An Ode to London Winter
In my Nineteen Century Literature class, we have been recently studying the poems of John Keats, who was well known for writing odes. I read his poems, reflected upon them,...
Remembrance Day: Navy Forever
I had only seen him as an ordinary man, a grandfather. He had the requisite hobbies and love of complex card games common to other grandparents. There was nothing extraordinary...
Winking
A few months ago, I wrote a post about awkward eye contact. I wrote that if you're interested in someone, it is better to try talking to them than to...
The Quarter Life Crisis
A few years ago, I heard my older friends talk about their experience of a ‘quarter life crisis.’ Of course I understood the premise of it, but the expression seemed...
Memorable Lines from Conversations with Strangers
As previous posts have detailed, I encounter interesting people with remarkable frequency. More often than not, these encounters result in interesting conversations. Given the nature of these conversations, I've taken...