Dear Space Transportation System: there you’ve been, nearly all my life. Farewell, and thank you for the wonders. I really want a nixie clock. Buy me one? Glad to hear no one was seriously hurt when the stage collapsed during Cheap Trick’s set at the Ottawa Bluesfest. That easily could have been catastrophic. I was … Read more
The most exciting thing that has happened to me today, so far, is you consistently driving perhaps six feet behind me—first at 55-60 mph on the divided highway, and then at 35-40 mph on the side street. Thank you for the thrills, sir! They lasted several minutes for me beyond the occurrence itself. I appreciate … Read more
I haven’t paid a lot of attention to the News of the World scandal. (Actually, at first I was confused as to why there’d be a scandal over a 30+-year-old Queen album.) I did see that Rupert Murdoch was testifying today, which has led to breathless fantasies in the usual places about the whole empire, … Read more