New River Birding Virgin
Today I am winging my way to a birding festival in West Virginia. "But Murr," [...]
The Light Of Friendship
You might want to jot this down: if you give a man unfettered access to [...]
The Numbers Racket
So this nice hippie lady was cooing over my garden from the sidewalk, and, as [...]
Caesar’s Cut
I hate doing my taxes. It's not the actual tax. I'm a big gooey liberal, [...]
Bad Day At The Zoo
Everyone associated with the Rio Grande Zoo in New Mexico was horrified to discover their [...]
Woo Woo
I've seen a number of perfectly good amphibians in these parts, although not near as [...]
The Devil Toilet
It was three in the morning, right on schedule for these sorts of things, when [...]
The Poop On Gardening
"Urban garden sharing" is the latest trend. It's a terrific idea: one urban dweller might [...]
Wattle, Me Worry?
Time was, I knew the exact location of everything on my body. It was easy. [...]
4 Bdrm, 2 Bath, Ark Parking
Our friends Scott and Kevin have a new animal again. It's been one after another [...]
You Can’t Keep A Good Man Down
A few days ago, Tassos Papadopoulos, the former president of Cyprus, was lowered into his [...]
How To Live Forever
It has recently come to my attention that, at 56-1/2, I may be more than [...]
South Dakota Legislature To The Rescue
A round of applause goes out to the South Dakota State Legislature for finally doing [...]
Bugged
Tater the cat skeetered her favorite bug under the oven and now it's gone. The [...]
Banging Abacuses
When I was considering buying a Mac, I heard from everybody, and they all said [...]