(I posted this back in March, but it seems to be going around again. It’s still a good one.) Danish TV chases Obama around the ring for his meaningless and sycophantic clichés. The commentator s… more →
Quite Normalwrote 3 days ago: …And when I say weeks I mean two weeks really. I don’t have to go into the whole tornad … more →
wrote 5 days ago: Janice, JB and me at the VaticanThe second half of my recent trip to Italy, after the fabulous weddi … more →
wrote 3 weeks ago: Don’t get me wrong. There are many, many fun, interesting and sometimes even glamorous aspects to th … more →
wrote 1 month ago: It’s coming up on my 20th anniversary of employment with the Defense Department, specifically workin … more →
wrote 1 month ago: A possum interrupted my writing yesterday. I was sitting out on the back porch and I heard a rustli … more →
wrote 1 month ago: I love teaching. Growing up, I never envisioned myself as a college teacher. It just sort of happene … more →
wrote 1 month ago: In Part 1 of this massage travelogue, I talked about my Harrowing Experiences (no foot stirrups or c … more →
wrote 1 month ago: Sometimes I forget to be still. I forget what is important, or what it is to be bold, brave, … more →
wrote 1 month ago: Who doesn’t like a massage? You lay on a soft table in a warm room, usually with flute music playing … more →
wrote 1 month ago: We call him Mo for short. He is a complete idiot. No seriously. Complete. Idiot. He tries to kill … more →
wrote 1 month ago: So as I mentioned here I’m on a gluten free diet. No bread, no wheat flour, nothing containin … more →
wrote 1 month ago: As I’ve explained before, like most Americans, I am language-challenged. On some days even Eng … more →
wrote 2 months ago: Nora Ephron’s play Lucky Guy has opened on Broadway, starring Tom Hanks. Being a big Nora fan, I ver … more →
wrote 2 months ago: Five kids, some cats, and me, a stay at home Dad. What could possibly go wrong? I’ve been at … more →
wrote 2 months ago: Like most Americans, I am language-challenged. It’s English-only for me (other than simple phrases a … more →
wrote 2 months ago: Listen, there’s such a thing is too much disclosure. Don’t give them updates. You know t … more →
wrote 2 months ago: A few weeks ago I was on a date with a very nice medical doctor (admittedly, “nice” isn … more →
wrote 2 months ago: of cordelia the true and her horrible sister we ought to have read in school and how their lazy fath … more →
wrote 2 months ago: I’ve invited several friends to write Guest Posts. The first to take me up on that offer said … more →