Articles
Unveiled
Posted by yoursinwriting in Articles on January 29th, 2003
Perhaps no one is spending a moment to speculate about my heritage. Or better yet, maybe that man looks up between bites and wonders, “What is that Jew doing in a crepe shop?”
The Most Beautiful Tree in the World
Posted by yoursinwriting in Articles on January 23rd, 2003
I like imagining the architect, or engineer, standing on the bare building site years ago, looking at how this tree filters the sky: wrapping a piece of wide yellow tape around its trunk, he turns to his crew in their rumbling earth machines and shakes his head: No.
A Tribute to Voyeurism
Posted by yoursinwriting in Articles on January 20th, 2003
I will snuff the lights. Cloak myself in anonymity, a black figure on a black background. Looking out on the city, I see clusters of beehive buildings; every window is a cell, holding life, holding back life, holding back the desperate, hot death of the Great Out-There.
I Told You So
Posted by yoursinwriting in Articles on September 30th, 2002
The point here is that the big banks are using this imaginary market pressure to justify increased fees for the rest of our lives. Just like toll highways.
Why You Should Join a Credit Union
Posted by yoursinwriting in Articles on July 17th, 2002
If you want a nice comparison to Communism, take a good look at the line up the next time you’re trying to get some service at your bank. Would you like a roll of toilet paper with that cancelled cheque request, Comrade?
How To Install a Washer and Dryer
Posted by yoursinwriting in Articles on April 1st, 2002
Apparently with all the weightlifting and poker games, firemen don’t have time to produce or photocopy official forms.
I like that.
FAQ About Me and This Site
Posted by yoursinwriting in Articles on March 31st, 2002
- Q.
- Who are you?
- A.
- Josh Prowse. At last count, I am 1 of 4 in Canada (the eldest, I believe), but not the one who owes Telus money for unpaid phone bills. That’s one of the other Josh Prowses.
A Proof of Fate
Posted by yoursinwriting in Articles on December 1st, 2000
Philosophical insights and scientific paradigms seem to occur instantaneously, but they are actually the accumulated steam from a mind long heated by thousands of other ideas, all whispering, “warmer… warmer… warmer….”
Attack of the Gaijin
Posted by yoursinwriting in Articles on March 4th, 1999
Note to future vistors to Japan: the Japanese take their gift-giving and receiving very seriously.
RSS Subscription
Recent Comments