Mass Hysteria
I was in a Catholic church the other day, helping nudge a good woman towards [...]
Whale Poop, Segment Two
I apologize if my teaser about the whale shit last Saturday left you on the [...]
Whale Poop, Segment One
It's a great moment in anyone's life when he finds out he's made his mark [...]
Make Room For Ophiuchus
By now most of you have heard that you are not the Zodiac sign you [...]
Threats To The Afflusphere
There's only so much oil. Experts put the supply as lasting at most a few [...]
We Own A Smith-Corona
I just read about a group of kids with typewriters getting together in the coffeehouse. [...]
Rhymes With Blitzkrieg
One second post-bird. Note mussed hair. Dave stood rigid in the back yard. "The birds," [...]
Death Panels, Unplugged
It's not surprising that it was our own Representative Earl Blumenauer who was originally responsible [...]
I’m Resolved
It's the first day of a new year, a time when many people are inclined [...]
Hot Stuff
Dave and I have agreed that we are probably in one of the last generations, [...]
Christmas In Portland
You have to work at it to find Christmas, but it's worth looking for. If [...]
A Mess O’ Dungeness
Tom With Crabs There's nothing better than good friends. But if there was, it would [...]
A Latter-Day Ain’t
Most people entertain some kind of idea of what happens to them after they die. [...]
Drugs
I take only two drugs, way under my basic allotment as an older American, and [...]
Pinned Down
I'm sitting on the cusp of Libra and Virgo, which puts me at risk of [...]