Interesting Things

July 23, 2023, Sunday— I couldn’t find my locker keys at the house today, my day off, so Rachel and I swung by the warehouse to see if anyone had found them. If not, I would’ve asked the maintenance guys to cut the lock so I could start on time Monday. I’m usually way on […]

July 22, 2023, Saturday— I went back to our previous address (our rent is paid through July) and did two loads of laundry. I bid goodbye to the tall sunny room that was our first shelter out of New York City, and drew a comic about the warehouse on the porch. Then, I left our […]

July 21, 2023, Friday— He never fell off the loft (as far as we know).

July 20, 2023, Thursday— Jazz hands or an itchy nose? In your heart, you already know.

July 19, 2023, Wednesday— … but likes everything all over the place.

July 18, 2023, Tuesday— Was that … coffee on the ceiling?

July 17, 2023, Monday— Waving goodbye to the Atlantic, and Wawa, before the drive home.

July 16, 2023, Sunday— The mockingbird’s song under the Cape May Lighthouse was hauntingly familiar, especially to Brooklynites–whoooooOOOOP. whoooooOOOOP. whoooooOOOOP. whoooooOOOOP. we-AWWW. we-AWWW. we-AWWW. we-AWWW. Car alarm. After omelettes and hash browns at Dock Mike’s Pancake House, everyone went home but us. So, we climbed the lighthouse’s 199 steps and asked the guide when they […]

July 15, 2023, Saturday— This black hulk is the wreckage of the USS Atlantus, resting like 3,000 tons of bricks just two tennis courts away from the shore of Sunset Beach. The ship was built from concrete instead of steel after World War I, and ultimately ended up a warf, wrecked by a storm. Then, […]

July 14, 2023, Friday— My nephew’s small kids tried, but ended up cranky by the time we got a table and then food at The Lobster House in Cape May, NJ. Though, the smallest boy, 2 1/2, is very good-natured when not tired and hungry. His catchphrase is, “I don’t know.” As in—Adam: “Who’s this?” […]

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July 13, 2023— Rachel took this photo on the way to pick me up from safety training at the warehouse. She also said she got a non-dairy ice cream cone from Brusters and, when it abruptly pitched forward, CAUGHT the scoop in her palm. She refused a new scoop. No need to waste a scoop! […]

July 12, 2023— Rachel surveyed the accelerated nursing program she starts in August, and I joined for the reception after. Three program directors, all nurses, talked with genuine excitement and passion for the work and training of new nurses. I’m so proud of Rachel for being a part of it. New to a Union I […]

July 11, 2023— My friend Hope, visiting from Pittsburg (via Brooklyn), and I did not stick “I voted” stickers on Susan B. Anthony’s gravestone, per the sign. However, we did play “Sufferin’ Till Suffrage” a la Schoolhouse Rock on my phone. It’s a badass song, and I think Susan-B/Anthon-y (🎵🎶🎵🎶) would have liked it. Then, […]

July 10, 2023— The sugar ants’ relay race around the counter was especially energetic for 5 am. I dispersed them with a paper napkin. Where were they going? Ah, to the Red Bull can I rinsed and then left on the ledge over the sink. Illustration by me, ants not pictured