Far back, in the mists of ancient time, there existed a technology for sharing one’s thoughts, musings, memes, and other nonsense. You may have heard of it, if you’re over 40. The web log, or blog. The [more...]
Another civilian — this time, a South Korean — has been kidnapped in Saudi Arabia, with the kidnappers threatening beheading. It’s strange, even though there are people dying everyday in the middle [more...]
Okay, it was only a first date. I know this. I am a rational, realistic person. But I’m also one of those people who wants what he wants, and he wants it when he wants it, which is now. He is in Baltimore. I am in [more...]
I’m currently reading David McCullough’s biography of John Adams – a lengthy tome that I’m working on a few pages at a time daily. What strikes me about John Adams is his hunger for knowledge [more...]
