(The manuscript of the book about the life and times of RADM Mac Showers. Photo Socotra). Things are all over the map about developments in Afghanistan this morning. I am deeply disturbed about it all, but I am going to let others comment and have the thing play out on its own merits. This is […]

There are so many issues in play this morning that I am a bit dazed. The glorious weather continues, and it feels good to be alive and crashing around at the farm. I don’t know what to think about the Kings beating the Blackhawks to advance to the Stanley Cup Finals. Do you? The most […]

‘Cause they said it really loud They said it on the air On the radio, whoa, oh, oh On the radio, whoa, oh, oh On the radio, whoa, oh, oh On the radio, whoa, oh, oh On the radio -Donna Summer “On the Radio,” courtesy of Metrolyrics I swam for a full hour yesterday, first […]

The sun was shining on the sea, Shining with all his might: He did his very best to make The billows smooth and bright– And this was odd, because it was The middle of the night. (from Through the Looking-Glass and What Alice Found There, by Lewis Carroll,1872) It was a surprising week, which is […]

(Professor Cass Sunstein by John Springs in the New York Review of Books). “What would life in 2070 be like if we collectively shift our values toward community, connections with nature, and sustainable living?” – Framing statement from the National Science Foundation-funded Yamara 2070 Project at the University of Wisconsin Well, they got General Shinseki […]

I have been having episodes of vertigo lately, and it is almost enough to get my attention. It is a delicate balance, I know, having to pay good money in the evening to get dizzy, and then complain about it when it comes for free in the morning. I would have shaken my head but […]

I rose at the Farm feeling the first muggy heat of the season. I checked the usual sites as I was easing into the post-holiday truncated week. Gently. I was relieved to note that some things are unchanged in this cascade of constant change. Noted futurist and perpetual hysteric Paul Ehrlich is still very much […]

(Allan Paone, right, a 15-year member of Rolling Thunder, directs bikers to their staging position at Pentagon North Parking in Arlington. Thousands of members from Rolling Thunder chapters across the country participated in the ride through the nation’s capitol. DoD photo by Army Sgt. 1st Class Michael J. Carden). The bikes are headed from all […]

(Jon-without had a challenging day at the office, and Boomer fixed him up with a Bourbon Sling from the Happy Hour Menu to ease into the Holiday weekend. He didn’t stay with that drink long, but you have to admire how he looks with an elegant glass in his hand, don’t you think? Photo Socotra). […]

I am counting down like crazy: Rolling Thunder is coming to town, and the bikes will start roaring in this afternoon. The Hogs hang out in the common area between the two churches across the street, and the sound of the big V-twin engines is a lot like living in the landing pattern of a […]