Free To Be… You and Me was one of my greatest treasures as a child. It’s an anthology of short fiction, poetry, songs, and a dialogue or two, all having to do in one way or another with being true to yourself, with a frequent emphasis on gender neutrality. I bet I went all the … Read more
This is my rod. Do you like it? My rod is my single favorite tool. It’s stainless steel—SS316, to be exact—and it’s about half of a welding rod. I used the other half to ground a marine aquarium. (SS316 is particularly resistant to saltwater corrosion.) I am comforted when I see it hanging on my … Read more
Everything I read and heard indicated I would get no cell phone coverage at Camp McDowell. Well, my signal was fine, and there was even WiFi. I could have taken my charger. (Probably good that I didn’t.) I could have taken my netbook and blogged. (Ditto.) I still hate Daylight Saving Time. When I’m president, … Read more