Archive for the 'Mudpies and Fishfrys' Category

“Holiday Candy”

April 13, 2009

Mudpies and Fishfrys (Installment #3):
The day after Easter:  candy wrappers, multi-colored fake “hay” (which no doubt will be like Christmas Tree icicles and show up everywhere for the next year in the strangest places) and empty plastic eggs once holding a measly single piece of candy (most likely a Hershey’s Kiss) are all strewn all over [...]

“The Infamous Ignoramous”

September 21, 2008

Mudpies and Fishfrys (Installment #2)
He is walking around on many a college campus. He is sipping on many a Venti Mochacchino at the local Starbucks. He is finding repose and shade under many a willow tree. At the moment, these are vague definitives which define many a person and/or personality. And so I persevere… He [...]

“Walk Loudly And Carry A Small Stick”

August 19, 2008

The section “Mudpies and Fishfrys” of my blog examines the peculiarities of typical (and sometimes atypical) tendencies of human behaviour. That being said… the following is the first piece of what I hope is to be many.
Installment 1 of Mudpies and Fishfrys:
We’ve all seen him before. The man with the purposeful stride. His back as [...]