Whenever I need to leave it all behind Or feel the need to get away I find a quiet place, far from the human race Out in the country...

“Never think that war, no matter how necessary, nor how justified, is not a crime.” — Ernest Hemingway, 1946 I figured I'd write about...

"Half time goes by Suddenly you’re wise Another blink of an eye 67 is gone The sun is getting high We're moving on" -Five for Fighting, A...

"One generation passes away, and another generation comes; But the earth abides forever." -Ecclesiastes 1: 4 Lots of political fodder out...

"There is no man whose life has been so dissolute that it can't be redeemed through the intervention of a good woman." -Harry Barr,...

"Happiness is the greatest hiding place for despair." -Soren Kierkegaard Lying in bed this morning, I found myself caught up in a memory...

"My doctor told me to stop having intimate dinners for four. Unless there are three other people." -Orson Welles So, P and I have finally...

"It is the rule of law alone which hinders the rulers from turning themselves into the worst gangsters." -Ludwig von Mises This morning's...

"To my mind, the only possible pet is a cow. Cows love you. They will be your friends forever." - Bill Bryson "Do you have any ammunition...

"Alimony is like buying hay for a dead horse." -Groucho Marx 1.24.24 Another dashed off entry, after having to attend a Zoom hearing...

Trying to keep this blog limping along during what's feeling like an extended crisis brewing at work. My associate quit a couple weeks...

"All of us, at some moment, have had a vision of our existence as something unique, untransferable and very precious. This revelation...

"Cry havoc and let slip the dogs of war!" -William Shakespeare The other day on Facebook I saw a post on the ex-Eagle Drivers page that...

"Every form of addiction is bad, no matter whether the narcotic be alcohol or morphine or idealism." -Carl Jung We seem to have brought a...

We made it back to Florida, which is a longer story for tomorrow's blog. Teaser alert--ice and turbulence were involved. Since walking...

"Retirement may be looked upon either as a prolonged holiday or as a rejection, a being thrown on to the scrap-heap." -Simone de Beauvoir...

"I see it all perfectly; there are two possible situations - one can either do this or that. My honest opinion and my friendly advice is...

“The punishment of every disordered mind is its own disorder.” ―St. Augustine of Hippo,Confessions We're all confused here at Tara this...

"Everybody talks about the weather, but nobody does anything about it." -Charles Dudley Warner I was looking this morning for an image...

"If I can make it there, I'm gonna make it anywhere, It's up to you, New York, New York." -Fred Ebb, as sung by Frank Sinatra Still a lot...