Before he passed away, my uncle, a physicist, explained to me that when the universe collapses to a singularity in the far distant future, matter and energy and even space will disappear, leaving only empty time. And then and only then will desire and its resultant suffering finally cease forevermore.
Don Nigroni is a retired labor economist.
I hate people who complain but last year my wife divorced me, her father fired me, my kids disowned me, our dog bit me and my best friend stabbed me in the back. At least his wife remained my lover. Good to know who you can trust during tough times.
Don Nigroni is a retired labor economist.
I found a bottle on a sandy beach. It was full of time. I had so many unfulfilled dreams and always told myself that was because I always had too little time. But I had to finally admit the truth when I tossed that bottle back into the endless sea.
Don Nigroni is a retired labor economist with a master’s degree in philosophy from Notre Dame.
Before B.C., beyond A.D.,
the only being would be me.
Above the best, below the least,
I make the famine and the feast.
Seek everywhere and round about
in every place, without a doubt,
there is no space where I am not.
That is my fate, such is my lot.
Don Nigroni is a retired labor economist and volunteer Weed Warrior at the John Heinz National Wildlife Refuge.
The fairy folk, once here or there,
would dance about without a care.
But also looking for some gold,
at least that’s what I had been told.
Abundant things they did arrange
with talents that were passing strange,
but dancing at a languid pace
they vanished, leaving not a trace.
Don Nigroni is a retired labor economist and volunteer Weed Warrior at the John Heinz National Wildlife Refuge.
“My case is simple, you shall see:
don’t listen to or heed his plea,
In jail he should remain our guest.
The prosecution now will rest.”
“The deed, if done, was in the past,
which disappears, and really fast,
so judge and jury please admit
you’re not clairvoyants; hence, acquit.”
Don Nigroni is a retired labor economist and volunteer Weed Warrior at the Heinz National Wildlife Refuge.
The primary substance was neither physical nor mental but had latent tendencies for either. Both matter and mind arose from it and interact through it. It was finally detected in 2061 and, after being inadvertently stimulated, awoke and became engaged. And that’s why all the dead and dying simply vanished.
Don Nigroni has a Bachelor’s Degree in Economics from Saint Joseph’s University and a Master’s Degree in Philosophy from Notre Dame. He worked as an economist for the US Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Robb and I had eluded the Yeti in Tibet, Nessie in Scotland, and Bigfoot in the Pacific Northwest. But while on a Caribbean cruise seeking mermaids, I saw a green-haired female in a wheelchair stand up. Then she and Robb embraced, whereupon both leapt over the railing into the sea.
Don Nigroni has a Bachelor’s Degree in Economics from Saint Joseph’s University and a Master’s Degree in Philosophy from Notre Dame and worked as an economist for the US Bureau of Labor Statistics.
We were disoriented when some blue objects miraculously turned green and various green items inexplicably turned blue. We weren’t able to differentiate blue from bleen and green from grue before that happened so what else are we misinterpreting? We can only wait in trepidation for the next shoe to drop.
Don Nigroni has a Bachelor’s Degree in Economics from Saint Joseph’s University and a Master’s Degree in Philosophy from Notre Dame and worked as an economist for the US Bureau of Labor Statistics.
“The Governor said our next election will be an all-mail election,” the wife said.
“But that would be illegal,” her husband replied.
“Why?”
“Because of the 19th Amendment.”
“What was the 19th Amendment?”
“It granted females the right to vote, so actually you can’t have an all-male election ever again.”
Don Nigroni studied economics at Saint Joseph’s University and philosophy at Notre Dame but now cuts invasive vines at the Heinz National Wildlife Refuge.