I’ve long suspected that the cruelest cuts come with a kiss. Today it arrived in the form of a Wyoming State Patrolman who let me off the hook for speeding, but then did something far, far worse.
He wrote a citation, all right–because I don’t have a WY driver’s license. Apparently, even though I have a [...]

For the past few weeks, this guy in my office has been raving about the new IMAX technology. Granted, it could be the same technology they’ve been using for the last ten years. It’s been at least that long since I was willing to fork out for a six story nature show. But I’m totally susceptible [...]

Yes, I voted for Barack Obama. Joyfully. I cried at his acceptance speech. And yes, I enjoy listening to his sound-bytes on the radio, which tend to come out in full sentences, in appropriate verb forms and tenses. Yes, he looks damn good in a suit. But worthy of the Nobel Peace Prize?
Naaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa.
Poor Jimmy Carter, [...]

Last weekend I sat down to do a close table edit of the last 150 pages of my novel, and the next book insisted on itself, instead. It started pouring out of me, in screenplay form, in a fully-realized way I thought would take at least 6 months of outlining to achieve.
Sometimes, it’s just that [...]

We got over an inch of snow last night– September 30th. I was more angry at the fact that it couldn’t wait a night.  Snow in October just doesn’t sound so bad!
The last time it snowed was June 7th, the day after my wedding. I had a house full of family and friends, every last [...]