Category: Silly Things About Stuff I Like
I want to own a stinging red car. I have always wanted to own a stinging red car. A story I wrote and which the most wonderful Ellen Datlow bought for SCIFICTION when SCIFI was SCIFI and not SyFy (about…
In Stephen King’s Dreamcatcher, there’s a scene where all the wildlife is streaming through the woods, trying to escape from the aliens. A lot of stuff happens before and after, but that’s one scene I’ve always remembered, both from the…
So I’m in Breckenridge. The family’s skiing. I’m not, and not only because I value my knees. The last time I ever skied was some very steep run at Whistler. Complete white-out. I took a wrong turn and ended up…
Yes, I know: You’re laughing yourself sick. It’s the title, right? I mean, really, just what does a turkey know? That’s okay. I’d laugh at the title, too. So, go ahead, laugh; I’ll wait. Better? Okay, now that you’re with…
Found this on YouTube and figured, y’know, why not? Seven minutes of snippets, and not bad. And, if you really want to know, I’m the purple blob in the back row, soprano section (so, your left), next to those tall…
1. Marriage 2. Children 3. Having a root canal Until today, I had failed, miserably, at only the first two. But, then this morning, I pushed out into the subzero predawn (-2 degrees) and wandered over for my first–and pray…
So we had a pretty big dump, about a foot all told. The storm started about two hours before our big holiday concert, and so we figured a bunch of people wouldn’t show. By the time the show began, we…
Remember I told you’all about a piece the symphony chorus did with the orchestra a few weeks back, one based on Ennio Morricone’s score for The Mission? Well, here’s the recording of the piece, BRAVO MORRICONE , arranged by Jonathan…
Bop on by Dear Teen Me, a great new site chockablock with YA authors who offer some words of solace, wisdom or just plain hindsight to their teen selves. I’m there today, dithering about Spock ears, unrequited love and how…
Apropos of absolutely nothing, here’s a very cute video a friend’s niece did. Just a nice way to end November, you know? Paw-lickin’ good . . .