Dennis Hopper succumbed to his prostate cancer yesterday. He was 74. I missed Mr. Hopper’s first career in Westerns, and I’m too young to really appreciate Easy Rider. But in his second career, there he is in three of my favorite films (Super Mario Bros., Speed, and Waterworld, of course.) Heh! I kid. No, they’re … Read more
A newly-installed utility pole drooped at just about a perfect 45º over the road about a half-mile from our house in a pop-up thunderstorm yesterday. We were without power for about five hours, and had no cable (which means no telephone or Internet either) for some time longer than that. I’m proud of how we … Read more
Genius. Hat tip, NHFalcon. Y’all spread this on your own blogs and Facebook and what-not. This isn’t getting the exposure it deserves.