"The difference between the almost right word and the right word is really a large matter." —Mark Twain
Steve Benen comments on the Washington Monthly blog: Long-time regulars may know I have quite a few “conversation enders.” These are comments that lead you to know, the moment you hear them, that the writer/speaker is either clueless or intellectually dishonest, and there’s really no reason to engage the person in a serious dialog. He […]
I bought a used motorcycle wheel chock at a friend’s garage sale on Friday. It’s the kind you can ride into, but I decided to wait until Donna could be in the garage with me before trying it, just in case. Saturday I rode the motorcycle to a car show. When I got home, I […]
My friend Darrell gave me a free ticket and VIP parking pass to the annual Tucson Classics Car Show, so I spent a happy morning mooning over beautiful metal. Car shows and auctions these days are dominated by 1970s muscle cars (this one was no exception), but I’m interested in older, stock cars, the kind […]
I rode my bicycle down to the corner coffee shop this morning, my favorite mode of exercise (it’d be good exercise too, if it weren’t for those damn scones). A leisurely cup of coffee at an outdoor table, reading the book and movie reviews in the latest Tucson Weekly, makes for a great morning. But […]
Since everyone has so much to say about President Obama winning the Nobel Peace Prize, I may as well have my say too. From Wikipedia: “The Norwegian Nobel Committee (Norwegian: Den norske Nobelkomité) awards the Nobel Peace Prize each year. Its five members are appointed by the Norwegian Parliament and roughly represent the political makeup […]
Seven or eight years ago some guy veered off the highway and ran into a tree on the back of our property. I was mowing the lawn inside the fenced area of our yard and heard it happen, so I went to see if anyone had been injured and wound up keeping the driver company […]
As the kids pulled out of the driveway to start their trip home to Las Vegas earlier today, I thought about the fact that we and they drive nearly identical Chevy Trailblazers, and how well these cars serve us. I started buying American in the early 90s. During the 60s, 70s, and 80s, I’d only […]
Three more photos from the kids’ visit: They left Tucson for Las Vegas around noon today, and are probably still somewhere in Arizona. We should hear from them, reporting in safely at home, in a couple of hours. A month from today, on October 28th, we’re driving to Las Vegas to see them, our daughter […]