Original anecdotes, commentary, rumination, and occasional pontification.
SEPTEMBER 10, 2026 – I’m an optimist. And perhaps an unrealistic one: I keep hoping that by hanging out with real writers, I stand a better chance of becoming one myself. Okay, okay—in part I jest: My writing buddy, Erik Hansen, would be my friend even if he weren’t one of the finest writers I’ve …
JULY 12, 2025 – Sorry. I can’t hold back any longer. “Project Zen” must be put aside to make way for the very opposite of “Zen”; for something that has long roiled my sensibilities, moral and intellectual: the hot button of immigration. The original T-bone steak – red meat issue of the MAGA crowd has …
JULY 9, 2025 – A few days ago our clothes dryer quit drying. The machine was old enough that it didn’t owe us much, but before we leaped at the chance to replace it with a costly new machine, my spouse did the sensible thing and arranged for a $99 service call to obtain a …