Rick Santorum offers Barack Obama dating advice. Quote: “Go down to the corner bar and have a drink, a shot and a beer.” I don’t know how to react to this. Either the fact that Santorum feels that he can offer advice to the President on how he and his wife spend their social timeContinue reading “On Rick Santorum’s Unnecessary Advice”
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On Work Travails
Okay, we’re not doing that again. I brought work home, because I needed to get this particular project done today. A complex idea was floated at the production meeting on Friday. And for a variety of reasons, that complex idea would not work. However, I proposed a similar idea that is actually useful to whatContinue reading “On Work Travails”
On Songs, Stuck In The Mind
I have two songs stuck in my head. The first. Carbon Leaf’s “Lake of Silver Bells.” It’s from their new album, Nothing Rhymes With Woman, and when I’ve listened to the album the past week and I’ve reached that track, I will instantly repeat that track. Three or four times, even. So maybe it’s notContinue reading “On Songs, Stuck In The Mind”
On Summer Rains
I am drenched. I had laundry on the clothesline. Some shirts for work — casual, solid color, button down collars. And towels. The morning was bright, sunshiny. The weather forecast called for late afternoon thunderstorms. I had time; I could get the laundry in before rains fell. Then, the sky turned black and ominous. AtContinue reading “On Summer Rains”
On Hemingway and Writing Tricks
Lately, and of no real surprise, I’ve been on an Ernest Hemingway kick. I discovered that a restored edition of A Moveable Feast is forthcoming. My contribution to Peter David’s round-robin Twilight parody was two thousand words of quality imitation Hemingway entitled “Santora,” complete with bullfights, wine, villas, and cryptically coded sex. Of course, whatContinue reading “On Hemingway and Writing Tricks”
On Beer Musings
What was I thinking? A few days ago, I stopped at the liquor store, needing beer. Obvious reasons; I was out. I wasn’t pleased with the selection. Did they have Guinness? No. Well, they did, but it was in cans. I want bottles, dammit! Bottles! So, Guinness was out. Okay, what about Sam Adams? TheyContinue reading “On Beer Musings”
On the Weekend’s Writing
Someone visited my website today, using a Google search on the phrase “What if your doctor tells you your brain is mush?” Sadly, I am not a doctor, and I can’t tell you what will happen if your brain is, in fact, mush. I can’t imagine it’s anything good, if you do have a mushyContinue reading “On the Weekend’s Writing”
On Fox’s Baseball Decisions
Dear Fox, What the hell is wrong with you? You are continuing to broadcast this Yankees/Indians game. It’s twenty-two to four. Is there any reason at all that you can’t switch to a real game? The Cubs/Cardinals game is tied in the eleventh. Don’t you think your audience would be more interested in seeing someContinue reading “On Fox’s Baseball Decisions”
On Finally Doing My Taxes
Lo, the days were accomplished, and in the hills and throughout the lands there was much rejoicing and the sweet sound of song filled the gentle airs. No, not Easter. My taxes. I put off doing my taxes. “I’ll get around to it,” I kept saying. With the Ides of April deadline staring me inContinue reading “On Finally Doing My Taxes”
On Baseball Talk
Tomorrow, in honor of the start of the new baseball season, we are allowed to wear Orioles gear at the office. A footnote to the e-mail from HR on Friday noted that other teams’ gear was permissible. I found my Niners jersey. The Niners, as in Ben Sisko’s baseball team from Star Trek: Deep SpaceContinue reading “On Baseball Talk”