The View from a Drawbridge

Tag: disapproval

  • Pish Tosh

    How easy it is to be dismissive in the English language.

  • Neurological Methane

    I’m not going to live my life chewing on a fetid stew of insults.

  • The Stink Eye

    In order to get to my designated parking space here at work on the drawbridge, I have to drive along the bike lane for the whole length of the movable span. Most people are used to this, or don’t care. But every once in a while someone gives me a dirty look. And in Seattle,…

  • On Being Judged

    Recently I made a new friend, Bob, and he makes me feel different than anyone ever has. For a while there I couldn’t figure out what the difference was, exactly. I only knew it was there. And it was significant enough to cause me to give the situation a great deal of thought. Finally one…

  • Please Like Me

    I work with someone who doesn’t hide the fact that she doesn’t like me at all. Her perception of who I am is so far from my actual motivations that it baffles me. It’s as if when she looks at me she sees someone else entirely, and that person is despicable. It’s a shame, too,…