We went looking for this grave after seeing a request on Find a Grave. After some help from “Big Bad John” at the cemetery office,…
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We went looking for this grave after seeing a request on Find a Grave. After some help from “Big Bad John” at the cemetery office,…
I recently noticed a small backyard shrine in my neighborhood. I wasn’t quite sure what to make of it at first. I thought maybe it…
Do you know what “trick or treat” really means? No, I mean really? Isn’t it time you learned the “truth” about Hallowe’en? Aurgelween by Editor…
Yesterday morning I took my first yoga class ever. Through Living Social, I got a deal on three classes at TriYoga in Mid-City that was…
Hallowe’en is just around the corner, so here’s a mix for the occasion. It’s eight different versions of my favorite song of all time, by…
I just unearthed an old post, incomplete and never published, about going to church with Xy. I dusted it off, fleshed it out to the…
When I was a teenager, I used to read the comics section of the newspaper on a fairly regular basis. For some reason I’ve gotten…
I had my phone turned off from Saturday night when I went to bed until after noon Sunday. When I fired it back up, I…
Dear Persephone, On the first of this month, as we were riding the bicycle on our way home from a meeting, I heard you exclaim,…
On Friday, with a little time to kill, my daughter and I stopped by one of the many cemeteries clustered in our neighborhood. I’d been…
All of a sudden I’m getting a surge of traffic to this old photo of my birthday cake from 1984. I trace the hits back…
I know I mentioned that some mysterious person gave me a couple hundred bucks after my last bike got stolen, but I don’t think I…
Here at the University today we are celebrating the opening of the College of Pharmacy’s new Qatar Pavilion. This is a big deal. In addition…
Last Wednesday I got a filling and a temporary crown. While I was numbed up I took a bite out of the inside of my…
Although I started this blog in 2004, I’ve added bits and pieces to extend the story back to May of 1999, when Xy and I…
Why not? Here’s a new mix of ten tracks, from Ensemble Melpomen to Andrea Bocelli by way of Yo La Tengo.
It started one Sunday in early September. Xy and Persephone were out on a shopping trip, and I had just left on a bike ride…
Dark Green Religion: Nature Spirituality and the Planetary Future by Bron Taylor My rating: 5 of 5 stars Here’s a rarity — an academic book…
I’m still a little “down in the mouth” from getting a temporary crown last week. In the meantime, please check out this link: The Hypothetical…
Free Association #2 is ready for your listening pleasure. This mix was constructed using the same principles as Free Association #1, posted over a year…