So I have some autographed books to give-away. I'll get to that in a minute.First, let me lay down a couple of quotes from Voltaire. (You know his real name was Francois-Marie Arouet, n'est-ce pas?) I think the quotes are fitting to remember at the p...
I downloaded an album last week that my parents used to have. I listened to it one time. One time. The songs are still bouncing around inside my head like chimps on speed. They signal the band when put my head on the pillow. Obviously I like the albu...
June prances in like a wild colt. The young horse stops and stutters in its uncertain exuberance, scattering sunshine and showers alike.I'm neither wholly gruntled nor disgruntled. Perhaps I'm merely insufficiently gruntled. My fortunes have varied o...
This letter is out of the norm and only going out to my active subscribers. Just a quick note to let you know that I've uploaded In Death Bedrenched for review and comment. If you can spare some moments, I would appreciate your comments on the novell...
First, let me get his out of the way:Please apply for a free review copy of Threading the Rude Eye at this link.Second, I went to southern Utah last week. The weather there was nice and warm. The weather back home was wet and cold. Among the things I...
I went fishing with the musketeer and one of his minions, as well as the big dog to whom I'm a minion. We have an annual tradition fishing one of the reservoirs on the Snake. I caught two big bass before my companions had caught any. We each caught a...
Before I answer the titular question, let me ask you: Has there ever been a better comic strip than Calvin and Hobbes? I don't think so, but I'm willing to see arguments to the contrary.Now, more on (not moron) the subject topic:"Author: A fool who,...
Don't get me wrong; dentists are setup to deliver serious doses of discomfort, but they don't have a monopoly on torture for hire. I recently made a visit to an establishment completely authorized by law. The practitioner of the art in question is hi...
Middle names? Does anyone use them--aside for serial killers? Do they have a purpose? Are they primarily for mothers to shout to let a boy know that life as he knows it is about to end?I was picking up a prescription at a pharmacy that I not previous...
Who killed the Nazgul Captain, the Witch-King of Angmar?If you've seen Jackson's movies, it appears that Eowyn fights the captain and is about to take a death blow when Merry distracts him with a stab to the leg that causes him to fall to his knees....