Are You Pondering What I’m Pondering?
A couple of days ago I did the Jeopardy Online Test. I most likely passed, but I'd be a damned sight happier if I hadn't vapor locked on the Oscar…
Re: The Year Just Past
The publication of Dismantle the Sun and the death of my father serve as the headline events for my 2012. I am pleased my Dad made it long enough to…
Are You Pondering What I’m Pondering?
I noticed on the site stats that there's been a jump in people finding us through the Google search terms "animal sex". Undoubtedly this has to do with "Can Anyone…
Holidays After A Loss
I hope all of you had good holiday celebrations. For my family it's been, well, the word that keeps coming up is "subdued": not a lot of decorations, not a…
Are You Pondering What I’m Pondering?
--Take a look at Andrew O'Hehir's article about David Chase's new film, Not Fade Away. In the article, O'Hehir says, "As any 'Sopranos' buff will tell you, Chase’s episode-closing musical selections bespoke…
Are You Pondering What I’m Pondering?
So it's 7:49 PST here, and the world still hasn't ended. (A possible exception to this is Fedex, who're supposed to be delivering a package to me today that hasn't…
Are You Pondering What I’m Pondering?
Daniel Inouye died yesterday. I saw him in person at a small Democratic party event in 2004--it was so small it was held in a classroom--and I not only got…
Another Day…
The video I posted a couple of days ago was part of a larger project, assembled and edited by GottaLaff at Political Carnival. You can find my contribution at 00:31,…
Are You Pondering What I’m Pondering?
Because most of the (3) readers of this site aren't fiction writers by trade, I usually don't link to blog post lamentations about the tough life of the literary fiction…
Are You Pondering What I’m Pondering?
I've said all I care to say about the shooting in Connecticut...well, not quite all. One of the memes floating around Facebook and Twitter is that the media should either…