seanessay.com Written in a Free Fall Friday drop-in, where there is a writing prompt, then you scribble like mad until the buzzer prompt- Participants I will tell you what I decided long ago. There are those who participate, and those who don’t. The don’ts, alas, will always be in the majority. Attend a school: a […]
I Grew Up During the Dangerous Space Age
seanessay.com The term “moon shot,” back when most rocket engines exploded (seriously), was once a slang term for something as nearly impossible as completing a Hail Mary (Project) pass in football. As I write this, the Artemis II , far beyond the space station, is speeding around the moon with not “the usual three astronauts” […]
A Grey Communist On Easter Sunday
seanessay.com My old communist friend would, I think, relate to my favourite Easter “glimpse.” Even while reciting “religion is the opium of the people” he would know that if the revolution is for anybody, then it’s for everybody. Our religious comrades are part of the whole package. Of course a Marxist can be religious. I […]
Chuck Norris Remembered
seanessay.com A cobra bit Chuck Norris in the leg. After five days of excruciating pain, the cobra died. My life has been enriched by knowing Chuck Norris, and I don’t mean his films. Although I confess I did have, as a gift from a theatre manager, the perfectly tacky movie poster for the only show […]
A Return to Enjoying Public Transit
seanessay.com Being sans car for a few days (I get it tomorrow), I spent today doing errands on public transit: train twice, bus thrice. Nice to connect with downtown again. “Don’t ever get a car,” I used to tell people, “for now I have lost touch with downtown.” On the electric train I admired the […]
The Lesson Youtube Forgot
seanessay.com On my hard drive are a few apps for avoiding Internet advertising. For me, they don’t work. Over in London in February, I was amazed at how often commercials interrupted my feed. A coincidence? A British thing? Back home—maybe I have a worm on my hard drive—the great number of interruptions continued. I conclude […]