Dick Clark, Entertainment Icon Nicknamed ‘America’s Oldest Teenager,’ Dies at 82

On Thursday in San Jose, it was an earthquake that roused me from sleep; this morning in Austin it was a roaring thunderstorm, knocking things over and booming among the hills. I enjoyed both, actually. Granted, if  [more...]

And completing the trifecta begun with last week comes the announcement of the death of John Vernon, the character actor who we’ve all seen dozens of times… but whose face became famous with his portrayal of  [more...]

I live in a relatively new community, where another phase is undergoing construction farther up the hill. All day, I hear intermittent beeps as trucks back up. But it wasn’t until this morning that I realized what  [more...]