What a funny season. Thaws, rains, freezes, winds, blackouts and snow with thunder. Reminds me more of the east cost than the center of the continent. OK, the eastern edge of the center. The debates go on for the GOP. Seems like every candidate is a bit sketchy but each distinctly so. Newt said …

So what do you call the week between Christmas and New Year's Eve? I don't think of them as the holidays. They are the weeks before the 24th when you spend and spend and spend and spend and spend as if you were in some sort of Bacchanalian cult... oh, well there is that. These days are the days of …

Aches. Pains. Grimaces just like in the aspirin ads. I think it's over. It's been ten days. That's enough. I like the idea of the common cold - bundling up, laying in bed. Rum punch and bonbons... well do that, right? Well, it wasn't like that. But it's at least Friday. Sick Friday is better than …

Glad that's over. Summer? What was that all about? Reality is back baby and the stock market is falling along as the space hardware. [Remember. It's wrong to wish on space hardware... even when it's aimed at you.] Speaking of collapses, what about the Red Sox? For a fan like me, it's a taste of … read more »

We have had a good crop of tomatoes and basil this year but there is a fair nip in the air so that may be drawing to a close. I don't mind. I picked up a copy of FutureSex/LoveSounds to keep me warm. I may start doing reviews of my new funky collection but suffice it to say that I never imagined …

You better be meditating on the benefits we all share from the labour union movement this weekend. "Sure, I'll take the day off but don't you dare think for a minute that I like unions." I can hear you. You hypocritical holidaying ingrates. Me, I will be singing "The International" and all my … read more »

It is the end of summer today. Not really. But it is. You know it. The air is cooling if you are not in Texas and, let's be honest, it is a relief. Visiting is pretty much over. You have seen who and what you want to see by now. You remember cords. I would be out buying cords this time of year in …

Events have led to two weeks off without much planned. I have stuff to do but we are not going to the Fat Boy by the sea or Indiana for that matter. Home repair and snacking is what I am planning. Napping and snacking is what I will end up doing. I just hope the global economy does not collapse …