Traffic lights count down to car horns complaining over the smallest delay. Miles of rope protect the greenness of the park’s grass from leaving on skinned knees. Fountains are emptied of water, of pennies, of hopes, of delight. The children are in a darkened museum, next to extinct birds and mammals, tapping unresponsive touch screens.
Author Archives: Garrick van Buren
Up and Away
“Going up”, I smile scooping her toddling legs onto my shoulders. Her fingers grip a week’s worth of whiskers. As a grey March wind sweeps yesterday’s transfers and ticket stubs into the fault lines of an unimportant West Loop sidewalk. “Going up”, she smiles as the elevator lifts us 103 stories. Above dilated office windows …
Caught
Tangled in the netting of a deep blue hammock spiral jetties of sun-bleached curls shade the eyes of a sleeping mermaid in pink water wings.
9% Finnish
He Who Spelt It
Biere Läste Jahr
Oat Brett Saison
Standing Desk II: The Chair Returns
For the past 4+ years I’ve lacked an office chair – at my $20 standing desk. Over that time, the only significant change was upgrading the monitor. Over that time, my work has shifted to more paper-based and whiteboard-based work (less screen work). The standing desk setup, while fantastic for keeping me from being sedentary …
Not My Children
The clock hangs over the kitchen door interrupting every thought. The refrigerator blocks the path humming inappropriately loud. The ice maker feeling left out collapses onto the floor. Two mismatched Crocs under the dishwasher conspire.
My Ideal Day
5:00a: Awake, brush, floss, situps, pushups 5:15a: 5-mile run 6:00a: 20-minute meditation 6:20a: Start coffee, shower, shave, dress well 6:30a: High-protein breakfast 6:45a: Morning ideation 7:00a: Breakfast with the kids 8:30a: Write for 30 minutes 9:00a: Do the most important work of the day 1:00p: Lunch meeting w/ a coaching client @ a new restaurant …