The View from a Drawbridge

Tag: eyes

  • Now, Why Didn’t I Ever Think of That?

    Now, Why Didn’t I Ever Think of That?

    Our brains have never left their dark caves, and yet we believe everything they tell us.

  • Keep Those Sunglasses On

    Keep Those Sunglasses On

    “Oh! That’s why…”

  • Intelligence in Eyes

    There’s just so much there there.

  • Look Me in the Eye

    I just saw a video of some Florida teens mocking a disabled man as he slowly drowns. He cries for help. He struggles. They curse at him and laugh. And they aren’t going to be charged with anything. What they did was immoral, but not illegal. Personally, I think that if you do something immoral…

  • Where are YOU located?

    I just got through watching “The Tenant”, a movie by Roman Polanski from the 70’s. It was quite bizarre, but then I like the bizarre. In it, the main character, played by Polanski himself, says something that really got me thinking. I’m paraphrasing here, but he says something like, “Say you chopped off your arm…

  • A Brief Encounter

    One day, the summer of my 25th year, I was standing in a New York City subway station and had the place to myself, which was a surprise. I was waiting for the sound of the approaching transport as you do in those situations. Once you’ve read all the advertisements, there’s really nothing to look…