Armagideon time for Joe Strummer
Lost somewhere in the news over the weekend was the word that Joe Strummer of The Clash had died of...
The holidays
If I were being honest, I’d have to say that I haven’t really felt the same about the holidays since...
Skiing on slopes with girls
Had a magnificent day skiing Mount Snow with the girls and their aunt on Monday. (Lee’s out for the season...
White Christmas, my ass!
Well, we all want a white Christmas, but not quite this white, and not right ON Christmas day. My mother...
Cultural references, filtered
I was sitting outside Nutcracker rehearsals yesterday. Another dad was sitting with his son and younger daughter, who took classes...
Enough with the wood rosin already!
I’m not trying to be informative or anything, but if you came here looking for glycerol ester of wood rosin...
Burl Ives must die
It is time to end the tyranny of “Holly Jolly Christmas,” a song which gets stuck in the heads of...
As I was saying…
Crazy day. Reminded me why I needed to take yesterday off. But that crisp, cold air is still in my...
Winter wonderland
The main problem with skiing in Vermont is driving into the sun all the way out, and driving into the...
Me for skiing
Off tomorrow. Thinking Mount Snow. It’s going to be cold, but I take what I can get, and the conditions...