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Every so often, I’d find a mouse in my home in Arlington, thoughtfully brought to me by my cats. On several occasions, I spent my night awake trying desperately to catch a frightened field mouse; when I did, I  [more...]

I love Molly Ivins. I’ve started off plenty of blog entries with that phrase over the years, and my sentiment hasn’t changed and won’t; but the news from Austin is sad and discouraging. Molly  [more...]

Another obituary today, this time for Joseph Pevney — another name you know but don’t realize that you know. You know? You’ve seen his name many times in the credits of a certain television show which  [more...]