It snowed in Baghdad, lacy flakes that came down white and turned almost immediately into gray puddles. The residents were stunned with the wonder of the heavens, since the white ephemeral lace fell on Sunni and Shia and Coaltion troops and contractors alike. You could have knocked me over with a feather, since I always […]

The dirty tricks are only just starting. Now that Bill is out of the race, at least he won’t have to deal with them. That is the reason that one of our greatest Americans, Colin Powell, will have nothing to do with electoral politics. I had hoped to put the whole sordid mess out of […]

I found myself misting up this morning when I heard the news that my man Bill Richardson is dropping out of the race for the Democratic nomination for the Presidency. I was emotional, not so much for Bill, though I know he is disappointed, nor for the American People, though I care for them deeply […]

I would tell you about the Iranians who were in the building, messing with the cable communications, since I find it interesting to deal with refugees, but I don’t have time. The man I talked to was a Bahai, and the Mullahs had driven him out, fearing for his life. He was matter of fact […]

I will not be querulous. I will not start off this year by railing at the broadcasters, or the greedy NCAA Division I schools, or any of the other collective idiots that have so perverted our notion of normal life that the biggest football game of the year is played on a school-night. I grimly […]

Mom said it was the January Thaw back home, at the house near the little finger of the Michigan mitten. She said it a little doubtfully, though I well recall the annual melt in the middle of winter.   It was common to experience a week or so of moderate temperatures to ruin the skiing, and […]

It is morning here in this part of America, still dark, and the moisture from the sky is the same that was over Three wish I could tell you that I was frantically clicking back and forth between the double-headers late yesterday. It was a good line-up: the ‘Skins were out in Seattle, taking on […]

It is down to the Final Four, and it is not even March Madness yet, and not even basketball. At least that is what it said in the e-mail from my Presidential Candidate this morning. I know we are all a little tired of pigs and ethanol, though the whole Iowa thing was pretty interesting. […]

Bayliner Ciera 245 Express Cruising: 22 mph @ 3200 rpm  Maximum: 30 mph @ 4800 rpm           o      LOA: 24′ 1″      o      BEAM: 8′ 6″ DRAFT: 2′ / 3′ 4″      o      YEAR: 2006      o      TOP: Soft top      o      HULL MATERIAL: Fiberglass      o      HULL: Deep Vee DISP: 5284 lbs      o      ENGINE HOURS: 75      o      TANKAGE (approx): […]

I had not seen Vic for many years, though I have often asked about him when I talked to my pal John. Vic was a towering presence in our youth, and I will never forget him. He Edna retired to Florida years ago, leaving the snows of Michigan far behind. We all have, except Kenny, […]