Last night I watched Season 4 of the Showtime series, The Tudors. In a show-stopper scene, Henry VIII (played exquisitely by Jonathan Rhys Meyers) blasts the English Parliament for their hateful conduct of his subjects toward one another over religious beliefs. (Remember back to high school world history: At this time England was divided over … Read more
A few weeks ago Hugh MacLeod of gapingvoid.com announced a contest to write a caption to one of his daily cartoons. If interested, you were supposed to reply to Hugh’s Art Gallery with an email about “your burning desire” to supply the text for a drawing. As a BIG fan (and a writer!), I thought … Read more
Last year during the Bernie Madoff scandal (as in he “made off” with other people’s money!), I read something that shed light on his psychological makeup, which might explain what partly motivated him to steal billions of dollars from others (including his friends and charitable organizations—UGH). The article quoted a “friend” who said he asked … Read more
There is no excerpt because this is a protected post.
There are many shades of red: scarlet, ruby, garnet, maroon, carnelian, blood, apple, tomato, cherry, cranberry, persimmon, cardinal, Chinese, Swedish, Venetian, sangria, and burgundy. But the Philadelphia Phillies FANS have invented a new shade all their own: Moron Red. Baseball historians and loyal fans around the world have agreed that it is by far the … Read more
There must be something really compelling on the Internet for me to ignore Glee and pay attention to what’s on the computer screen instead. But that’s what happened on Tuesday night around 8:00 PM. After 69 days in a stinkin’ hell hole deep beneath the desert surface, the Chilean Miners were about to be rescued! … Read more
Outside all day, day after day, with roadside accommodations.
There is no excerpt because this is a protected post.
On my way to work every day, I drive through miles and miles of farm fields—down Highway 129 connecting southern Santa Cruz County with San Benito County. Every day I see the farm workers picking—no matter what the weather is like. They are bent over when I drive by in the morning and bent over … Read more
There is no excerpt because this is a protected post.