A little like a turnip green
It’s a miserable, rainy spring Sunday, it’s all I can do to stay awake while reading about the French and...
Terra Nova
Growing up on a bicycle and having pretty much free rein, I got to know the streets of my village...
Psychosis
Watching TV with the kids is always an interesting learning experience. They’re both old enough now that we’re past worrying...
Spring! Yeah, right.
The march toward Spring is such a cruel thing around here. We get those delightful warm days when the temperature...
Correction
I feel the need to correct an impression, spread freely by my daughters, the extent of which seems to be...
The cycle.
Much of the summer, I look at my little box of unused cold-weather riding gear – tights, leg warmers, arm...
Perfection
This 1964 video of Dusty Springfield singing on Dutch TV may be the most perfect thing I’ve ever seen. As...
Quote of the week
“A less decisive figure than his predecessor, La Jonquière overreacted, then dithered, contemplated half-measures, and died.” – Crucible of War,...
The Troll Massacre
No trolls were harmed, but several hairdos were permanently altered. This kind of thing happens all the time in our...