I walked to work this morning because my bike had a flat; the tube ripped at the place where you attach the pump (what do…
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I walked to work this morning because my bike had a flat; the tube ripped at the place where you attach the pump (what do…
Getting there was hellacious. We faced two major traffic blockages and two major downpours. We were rear-ended — just a tap, no damage. We ran…
On New Year’s Eve, 1963, my grandparents’ house burned down. They rebuilt. Their three daughters (and their husbands) came from around the country to join…
For about the past month or so the local NPR affiliate has been saying that “many of our listeners have told us that NPR is…
I’m sure by now, anyone who cares has seen this article: “A Whitewashed Earthsea – How the Sci Fi Channel wrecked my books” by Ursula…
MAD’s posted a great rant about the True Meaning of Christmas. I’ve long subscribed to the notion that the particular date for the celebration of…
A co-worker just informed me that there was a murder last night, just four blocks from our house.
Today we’ve got the first really cold weather of the season. This morning as I rode to work it was in the 40s. I wore…
There were not too many films starting with “G” on my to-watch list. I’ve already seen Giant and Gandhi years ago, not to mention many…
Yestereen Xy and I rode our bikes down Canal Street and took the ferry across the Mississippi to Algiers Point for the annual Christmas bonfire.…
I finally found out why there have been so many jets and helicopters flying around this past week. Apparently I missed this story in the…
For the last several days I’ve been feeling tired, listless, depressed, irritable and grumpy. Not to mention a little morose. I wonder why? Maybe I…
I’m astonished to read a Newsweek poll that says 79% of Americans believe in the miracle of the virgin birth. That means you get five…
Yesterday was the last day of classes here at the university, and today is the first day of finals. Usually there’s a quiet day in…
My knee two weeks ago: My knee one week ago (note tertiary scab): My knee today: I would say it’s now fully healed. So that…
I love the letter F. Many of my favorite words seem to start with this letter: fuck, fornicate, freedom, flesh, fez, fiorde, fiacre, fleer, frusturbate.…
Our friend Scott Brown, a teacher at Xy’s school, had his apartment burglarized today. The thief took his computer and all his CDs and a…
Have you heard Morrisey’s new single, or seen the video? It’s nothing spectacular, nor is the music. But I can’t remember the last time I…
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Every week, Xy has her students write sentences using vocabulary words — pretty standard stuff, dictated by the school system. This week, one of the…