inflexible DynamoApr 8, 20164 minIt’s the White Privilege, Stupid.So I'm in my tavern of choice, shooting a few games of pool with an acquaintance. There's a huge crowd filling the rest of the place, and...
Inflexible DynamoJan 17, 20164 minShorter of Breath and One Day Closer.David Bowie died a few days ago. Didn't know him personally, and (major regret) never saw him in concert. Loved a lot of his music. Lou...
Inflexible DynamoMar 23, 20155 minIt's All Moot, Ya Know.Okay, at the very first my reaction was “Really? What the hell is the point of asking, anyway?” Then I ruminated on it, cuddling the idea...
Inflexible DynamoJul 30, 20143 minSour ApplesA year or so ago someone tipped over a coffee cup, soaking my 2009 MacBook Pro. I cleaned it up, but eventually the logic board fried. I...
Inflexible DynamoFeb 21, 20147 minRock, Loss, and What I SawStuff gets left behind as you move through life. You can’t prevent it; the stuff you collect sometimes gets put aside, stored, relegated...
Inflexible DynamoDec 13, 20133 minNo. It's Just Wrong.I'm sure we could easily escalate this into something philosophically astronomic about the nature of capitalism and listen to the...
Inflexible DynamoAug 16, 20138 minStupid is the New Black.Okay, so maybe it’s not so new, but Stupid has been trendy-chic for, in this current mini-age, as I estimate, at least since Forrest Gump...
Inflexible DynamoAug 13, 20133 minNames. Ehh.It's confession time: I'm shitty with names. I am. I apologize for it; I don't know why this is. Faces I'm great with; I can remember a...
Inflexible DynamoJun 21, 20134 min"I Hate Going Anywhere With You."I hear that every so often. I also hear: “Mr. Crankypants”; or, “Well, fine, but *I* liked it.” And my favorite: “Someone needs a nap.”...