“Don’t look back. Something might be gaining on you." –Satchel Paige “Don’t look back. Something might be drooling on you.” –Jeff Brown I Got Your Back Our dog, Arlo, sleeps between my wife and me at night. It goes without saying that I never lay facing in, so I don’t get a … [Read more...]

Mothers can be on their deathbeds and still have that gut wrenching nervousness about the well being of their children, which is why I formerly began every fall morning insanely similar. I’d drag myself out of bed, swig some hot brew, grab the toaster, and head towards the … [Read more...]

I have decided to become a socialite. Yeah, that’s right. And why not? I’m semi-retired, have some time on my hands and darn it, I think I have what it takes. With news as of late regarding government higher ups behaving badly under the spell of people who identify themselves … [Read more...]

A Play In One Act Scene One The Throne Room of the Emperor Equus Gluteus Maximus Caesar, one in a long, diluted (and deluded) line of Caesars. His Advisor, Obsequious the Elder, bursts through the courtiers and stops, panting, in front of the Emperor. OBSEQUIOUS-Pardon, me … [Read more...]

Some friends recently invited us to their mortgage-burning party. I wasn't all that excited about going, particularly since we had just re-upped with our lender for a few more decades. My wife saw things differently, however. "Why should it matter?" she asked me. "The fact that … [Read more...]