Remember 2022, the golden era of the internet? Back then, a reel popped up on my Instagram feed. Security footage captures a man sitting on a Target-ball in front of a store. Target-ball? You know what I mean, those large red concrete balls spaced in front of Target’s glass entryway. They make smash-and-grab rammings nearly … Continue reading The End of Wonder
Month: June 2025
The Growing Threat of Violence
He stood on the corner before me as I crossed the street. His head bobbing and nodding, making eye contact, his lips already moving before I even made it to the sidewalk. A Fox 43 camera dangled at his side. I couldn't hear him—a live version of Folsom Prison Blues by the Dream Syndicate filled my ears—but I … Continue reading The Growing Threat of Violence
No Kings!
Read on a sign: You can’t spell HATRED without RED HAT. Following the George Floyd murder in 2020, after conservative America began its backlash against the Black Lives Matter movement, Susan and I joined a protest. A few hundred people, mostly college professors, nonprofit workers and retirees, encircled the Gettysburg town square. We held signs … Continue reading No Kings!
Reading Options for the End of the World
DR: Frequently, I write articles for various Gettysburg area publications promoting the library where I work. As an organization, we supply a minimum of three articles to these publications each week. That's 156 articles each year written by ten or fifteen employees. As you can imagine, it gets hard to keep the content fresh. As … Continue reading Reading Options for the End of the World
Duck Appropriation
I first read about the ducks during the early days of the pandemic. An out-of-work elementary teacher wrote a blog post about ducking. When she spotted a Jeep in a parking lot, she squeezed a rubber duck into the door handle. A gift for a kindred soul, she said, knowing that all Jeep owners are … Continue reading Duck Appropriation
The Other Stuff 