Randomly

Pretending that temps in the mid-90s are a relief is like crowing about a ten-cent drop in the price of gas...

Gettin’ down to it

I'm not exactly in denial about my limits, but I'm not happy about it...

When not everything was ok

We knew the difference because we were taught the difference. We were given the gift of certainty...

The afternoon knows…

...what the morning never suspected.

We preserve Liberty by exercising it

Some revolutionaries wield a pen as ably as others raise the sword...

Wednesday morning roundup

There's a lot going on in our American Life and even more still to do. We're wrapping our arms around it all the best we can....

The Game that was

I remain peripherally aware of OSU football, and I know that the Buckeyes lost to the Wolverines yesterday...

Layover, simply

Yes, I'm thinking ahead. With just one more travel day remaining to finish this run, I've given myself permission to do that...

Old omen, new beginning

When I stepped outside with my coffee this morning, an omen greeted me -- a good-sized katydid was perched on the back of my camp chair...

Day 295: We’re Number Two*

Today is the 295th day of “flattening the curve” (an imaginary task we were told would take 15 days), and it’s the 55th day of tucking grown-ass adults into bed by 10pm (authoritarian nonsense originally advertised to last 21 days). Deb and I are doin’ fine. If I were a fan of Alabama football right now...