Curiosity ~ Lucidity ~ Humanity
The sun using up its nuclear fuel.
Being wrong about the nonexistence of God.
Attracting the attention of law enforcement because of something I typed in an email.
My mother’s ghost observing me masturbate.
My name becoming entangled with some random event, as happened to people named Karen.
Offending ChatGTP.
What I might have agreed to by clicking “accept revised privacy policy.”
The moon’s orbit starting to decay.
Accidentally throwing my car into park at speed.
A continuing decrease in .300-hitters.
A certain president appearing on coins.
Forgetting that objects in the right mirror are closer than they appear.
Google starting to charge.
Misreading a winning lottery ticket.
Whether the bugs I have killed were conscious.
Dead actors being revived by AI.
My computer resetting to an antiquated daylight-savings date.
More bench-style seating on trains.
The U.S. going on the metric system.
Proof that humans are the only intelligent species in the universe.
Event Horizon
Terminal Velocity
Mu Meson
Half-life
Schrodinger’s Cat
(for a jazz trio, Schrodinger’s Cats)
Top Quark
Roche Limit
Libration Point
Avogadro’s Number
Coriolis Effect
Moon Illusion
Dark Matter
Big Bang
Synchronous Orbit
Time Dilation
Bow Shock
Escape Velocity
Absolute Zero
Fermi’s Paradox
Einstein Podolsky & Rosen
Intentional Grounding
Forward Progress
Free Safety
Clock Management
Hail Mary
Concussion Protocol
Hang Time
Goal to Go
Holding
Time Out
Move the Chains
Blocking
Snap From Center
Two Minute Warning
Neutral Zone
Possession
False Start
Reset the Clock
Free Substitution
Encroachment
Audibles
Hurry-Up Huddle
Bio-Fragment: Dennis Kaplan is a Chicago native, transplanted to Oakland, California, where he writes computer code by day, and other things by night.
A former writing instructor of his once told the class that J. D. Salinger could publish his grocery lists. Not having Salinger’s stature, he felt a need to reach into other areas. He also tells us that many of the items on these lists have bounced around in his brain for a long time, but the world did not seem filled with appropriate venues.