Too sad to write about
A death in the family. Not ready to write about it. Need to get the girls and the family through...
A form of torture
Listening to oldies radio today, I was hit by two songs that I hoped never to hear again: “The Night...
Quote of the week
From a book on the Seven Years War:A less decisive figure than his predecessor, La Jonquiere overreacted, then dithered, contemplated...
A question seldom asked
I try to not keep on sharing the bizarre search requests that bring people to my site, partly because I’m...
Unscathed
Another Halloween survived. Most of the vandals in our neighborhood are long since in jail, though there’s a new crop...