. . .he's gone.

Went to get a minor car repair at the fix-it place. They have a little waiting room, where they serve bad coffee and play the television lou...

One of the other nasty things that happened to me during my travels this week was that I was grabbed by the heels and dipped head-first into...

The motel I stayed at this week had a pool. I actually brought my old swim trunks, but didn't have the opportunity (or courage ) to get ...

Okay, I'm back. Earlier today, I was sitting in my tiny airline seat with my knees jammed into the seat in front of me, eating my .42 o...

10 Things I Hate That Everybody Else Seems To Love 1.) Television (except TCM) 2.) Cell phones 3.) Sport Utility Vehicles 4.) Politics 5.) N...

It's phucking rainy. It's phucking cold. The phucking sky is phucking gray. It's been raining all phucking day, and for some un...

America is gearing up for another "Black Friday" of shopping for junk that nobody needs. My daily newspapers are all starting to l...

There's a funeral today. Another non-smoker, younger than I am, who died of cancer. (And, no , it wasn't from any "secondhand s...

What a great summer it's been! I don't know how it is for our friends in Australia and Argentina, but it's been very nice here i...

Child labor photos by Lewis Hine .

So, anyway, yesterday I had some time, and I watched two movies from two separate eras: Bonnie and Clyde (1967) and From Dusk Till Dawn (1...

Okay, so I finished reading Here's the Story: Surviving Marcia Brady and Finding My True Voice by Maureen McCormick, who used a lot of...

So I had to fix a toilet this morning. Man, I hate plumbing. I don't mind electrical repairs, but I hate plumbing. Talked to a guy at a...

Today's New York Times printed an article called Drivers and Legislators Dismiss Cellphone Risks by Matt Richtel (whose last name soun...

Never do anything that you're not prepared to explain to the paramedics.

Psychotic Reaction Good Thing Nobody But Me Keep On Dancing (I kept this one large so we can watch the on-stage dancers and, of course, it...

Wear Your Seat Belt.