A Family Reunion
I came upon a glory the other day, a sight to behold--made me all trembly. [...]
Hormones: A Personal History
I've heard it said that an idle mind is the Devil's workshop. I don't know [...]
Television
If you want to know what's on the TV around here, it's usually Tater. As [...]
Holy Crap
A recent study of the priest-pedophilia scandal, commissioned by the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, [...]
To Have And To Hold Up Progress
Pride Day, Portland, Oregon The effort to legalize gay marriage in New York is stalled. [...]
A String Theory
Whoa. I found a piece of string the other day. Just lying there on the [...]
Drink Up Your Beer: Solar Flare’s Comin’
The sun got into a snit the other day with the potential to knock out [...]
Geriantics
"Oh shame, oh ignominy, oh shit." These are the words of frequent commenter Lo, who [...]
I Do Too Cook
Shortly after we met, Dave was standing slack-jawed in my kitchen, watching me cook my [...]
He Wouldn’t. Would He?
I got out of the habit of paying attention to the news every minute during [...]
Thud Thud Thud
There was this ominous thudding sound. It was rhythmic; it shook the house. I wondered [...]
Tubby Or Not Tubby
I'll say right off that I take exception to the entire list of deadly sins. [...]
It Came From The Cretaceous
"That's cruel." Caught by the neighbor. "Not really. There is nothing in this world safer [...]
Summer’s Just Around The Corner, But It’s A Very Long Block
It's coming up on Memorial Day, the day Portlanders traditionally begin to think about putting [...]
Nocturnal Emissions
Dave snores. It's not so bad. Mostly it's just one big chainsaw outburst after a [...]