The fact that my body is getting old and decrepit doesn’t bother me much, except when it gets in the way of something I want to do. I expect it to do that. That’s what happens to any critter that doesn’t die young.
But some of the things it’s doing as it staggers along that path […]
Be subversive! Read a banned book!
1. The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald
2. The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger
3. The Grapes of Wrath by John Steinbeck
4. To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee
5. The Color Purple by Alice Walker
6. Ulysses by James Joyce
7. Beloved by Toni Morrison
8. The Lord of the Flies by […]
Dear Physics,
You know that I appreciate many, many things about you. You keep my car on the road when I go around a sharp curve. You keep my feet on the ground and make sure I float when I fall in the ocean. You keep the bridges up between here and Son2, so I can […]
True-sorta story about a guy who gave the FBI the best-ever evidence of international price-fixing it could possibly have gotten, then screwed the case up horrifically and beyond redemption. Very funny, and Matt Damon as a … wait, I can’t say that, it’s a spoiler. Anyway, it’s much more worth seeing than “9.”
Yay! It works!
It’s alive, it’s alive!
Skip Tim Burton’s new flick, “9.” Rob is convinced Burton’s a genius and just hasn’t yet managed to say what he wants to say. I’m not convinced; his stuff is so uneven, running from really good to just plain sucky. He missed it in this one, too.
The animation and CG are great. The story is […]
Last night’s dream involved a huge, sprawling, magnificent party at Snaotheus’s and KrisDi’s (note: I have yet to be invited to such a party. . .). All of Snaotheus’s friends, spouses / partners if applicable (or not) and children were there—even a tiny Monocular Ben, with his own tiny monocule. Yes! Entertainment consisted of amazing […]
Disclaimer: Son-types, you will probably want to skip this entry as it is entirely TMI for your tender psyches. Daughter-types, legal and adopted, and girl friends may not have the “ewww!” reaction, since I understand this issue cuts across demarcations of size, age, and political persuasion. Regardless of your category, proceed at your own risk.
My […]
If I get any weaker, I swear, I’ll keel over and never be able to stir again.
I hear on the radio while driving down the road some fruitcake woman—a teacher—in Texas who, along with many of her teaching colleagues, refused to allow her class to watch Obama’s speech to school children. Never mind that two […]