I purchased the first and only (so far) lawn tractor I’ve ever owned in July 2001. It’s a Honda H2113, with the hydrostatic transmission. No frills to speak of other than that, but I added a switch for the headlights and an hour meter. I took meticulous care of it for the first few years … Read more
Amy and Erica, Jeff‘s wife and daughter, drove to Huntsville for spring break. I was fortunate enough to have dinner with them last Tuesday night. Erica was a toddler last time I saw her. As you can see, she’s now nearly free of her chrysalis. Her parents are two of the comeliest people I’ve ever … Read more
Famed film critic Roger Ebert died yesterday. He was 70. My favorite thing about Ebert’s reviews is their consistent voice and principle. He was very effective at plainspoken profundity, and he’d frequently say things that I chewed on for the day after reading. I also much appreciated his philosophy of reviewing a film on its … Read more