“Then I’ll invent the American Haiku type: The simple rhyming triolet:– Seventeen syllables? No, as I say, American Pops:– Simple 3-line poems” -Jack Kerouac, Reading Notes 1965 …and with that, Kerouac laid out his treatise on the Western [...]
Archive for January, 2009
The American Haiku
Posted in historyish, tagged cows, haiku, japan, kerouac, oklahoma on January 16, 2009 | 6 Comments »
Orlando, Florida. Home of Mickey and Mr. Reeves.
Posted in places, tagged history, horse, orlando on January 15, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Here’s something. I visited Orlando around this time last year. Orlando, Florida is named after Orlando Reeves, a soldier who fought bravely and gallantly against the Seminole tribe. He died in combat… allegedly. His name had been carved into a tree and as pioneer settlers found it, they assumed it was a grave marker. The [...]
Cup for the Road at Johnel’s Restaurant
Posted in short shorts, tagged coffee, diners, New York City, north, south, young people on January 15, 2009 | 1 Comment »
“You don’t think I’m smart, do you?” the girl said to the man. “What? No. It isn’t that I… No. I think you are a perfectly intelligent young woman.” “Young woman?! What’s that supposed to mean?” The girl stood next to the man’s booth, heart-shaped sunglasses on her head, staring down at the man seated. [...]
Chicago is the City of Big Shoulders
Posted in favorites, short shorts, tagged apartment, ayurveda, bum, cory, mother, New York on January 14, 2009 | 1 Comment »
In the past five years, my mother has had both knees replaced and thwarted two different cancers. When she comes to visit me, she does not get a room. She brings a sleeping bag. This is something I will always brag about. My mother likes to take me grocery shopping. [...]
