Archives for January 2010
‘State by State’
I’m in the midst of reading “State by State: A Panoramic Portrait of America” and I’m a little miffed. When we got to Wichita one Saturday night, there were high-school kids cruising up and down the main drag, shouting things… continue reading »
My night in Terminal F
My faux Christmas trip to Nebraska should now be cozy memories of friends, good food and late nights. And it was, really, with a dump truck full of inconvenience. I suppose it all went sour when I decided to fly… continue reading »
New Christopher Guest! (sorta)
Really, who gives a damn about the Golden Globes? I didn’t watch and the list of winners has confirmed my feelings on the event. Just seeing “Avatar,” James Cameron and Sandra Bullock on the winners’ list makes me retch. From… continue reading »
A long-handled gardening tool
Last night I sat on my couch after a nice evening outing, watching episode after episode of “It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia,” then realized that I could be killing myself doing just that and went to do the dishes. All… continue reading »
Peanut brittle
Note: I received this many months ago, but I’m working through a tremendous backlog of blog posts. Blame the “drafts” feature in WordPress. From a small home in Lawton, Okla. comes a small brown package. A postal worker exchanges money… continue reading »