Despite our best efforts and the summertime assurances of a well-meaning friend, we have determined that fall AYSO and marching band are irreconcilably incompatible. Noted for 2016. Remember 1¢ Ford gum machines, that dispensed a single chiclet along that extruded curved path, custom-crafted for them? When was the last time you saw one? Are they … Read more
That Hillary Clinton keeps supporters who seem to be otherwise rational human beings is one of the most deeply disturbing single truths of our current political climate. And if you’re in the tank for her, then I don’t think there is anything she could do that you wouldn’t decide was a dirty smear by those … Read more
So we watched the Alabama-Arkansas game from the seventh floor of Gulf Shores Plantation, with the balcony door open to admit the delightful breeze of a 66º fall evening on the Gulf. We also admitted this dragonfly. There’s nothing here to indicate scale, but this is a huge insect. It’s easily 5″ from head to … Read more