Lemmings!

Writer’s block, this weekend. So, instead of something brand-new, cutting edge and topical, I give you…. The Sincere Self-annihilation of the Lemming. Oh, and here’s a photo of a lemming just to get you interested:

Nominated for Quote Tag?

Okay… I’ve never responded to one of these because, like doing my taxes, I find this to be a baffling ordeal. But, I’m going to give it a shot. Choose a 19th century author Post three to nine quotes from that author Nominate three to six other bloggers First, thanks to Raynotbradbury for the […]

Half a Mast is Better than No Mast at All

Whenever a prominent person in the United States passes on, we fly our flags at half-mast. Other countries employ wailing and gnashing of the teeth but we feel that our method is quieter and requires fewer emergency visits to the dentist. Below is a FAQ that might be helpful in understanding the practice: Q. […]

My First Guest Blog

Deb Whittam and I collaborated on an animal essay and it sits on her wonderful blog. While you are in there, look at her photos… Her photos of Australia and other continents are what made her site the first one I started following on WordPress… Sheep… Yeah, That’s Right… Sheep

Is Sean Connery’s James Bond a Moron?

[Disclaimer: I like Sean Connery. Anyone who can lisp their esses to the extent he does and still come off as sexy and charismatic is okay in my book. Any flaws I find in the Connery Bond falls concisely on the shoulders of the director and producers. Amen!] Connery’s Bond was an anti-hero in an […]