Only one more book than last year (48 this year); my tastes and favorites (larger) gravitated in-and-around the Fantasy genre this year.

Compared to last year - golfing supplanted hiking, vacations (including scuba) and camping trips resumed this year, creativity suffered, a...

Oh yes it is so alive. Here. That's where. (sleep 'til eleven.) New IFC series airs in a month. I intend to giggle at people li...

An I’d hoped to come visiting again sooner.  And you—of all people—know how they get.  And , well, I just can’t borrow a horse to go galli...

On the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month we remember the end of a war, veterans who served, soldiers who still serve and, essome...

          In 1983, I received orders.  I was to be stationed the entire next year in Korea, separated from my wife and infant son.  We deci...

The excellency of every art is its intensity, capable of making all disagreeable evaporate. — John Keats

          Julie from Scientific Chick wrote an essay ( A Pink Truck is Still a Truck ) attempting to explain (to non-science people, like m...

Heard melodies are sweet, but those unheard are sweeter.  Therefore, ye soft pipes, play on; not to the sensual ear, but—more endeared—pip...

          I have created a recreational diver’s multi-tool and will custom build one, for you, for approximately $200 - $220 US**.  If you a...

Give it to the director and cast of Scott Pilgrim vs. The World . If you enjoyed last year's comedy Zombieland , you will be more en...

Originality is the art of concealing your sources. — Benjamin Franklin

          I believe that as California goes, so—eventually—will the country.  Twenty-one months ago, I wrote an essay decrying the bigotry ...

A countryman between two lawyers is like a fish between two cats. — Benjamin Franklin

          While eating at the very best German Restaurant in Portland , we asked the waitress about a large bag of water hanging eye-level o...

          People always want to recall the past events, that they were part of, as bigger and better.  One way we bolster our memories of ou...

Without obsession, life is nothing. — John Waters

Cheer up. You never know—maybe something awful will happen tomorrow. — John Waters

As far as socially redeeming value, I hope I don`t have any. — John Waters

          Zonkey and my seasonal cat hikes resumed two months ago, but—so far—this year's wetter weather has resulted in less trail-tim...

I also hate those holidays that fall on a Monday where you don't get mail — those fake holidays like Columbus Day.  What did Christop...

          When times are tough (many seem to think those times are now—a topic for another day) people in general and especially Americans l...

Keep your face to the sunshine and you will not see the shadows. — Helen Keller