Growing Up
Hummercam photo taken yesterday: suddenly they look less like chicks and more like young hummingbirds! And here are a couple from today: Click here to view my complete Hummercam photoset at Flickr.
Air-Minded: Guns or Butter? (Updated 1/10/17)
Or . . . stealthy and expensive mega-guns? I’ve been trying to think of something intelligent to contribute to the ongoing debate over future production of the F-22 Raptor. President Obama and Secretary of Defense Robert Gates want to cap production at 187 aircraft, the number currently funded. Congressmen and senators from F-22 producing districts […]
Paul’s Book Reviews
“Lolita, light of my life, fire of my loins.” – Vladimir Nabokov, Lolita (1955) A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius, by Dave Eggers Someone on Facebook tagged me with a literary poll. One question I couldn’t answer was: David Sedaris or Dave Eggers? I read and enjoy David Sedaris but had not read Dave Eggers, […]
Paul’s DVD Reviews
“I’ll be back.” — Arnold Schwarzenegger, The Terminator (1984) Elegy (2008) There’s absolutely no doubt this movie is based on a Philip Roth novel (the novel in question being The Dying Animal): it’s a melancholy, self-absorbed examination of an aging man’s character, all flaws prominently on display. Ben Kingsley and Dennis Hopper are perfect in […]
Tuesday Morning Critter Photoblogging
Donna and I always sleep in the same place — our bed. Our dog Schatzi prefers our bed, but sometimes sleeps in her own furry sleeping bag on the floor near our bed. Our cat Chewy is more eclectic in her sleepytime choices: nestled back among the shoes in our closet, in her cat bed […]
My Interspecies Marriage
Boy, I remember how upset my parents were when I told them I was marrying an Italian girl. “How can you turn your back on your own species?” they cried. But I was blinded by love and wouldn’t listen. Oh, we suffered for our love. Society turned its back on us. Restaurants wouldn’t serve us. […]
Hummingbird Update
June 20: first noticed that a hummingbird had built a nest under our patio June 30: first looked inside the nest and realized she was sitting on two eggs July 5: chicks hatched around noon July 6: started posting hummercam photos to Flickr Yeah, my server guy has been nudging me about all the big […]
God Bless America
So I’m down at the corner coffee shop this morning, and I see this guy outside the Safeway next door: His name is Don and he’s the inventor. He told me the fan pushes him along at 25mph on flat ground. He’s in the process of securing his patents and is just starting to market […]