"How old would you be if you didn't know how old you are?" -Satchel Paige Sitting here in our very expensive room at the Abbey in Peekskill, NY, about to drive the 1+30 down into Manhattan for my birthday. This hotel isn't as great as I remembered the last time. They advertise a pool, but it's actually at the apartment complex across the street. In November we didn't care, but yesterday it would've been a welcome amenity. There's no place to sit outside without baking in the

I heard enough of the white man's blues I've sang enough about myself So if you're looking for some bad news You can find it somewhere else Last year was a son of a bitch For nearly everyone we know But I ain't fighting with you down in a ditch I'll meet you up here on the road I know you're tired And you ain't sleeping well Uninspired And likely mad as hell But wherever you are I hope the high road leads you home again To a world you want to live in -Jason Isbell No post yes

"You can't convince a believer of anything; for their belief is not based on evidence, it's based on a deep seated need to believe" -Carl Sagan Trying to hustle some work out the door this morning before P and I head down to Williamsport, PA, for a quick getaway to see Todd Rundgren in concert. P has today and tomorrow off, and this morning she was still in bed after 8. So was I, reading the paper because I didn't want to slip off and leave her to wake up by herself. Which ma

"You can't get a cup of tea big enough or a book long enough to suit me." -C. S. Lewis This morning's mail preview from the USPS, which we receive by email, shows Peg's about to receive a love note from the Corning City Court. We are pretty sure we know what this is about. Roughly a month ago I sent a check for that ridiculous ticket she received for looking at her phone in the Wegman's parking lot, but in reviewing our bank records they never cashed it. What fresh humiliatio