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Spontaneous Phone Eruptions 3 Jul 2013 | 02:49 am
A couple of days ago I noticed something odd on my phone. In the catalog of applications, right there on the first screen, there was one I had never seen before. You have to understand, I don't downlo...
Thoughts on Digging Earthworms: Part I 19 Jun 2013 | 06:56 am
As I dig up planting beds around Bill’s place, I am always excited to find earthworms. They’re a sign of healthy soil, a good mix of organic material. So each time I find one, I carefully move it to a...
Year Four 8 Jun 2013 | 03:15 am
Dear James, This week, including as it did the anniversary of thy birth and thy death, was hard. Almost as hard as four years ago, when we'd just lost thee. I suppose I can come up with some explanat...
Link: A Review: The Nance 24 Apr 2013 | 08:55 am
I have a review up at my other blog home, Queer New York. Go here to read my thoughts of Douglas Carter Beane's New Play, The Nance.
Tribal Feasts 19 Mar 2013 | 12:19 am
A story has floated around for centuries suggesting that the Irish are one of the lost tribes of Israel. I love this idea, but that doesn't mean I'm buying it. So many of the supposed commonalities s...
Digging 13 Mar 2013 | 01:27 am
On Sunday I began cutting sod in the backyard, as a first step to putting in a garden. My friend The Midnight Gardener had warned me not to try cutting turf that was too wet. How right he was. We'd ha...
Expanding the Franchise 4 Mar 2013 | 11:06 pm
The bird feeder in the backyard continues to attract a growing population. It's just far enough away from the windows that we can't always see much detail however. This means we mostly see, as Bill pu...
Installing Bird TV 6 Feb 2013 | 08:57 am
In December, while visiting my family, a pileated woodpecker showed up in my sister's backyard. Mary, Tony and I were all thrilled and sat watching it the entire time it spent there, drilling away at ...
Archeology 20 Nov 2012 | 01:56 am
I couldn’t believe I’d never noticed the duck tile before. I had been in Vince’s house several times in the past few months, had stood at the kitchen sink every time I’d visited, but I’d never taken ...
After the Storm 30 Oct 2012 | 09:51 pm
My apartment is a hell-hole in the summer. The building shares walls on both sides with other buildings, and faces buildings of same or greater size across a fairly narrow street.One block-long cliff ...
