Contemplating The Tinsels Of Old
We live in a world deprived of metal. Today, Christmas tree tinsel is made from toxic PVC vinyl. Bu…
Live-Blogging The Solstice Lunar Eclipse
12:50 am central time: Put on coat over fleece robe. Put on big furry hat. Walk outside and crane …
Burl Ives Event Stirs Trouble Anew in Small Maryland Town
Dispute over folksy troubador creates rancor in Peaksville, Maryland Peaksville, MD – A Christmast…
Don't You Want To Sing With Heino?
I have Germanic ancestry in my blood but I swear to god sometimes I don't understand the German…
When It's This Cold....
......Curse words sound mild as a church chat. Consuming fat feels virtuous and wise. Alcohol is m…
Is Your Hair Ready For Christmas?
Does your "do" say "I do mistletoe"? Does your upsweep make hearts leap? A bra…
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A Half-Ton Metal Object is Falling From the Sky
It's Coming! Maybe headed your way. Who the huck knows??!A spacecraft launched by the Soviets that failed to reach …
This Juicer Is Lit
I just found out this old juicer from my childhood contains uranium. What?? When I was a kid I thought of it as a prett…
Leaving on a midnight train
A week or so ago I was driving on a Saturday and this song came on the radio. And the next thing I knew I was gesticul…
A Summer Saturday Morning
Wake up. Reach for Tony Hillerman book. No, should sit quietly for a moment first, just listening. Just resting the min…
Recapping A Little Bit Of Christmas 2011
Our Christmas tree is still up, and some of the Christmas crap we have acquired still isn't put away (by crap I don…
Keeping The Elves At Bay
I was lousy at sending Christmas cards this year (I mean last year), and my gift-giving left something to be desired, b…
