Category: Personal

Some of you may have noticed that it's been a bit slow around here this weekend, in terms of new material. Mostly this is my fault... Kim's on vacation …

A few pieces I've written this week have led to some rather startling accusations against me. It occurred to me that I haven't done a good enough job spelling …

(Written Sunday morning) I don't expect to have much to post on Monday. I'm leaving for work soon, and I don't expect to get home more than an hour …

I am starting to wonder if Someone Up There doesn't want me to blog today. First, my main computer wouldn't boot fully. I'd get to the "WIndows" startup screen …

Last Sunday, I spent Easter dinner with my friend Candy and her family in Maine. Now, I've often remarked about growing up in the hicks, but if truth be …

Last week, I brought up my driving habits and caught a bit of flak from a few folks. (I also implied that the political metaphor was quite possibly a …

My father was a World War II veteran. He served in the Army Air Corps. He didn't see any action, but he did tell me a couple of stories …

Last Friday afternoon, I had a posting mostly worked out in my head. It was about Jill Carroll, the recently-freed journalist who was held hostage by terrorists in Iraq …

I don't often talk about work here. I really try to keep my online "job" here (which I enjoy tremendously) separate from the day job (which pays the bills …

I used to feel a bit of scorn for women who groused about gravity, and its effects on them as they age. They'd complain about how things were sagging, …