Know something I miss from the ’70s? Huge, tacky, landscape-dominating, power-sucking, neon-laden, animated signs. They’re not products of the ’70s, of course–they date to the post-World War II era, when it was just becoming possible to drive coast to coast with relative ease. But the ’70s were the last time they were around in any … Read more
We’re back, from what is likely our last trip to Gulf Shores that will not place us at the mercy of the public school calendar. Everybody had a great time. The Beach The weather was marvelous, despite vaguely threatening forecasts for Friday and Saturday. We had no rain and almost no wind. Thursday was about … Read more
Nathan drew this Halo picture for me last week: That’s the Master Chief on the right, taking out a Grunt (top), a Brute (center), and a Jackal (left). I think Halo is the single coolest game franchise ever, and upon its release, Halo 3 will actually cause me to buy an Xbox 360. I can’t … Read more