BurningbirdMike Golby and I have known each other online for such a long time – I can’t even remember when I first read him, and he first read me. The similarities we share make a piquant counter-point to the differences. We don’t always agree, but among the many topics we do agree on is our love […]
I’m not much into link and commenting, but a New York Times editorial by Nicholas Kristof caught my eye, and not only because I love the name. As Kristof writes: Many Democrats so despise President Bush that they don’t appreciate what a strong candidate he will be in November, and they don’t grasp how poorly Mr. Dean is […]
Recovered from the Wayback Machine. I woke up this morning and the side of my mouth looks like the Goodyear Blimp is now residing there. You might think this would put me in a poor mood, but the sun was out and there were these two little finches on my window sill, trying to get […]
Years ago, as soon as Thanksgiving ended I would be scouting for the best Christmas tree, or up on the roof hanging lights, or in the kitchen making enumerable trays of cookies for friends and co-workers. I would have planned to have all my Christmas shopping done before Thanksgiving, but never did and about now […]
There’s an elegant bit of synchronocity in play when one is inundated with emails and assorted and sundry articles on RSS on the same day one’s mouth is operated on. Where before I might blow over the discussions, I was driven in my fixated, drug-induced state to focus on everything that everyone was saying. Every […]