Okay, today was not enjoyable. And by ‘it sucked’ I mean it was not enjoyable. I had to see to a few meetings during which niceties and composures listed precariously close to capsizing until, capsizing, everything turned upside down. And by ‘it sucked’ I mean it was not enjoyable. It’s ...

I remember the day he and I met and the expression on his face. It’s the same expression I see more often than not and always looks like he’s got something off-the-beaten-path interesting to talk about, just the two of us, in some corner while others make superficial observations about ...

The season, the snow, the happiness filling every hoping heart; the quick dashes out into the festive shops to grab a few surprises and dart back home in time to—sonofabitch.   .

This might seem like a product endorsement but it’s not. And though the product in the photo up top is quite worth an endorsement, believe me, that’s not what I’m all amped up about. So yesterday we decided to go to (brace yourselves) church. As a family. As in together. ...

This second publishing lap around the track has brought with it a few processes and Live And Learns, not least which is the ever-expanding world of print-on-demand publishing. I sat with a printer I’ve known for ages, discussing a whole other project not at all involving the Waltzing In Perdition ...

I’ve been asked to do this so many times and I’m finally (starting) to make good on all my Yeah I’ll Get To It I Promise. Except that I haven’t completely pulled back the curtain to show what it is I think everyone’s been asking for. That is, exactly how ...

So I have this love affair with appliances. I mean, I kind of love them. And by ‘kind of’ I mean that ever since I stared at the agitator doing the Charleston in my mom’s washing machine back in the early 70′s, I’ve been subservient to this part of my ...

See those eyes? Good. They’re on you. All the time. They were the first eyes you looked into the day you were born, and they’re the eyes that step into your room in the middle of the night, fifteen years later, just to make sure that’s you under the covers ...

When three people, completely unbeknownst to one another, try to pry out of me the very same answer, I realize I’m cornered and need to weigh in with what’s been going on and why I’ve been so blatantly negligent to writing on all fronts. I’m going to write unedited. Which ...

I learned long ago that friends are the greatest treasure we have, and made greater by sharing them.  And this one is as contagious and lethal a person as I have ever met. We were introduce about a year ago or so through a mutual friend (I can’t remember who), ...