My letter to the News & Observer? Still unpublished. After a week I should abandon all hope, I think. Perhaps the Raleigh metropolitan area is as yet unready for my cogent insights. Their loss. For my regular readers here, though, here’s my letter to the News & Observer about a recent Boondocks comic strip: ToContinue reading “On the Boondocks Letter”
On the Kittens and my Grandmother
Saturday my grandmother couldn’t stand the kittens. They ran around too much. They invaded her space. They stared at her. They made her itch. They made her sneeze. Yesterday she enjoyed watching them run around the dining room. Seeing Percival nap on the dining room floor, plopped over on his belly, made her laugh. TodayContinue reading “On the Kittens and my Grandmother”
On Christopher Walken
Noted actor Christopher Walken has announced his candidacy for President of the United States. The Walken 2008 website has few details on Walken’s positions on the issues of the day, nor does it offer a party affiliation for Mr. Walken. This quote on the front page provides some insight on his views: Our great countryContinue reading “On Christopher Walken”
On Shada
Road trip. Friday. Me and my dad, on the way to Baltimore. It’s a long trip from Raleigh to Baltimore. Six hours, under the best of conditions. The roads, at least from Raleigh to Richmond — half-way there — are desolate stretches of the American landscape. Boredom inducing. I took two Doctor Who audios forContinue reading “On Shada”
On an Emergency Road Trip II
Back from Baltimore within the past half-hour. I’m tired–it’s a long drive, and traffic was terrible on US-301 leading up to the bridge over the Potomac. It’s not been a good day. The kittens are fine. They seem a little needy, and I can understand that. They’re curious about my grandmother, though–she doesn’t like them,Continue reading “On an Emergency Road Trip II”
On an Emergency Road Trip
Checking out for a few days, until Sunday. I need to make a trip to Baltimore, visit the grandmother. Until I return, play nice, admire the new digs, and think happy thoughts. 🙂 Out.
On Iraq and the No-Win Scenario
There’s not really an argument here, more of a statment—Is Iraq our own Kobayashi Maru? Iraq is fast becoming the Kobayashi Maru for the United States. If we stay, suicide terrorism will continue to rise. If we go, the civil war is practically inevitable. On the surface this Kobayashi Maru framework for Iraq seems toContinue reading “On Iraq and the No-Win Scenario”
On Rockstar, Grand Theft Auto, and Bully
Every day at the store I have customers asking whether or not I have Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas in stock. Monday I fielded a phone call–the guy wanted to buy ten copies of the XBox version of the game for a quick turnaround on eBay, he said. Unfortunately, since every other retailer on theContinue reading “On Rockstar, Grand Theft Auto, and Bully”
On Monsoon Season
Why must it be monsoon season in North Carolina? Every day rain. Heavy rain. Thunder and lightning. And then, with the snap of fingers, it’s over. The sky clears off, takes on a lovely hue, and you’d never even know that we’d been dumped on for two or three inches of hard rain. I hateContinue reading “On Monsoon Season”
On Peter Jennings
Peter Jennings, anchor for ABC’s World News Tonight, died on Sunday. He was 67. Jennings had left the World News Tonight program in April with the announcement that he was fighting lung cancer. I always admired the quiet professionalism Jennings showed. He will be missed.