Sir, the worst way of being intimate, is by scribbling. –Dr. Johnson
Posted in Observations, Odds & Ends on Nov 29th, 2008
As we sat around the dinner table early in the evening on Thanksgiving enjoying a sumptuous variety of homemade desserts and equally rich fellowship, I was reminded of one of those rite-of-passage stories in which each of us has very likely been an unwilling participant at some time in our life. Of course, as adults, [...]
Posted in Fraud, Observations, Philosophy on Nov 26th, 2008
I’ve been mulling over whether or not I should relate a personal saga which approaches the proportion and utter silliness of a Monty Python skit. Names have been changed to protect the myopic and foolish. Any resemblance to real people is purely accidental as any such creations would require the combined skills and [...]
Posted in Observations on Nov 16th, 2008
When my wife and I were invited by friends to accompany them to a production of Les Miserables performed entirely by the students of Greensboro Day School I welcomed the opportunity to share their company; however, I was more than a little skeptical of the quality of the musical presented by a collection of high [...]
Posted in Philosophy, Poetry, Politics, Technology, religion on Nov 13th, 2008
Over the years my reading habits have oscillated between periods of extreme immersion and spells of relative dormancy when my focus tended more toward active participation in a particular interest that had captured my attention than in researching that attraction. Back in the 70’s I recall getting hooked on reading everything written about Edgar [...]
Posted in Observations, Politics, genealogy, religion on Nov 7th, 2008
My private passion over the last year has been genealogy. As one of the millions of Americans who traces his lineage through the ports of New York and Philadelphia, my lack of knowledge regarding my ancestors fueled a curiosity which, remained submerged for most of my life until it sounded in the fall of 2007. [...]
Scribbling
Sir, the worst way of being intimate, is by scribbling. –Dr. Johnson
There are 289 Posts and 51 Comments so far.
The Zero
A Novel
Jess Walter
Bad Behavior has blocked 180 access attempts in the last 7 days.