Evolution is the change in the inherited traits of organisms through successive generations.  Anyone who wants to see proof of on...

Imagine books and music and movies being filtered and homogenized.  Certified.  Approved for consumption.  People will be happy to give up ...

Your handwriting.  The way you walk.  Which china pattern you choose.  It's all giving you away.  Everything you do shows your hand.  E...

" ...please where can I buy a unicorn? "  Thirteen months ago, the anonymous author of these seven words intrigued me.  Could th...

We tend to live by rules that never made any sense, but we've forgotten they aren't the truth. — Chuck Palahniuk

I received an email from a good friend which contained the following giggle-ditty:  ...the John Hughes montage from the Oscars last night ma...

Davecat , a long-term pen pal Squire mate (my first two marriages were shorter than the six-years he and I've been equainted) wrote an...

Deliver me from Swedish furniture.  Deliver me from clever art.  May I never be complete.  May I never be content.  May I never be pe...

A video game for film lovers, Heavy Rain is a unique detective and revenge thriller that will keep you entertained for 12-15 hours the first...

          Last year I was unfriended by my last, outspoken conservative-christian-republican ( ccr ) friend.  I've written about him be...

My creativity is hibernating so I'm sharing the art and music of others. A painter should begin every canvas with a wash of black, ...

There are these adorable little organisms—did I say little? I'm sorry, minuscule creatures—who've survived for less than an infinit...

I received a comment worth commenting on today:  nice post. I would love to follow you on twitter.   The appreciative glint brought on by ...

The color of the object illuminated partakes of the color of that which illuminates it. — Leonardo da Vinci

I got my exercise today by pushing 250 pounds (114kg) of groceries around Costco for over an hour.  For those unfamiliar with this wholesal...

Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication. — Leonardo da Vinci

Painting is poetry that is seen rather than felt, and poetry is painting that is felt rather than seen. — Leonardo da Vinci (1452 – 1519)

Many thanks to my wonderful paramour—Pamela—for bringing this three-minute animated film to my attention. The man who takes the liberty t...

In recognition of Jay Ferris's National List Day : Things that shouldn't bother me as much as they do : Expecting me to deciphe...

If a man does not keep pace with his companions, perhaps it is because he hears a different drummer. Let him step to the music which he h...

Hoping that stagnation would never affect me, I scoffed as older members of my family officially became "elderly" by dropping th...

  My Dearest Squire , First-of-all, I’d like to apologize for my informality; I realize many people prefer the acronym—but I feel real fu...

In the mid-90's I bought a baby-blue, "stock," 32-year-old Chevrolet Biscayne and drove it for six years/26,000 miles.  It loo...

My favorite fantasy films of the 2000's span the sub-genres of superhero , fairy-tale , sword and sorcery , as well as contemporary a...

The thumbnails below link to my favorite posts from last year (which include my art, non-fiction, a comic strip, and creative non-fiction). ...