My Smalls.
de·tri·tus
 noun \di-‘tri-tus\
: the pieces that are left when something breaks, falls apart, is destroyed, etc.
Yeesh. What a bummer of a definition. I have long enjoyed the word detritus. It’s a quality word. Timeless and official. A word that costs upwards of 49 cents. But here I was just looking to write a little blog post about stuff…clutter…mementos.
But…it’s all right….fine, all right….detritus.
It’s a tad too dramatic, but then again…so am I.
Fine.
I have entered a Season of Detritus.
Ha.
Oh…wait…here’s another definition:
de·tri·tus
dəˈtrīdəs/
noun
waste or debris of any kind.
flotsam and jetsam, rubble; scraps, dregs, leavings,
organic matter produced by the decomposition of organisms.
Much better. The Dregs and Leavings Part. Yes.
The Flotsam and Jetsam. Of course.
Even better – the organic matter produced by the decomposition of organisms.
That’s it. That’s what I’m talking about.
I have entered a Season of Detritus.
This is the contemplation of my Winter.
Chicago Winter: (a cursed noun) a majestic yet relentless parade of dangerous frigidity and snow that sentences one to a extended bout of house arrest and thereby forces one to encounter, on a daily basis, one’s stuff which plagues and bloats and swells the closets and nooks in one’s domicile.
I spent a lot of time looking at my crap this Winter. (more…)