Category: Musing
Mistaken identity
There are people who are good with names and there are people who are not. I am one of those people who are…
Read MoreMy dream with Jim Belushi and the cronuts
Last night’s dream has me perplexed but no more than usual; I’m surprised by neither the content of my dreams nor their occurrence…
Read MoreConfessions
If you know me you might know that I own 200 Sinatra records. You might know that during high school I bought a…
Read MoreIn Mississippi
Five weeks ago we moved from downtown Los Angeles to rural Mississippi. Following is a list of some early observations and impressions: People…
Read MoreA dream with Richard Nixon, Chicago and crabs
I just woke up from this dream and don’t know what to make of it: Calvin and I were working as caretakers or…
Read MoreStill more for BuzzFeed
It’s been a while since I produced a list of topics for BuzzFeed quizzes. Twice in the past I suggested things sure to…
Read MoreMore travel rants
(Caution: contains coarse language.) In a previous edition we addressed situations in which travelers — aboard trains and airplanes, in cars and trucks,…
Read MoreAlternate animals
Animals play important roles in movies and on television. Puppies, kittens, crows, rats and snakes—they elicit eeks and awws, and many of them…
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