September
September arrived this morning — it’s 54 degrees, but you can feel the heat leaving the earth. The annoying birds...
Talk Talk Talk
Every couple of years it happens again: I rediscover the Psychedelic Furs. A band really unlike any before or since...
Disturbing
I really have to learn not to watch old TV shows. They routinely fill me with disturbing information. For instance,...
Labor Day
Or the day before. I always find it odd that we celebrate the rise of organized labor in this country...
Katrina revisited
What seemed like just a very bad storm has now turned into what may be the worst natural disaster we’ve...
Katrina
Two thoughts on this incredible storm: 1. Glad it’s not my disaster.2. You don’t get to choose to “ride out...
Vacation: Good.
At long last, our late summer vacation. Our first vacation in a few years that didn’t involve camping, and frankly...
Advice
Never take a good look at your tires just before you’re about to set off on a long drive. You’re...
Why summer is really better than any other season
Listen, I love other seasons. And temperamentally, I’m really an autumn person — I love its crispness and its sense...
Track day
Did the weirdest thing yesterday, something I haven’t done in 22 years: I went to the track. If you don’t...