Dim Flickers of Progress

I think I have always been more of a 'thinker' than a 'do-er', and I would suspect that anyone who knows me well enough would say the same. Whether out of pure laziness, or perhaps just a general disinterest, many of the things that I dream-up never get to see the light of day.

On the Glowing of Bulbs

An incandescent light bulb is one of those rare examples of object that has an intrinsic gravity about it, far in excess of that which is expected of such an ordinary thing. More significant than its form, or function, or any other definable attribute belonging to it, this gravity has the ability to grab hold of my mind, and trap it deeply within the confines the globe's transparent hull. The effect remains whether the bulb is new or spent; and I must admit that throughout my life, many of the bulbs that should have been destined for the trash, managed to linger for far too long on the edge of a shelf, or the back of a draw.