The United States remains the greatest country the world has ever known, and remains the world at large’s greatest friend. Her tale is not perfect. It is, however, a story of far greater good than evil. It is a story of liberty; of great things from small things; of empowerment of the oppressed. It is an ongoing … Read more
There was a front yard full—full—of pine trees at my childhood home. I can’t recall ever having one elsewhere. Now I have this one. This is a volunteer that was under a swing once upon a time. I’ve been looking after it since it was a wee sprout (which mostly means not hitting it with … Read more
I got to bring a friend’s old desktop home to play with in exchange for destroying the hard drive therein. I haven’t done anything with the machine yet, but I killed the drive already. She told me her computer guy had told her the drive was no good, so whether it could be effectively overwritten … Read more