Monthly Archives: May 2010

It’s morning on Memorial Day and I was laying in the hammock, reading (okay, it is early on a holiday for many, but never sleep past 7 or so), when my wife called me in to see a Today Show … Continue reading →

When I was in college, which seems like 100 years ago, we protested. Damn, we protested everything: The War in Vietnam, segregation in the south, administrative decisions at the university I attended. We were there, we were out, we were … Continue reading →

It seems appropriate to write about British Petroleum, however, I don’t think I can add anything original or creative. Clearly, it’s a disaster of the first magnitude, hell, it’s now being called the greatest environment catastrophe in history. While certain … Continue reading →

I’ve often written about my friend “Joe Doakes,” who’s a “typical” American, “workaday Joe,” filled with all the anxieties and issues that arise. And I’ve discussed my belief that the “economic recovery” is more of a “statistical economic recovery,” than … Continue reading →

He rolled his car into the only empty space on West 10th Street, top down, wide open. He’d been drinking and driving for three or four days and couldn’t remember the trip, save the tumultuous thunderstorm in Okemah, Oklahoma that … Continue reading →

Hopper made his acting debut in ‘Rebel Without a Cause’ in 1955. He later descended into years of drug and alcohol abuse, but made a comeback in 1986 with his Oscar-nominated role in ‘Hoosiers.’ Dennis Hopper, the maverick director and … Continue reading →

I’m a grandfather again, according to my son who called at about 11 last night. While I’m elated, of course, notwithstanding that I really don’t like babies or small children, I am again disappointed in the name selection – it’s … Continue reading →

It’s nearly 4:00 PM. My cigar’s lit and scotch poured as we enter this long weekend honoring those who fell in so many wars. It would be easy to launch into a discussion about war: Just or Unjust. However, those … Continue reading →

  My Dad was a remarkable man, one of a bit of mystery, great intellect, a sense of adventure and one who served in the Marine Corps, lying about his age and joining when he was about 14. He served … Continue reading →

What a dreadful way to start the Memorial Day weekend: According to the Washington Post, “With mud continuing to battle oil in an attempted “top kill” of the leaking well at the bottom of the Gulf of Mexico, the historic … Continue reading →