Call It Merriweather
It is worth noting that Lewis and Clark, after having withstood hardships and horrors and [...]
Nor Any Drop To Drink
Many of us who grew up with black-and-white TV have been led to believe that [...]
The Community Baby
Faithful readers might recall that air travel is not my best thing. It isn't even [...]
It Came From Out Of The North
I am deeply interested in international relations, and that is why I was so pleased [...]
Personal Horticulture
My Friend Joanie Recently a man was admitted to the hospital in pulmonary distress, and [...]
A Brief History Of Air
In the beginning, about four and a half billion years ago, the earth was very [...]
The Dodo Demographic
I have joined an exclusive club just by virtue of having lived long enough. No, [...]
To Boldly Go
I wasn't quite in Junior High when John Glenn, who lived across the street from [...]
It’s All Mice Under The Fridge
If you should happen to be caring for our cat Tater, and she starts yowling [...]
Sniff This
Drug enforcement agents in the United States are peeved at Guyana for allowing cocaine shipments [...]
The Land Of Linda
How can you tell you're on vacation when you're already retired? One way is to [...]
A Grave Matter
There's a scandal brewing over at Arlington Cemetery, with the Army reporting an unacceptable number [...]
Straight Talk With Leviticus Primrod
In the wake of the finding by Judge Vaughn Walker that California's Proposition 8, outlawing [...]
Am I Blue?
It's been recommended that hospital patients be issued flesh-colored gowns so that it would be [...]
Get Thee To A Flummery
Give me a man with a long reach, size-13 stompin' boots, and a high threshold [...]