A beetle sees the light
There’s a beetle climbing on the screen of my window. On the outside, I make sure. I turn back to [...]
Buzzing 2, Masked Men 0
Two exterminators have come to my balcony empire, attempting to lay siege to and destroy the wasp's nest nestled in [...]
COVID: The Rome test game
Now that I'm finally back in Rome after months of California exile, it's time to address a few basic coronavirus [...]
Girl become windmill
Even the best of business relationships can take an unexpected turn. It happens more often in the escort business since [...]
Jeff’s COVID Mania Syndrome
Eight weeks. That’s how long my medical journey has lasted since my doctor first referred me to a mobile testing [...]
“On the left, over the sea…”
Now, I know you’ll never believe it. And I can't blame you if you don’t. I can hardly believe it [...]
The half-full glass, with thanks
I’m supposed to be writing about food. But it’s disturbing to see images of cars in California lined up to get food packages, nice cars, [...]
Coronaball
In 2003, American writer Michael Lewis published "Moneyball: The Art of Winning an Unfair Game," a remarkable study of Billy [...]
Can’t buy me power
It has long been debated whether it is better to chase and amass money or power. Predictably, most people want [...]
The acoustic release
I was in a phone conversation with my father in the United States when I learned of the May 25 [...]
Once upon a time…
Several weeks ago, after my evening shower, I came back to the bedroom to find my phone submerged in a [...]