Peace We’re looking for it…internally and externally. This weekend, I sought out something to cool my insides. I found it in the front yard of Mt. Willis. It’s called Spring. We should never forget...
Outside Outside my window, the wind screams like an air raid siren. Lightning flashes in the sky. Thunder rumbles in the distance. At times, the entire house sounds like it will implode on itself....
One last trivial matter… In a matter of nine or ten hours, this won’t matter, as we’ll be in the middle of something less than trivial. It probably doesn’t matter now. However, in an...
Brinksmanship and a fat lip Twenty years from now, my as-yet unconceived child will ask what I was doing when the war of 2003 began. The kid will likely look at me with a...
Orthostatic Hypotension I made it through nearly 30 years of my life without ever fainting or requiring stiches. In a mere 20 seconds this morning I accomplished both. I sit here without the use...
I’ve always belived in marigolds I sometimes stumble after eating Chinese food. I may be allergic to MSG. My head gets a little swimmy, like when you suck the “air” out of a whipped...
Um… No…I’m not going to be a daddy. Nothing quite so earth-shattering. Regardless, it seems significant enough to talk about here. It’s hard to write this without seemingly falsely modest or overly boastful. So,...
Four years Editor’s note: Just about 45 minutes after posting this, my life got much, much stranger. As soon as I am able, I’ll tell you why. I was born in the middle of...
Briefly… Cold rain may be the most miserable weather of all. It’s neither destructive nor does it have that spring-rain musk smell that makes you think of summers to come. It’s not a summer...
In flux My writing has been erratic. My behavior and phsyical well-bring have been erratic. I’m a bit in flux. I’m not finished writing here. I’m just trying to get my head back together....
Where we’ve been For just a moment, consider the number of times you’ve sandwiched yourself inside a club. The types of places where there’s not enough room for you and your beer bottle to...
The Great Corn Nut Conspiracy I once knew a guy who stumbled on his way to a pretty good life. He was working as the assistant to the boss’ assistant and he had heard...
The Poster Boy A man who has known me a long time, a man who admirably puts bad guys in jail for a living, a man I consider one of my closest friends made...
Damn it Ever write a really good post then hit the wrong button and delete the whole damned thing? I have half a mind (no jokes, please) to write the whole thing over. But...
