Fix That Thing, Do It 7 Months From Now

Today’s post is mostly mundane and uninteresting, but for those interested in home repair jobs, this is about a small one. Did you ever have one of those household projects that you know is not going to take very long, but you never find time to do it? Yeah, I… Continue reading

Website Changes Coming

With several books out in the world, I think my website is starting to look cluttered on the home page.  Once I finish teaching this summer class that is consuming half my days, I expect to start some surgery on the website. I plan to leave only the most recent… Continue reading

I Think I Know Why

As I read this morning about the continuing disaster in the Gulf of Mexico, it occurred to me that I know what the problem is. Not with the oil spill, but with life in general, especially in the United States. Everyone is myopically egocentric. Maybe this is already obvious to… Continue reading

Remembering Satchmo

If you ask me to think of the most unique musician ever to perform, I would not hesitate to say Louis Armstrong.   Armstrong would have been 109 years old this coming August, so even if he had survived the 1971 heart attack, he almost certainly would have passed before now…. Continue reading

Recovery

I feel a little better today, at least the head cold is getting better. I don’t feel better when I gas up the truck, or when I look at the price on the few tomatoes still on the shelves. I get sick when I see who our candidates for presidents… Continue reading