22. “We were the ultimate consumers of the thing, and we thought, “Every college kid is going to go berserk. High school kids – it will introduce them to music they didn’t know about.”—Jancee Dunn 23. “Boredom gives you half a mind to get a gun and go berserk in the loca...
This fuzzy moral code is not new. I would argue that it goes all the way back to the original Scale-shifter. The serpent simply said, “Did God really say that?” Question the standard and the next easy step is to create a new standard. So what standard should we use to assess Good...
nor did I understand how his brain or emotions worked. I decided that night that it was over (and from his behavior, I assumed he felt the same). Phil ended up texting me the next day, asking if I had “calmed down” and if we can ...
We had just finished the ‘obligatory’ portion of the tour of the coastal town of Split where we walked through the walled city that was built into Diocletian’s palace, and now had free time for almost an hour before the tour group was to meet up in front of the bell tower to go ...
I once climbed Scafell, as part of a charity event where we did Snowdon, Scafell and Ben Nevis in a weekend. However that was about 30 years ago, with much younger knees, so I settled for a walk around the lake instead. The weather has been really good, better than forecast, with on...
We’re quite familiar with this particular division of labour when it comes to crafts.) “Yoda didn’t train Obi-Wan, Qui-Gon did!” Leia to General Tark (Tarkin?): “I should have known you’d be on the end of Vader’s leash!” Kids: “What? Is he the emperor? Why is he ...
When life gives you lemons, make grape juice, sit back, and watch the world wonder how you did it. When life gives you lemons, make lemon curd. When life gives you lemons, make lemon earrings. When life gives you Lemons, make Lemon ice cream or sorbet. Yummy!
this story has a happy ending. That Lara slowly got stronger, that she woke up, that I went to the hopsital and talked to her every day, that she did get new lungs. I’d like to tell you that Lara is still alive today, and that while we never got back together, we remain ...
Did things change as I’d hoped? Did “the Internet” deserve a pardon for cleaning up its act? Could I congratulate the former “No Bra Day for Breast Cancer” offenders for turning things around? Well, you need only look at the image at the top of this page for the answer. It too...
Like I did when you were alive and we spent two hours on the phone. This year is different. Last year was different. The year before that too. What year is it by the way? I really honestly can’t remember. All I know is you are gone. The roses have gone wild, The rabbits and...