A raven on a skull inspired the writing prompt of Tempus Fugit, the ground was fifteen minutes away It was a death camp survivor, Victor Frankel, who knew the value of time. He had to live day to day, of course, to survive the horror. And he found that all of the survivors, as many […]
Many People Procrastinate on Projects
seanessay.com Whenever I procrastinate, I remember Dirty Harry saying, “A man’s gotta know his limitations.” Back in the days of manual typewriters, during my early twenties, I bought a cute little portable, complete with carrying handle. The machine was so small the letter O doubled as the zero. I also bought a nice glossy Teach […]
In My Day, We Wrote Paper Letters
seanessay.com In my youth, I was inspired by the father in the memoir Fifth Chinese Daughter, as he made copies of every letter he sent, and kept every letter he received. Although I was as lazy as the next guy, somehow I managed to always find carbon paper or make photocopies. Back then, for normal […]
Popular Nerd Proofing for Spies and Diplomats
seanessay.com “As I see it, to be a pink monkey that rolls in the mud to look safely brown, is to “nerd proof.” Truly an excellent skill, provided I copy regular folks only from awareness, not from fear.” (From the previous (Part Two) nerd essay of Sean Crawford) To me, “Nerd proofing” would include the […]
Comic strips Add to Quality of Life
seanessay.com Sometimes, I read comics while musing on the roads not taken “See you in the funny papers:” Did your loved ones say goodby that way? My brother often did. People who read the funny pages of modern newspapers don’t know what they’re missing. The four-panel newspaper comics of my day were funnier because they […]
Facing the Truth, With Fearful Awareness
seanessay.com We all have strengths and weaknesses to be aware of. As for strengths, I remember folks in a fitness class I taught being delighted and telling me that I had a good sense of how fit they were: I had to know my own strength. Once I was hiking as part of my role […]