My wife came home from the store the other day. She had to pick up some very basic items, but something very interesting found its way into the bag. She bought a new dish rack for the sink. I have mentioned this before, but we don’t have a dishwasher. I count washing the dishes as […]
The whole thing took no more than a few seconds. “I think I want to write a column.” “OK, send me something.” That’s the conversation I had with a former features editor at The Evening Sun a little more than 10 years ago. A couple of weeks later, my column started to fill this space. Or some space […]
When I saw the kids in the costumes on Trick or Treat night last week, I felt a little envious. Not of the candy because I knew I would dip into my daughter’s stash when she got home. I envied the costumes. I don’t get much of a chance to celebrate Halloween anymore. We’re really […]
I don’t really remember how I came to find “Winesburg, Ohio.” I think I was looking for some information on the TV show “Ed” and why it isn’t on DVD and came across a reference to the book. If I recall correctly, the article I read said the fictional town of Stuckeyville served as a […]
In a couple of weeks, R.E.M. will release what it calls a definitive retrospective on their 31-year career, “Part Lies, Part Heart, Part Truth, Part Garbage, 1982-2011.” The band’s website has started a number of initiatives to promote the release of the 40-song collection. They have a “Song of the Week” with various performances of […]
I spent a little time over the weekend catching up on Hawaii Five-O. For a variety of reasons (Monday Night Football, being old), I tend to wait for the show to build up a few episodes and watch a bunch at one time. Kind of like taking a huge handful of candy corn instead of […]
I always approach a Douglas Coupland book with a little trepidation. I have liked the ones I have read, but always worry that 12 pages of random numbers in the middle or the same word in eight different font sizes over a pair of pages will make me slam my head against the wall. In […]
We have not had the opportunity to go see a movie for a while now. The times we have had a chance have not lined up with anything we have wanted to see for a few months. That doesn’t really bother me that much. I have a list of things I want to catch on […]
I love our basement. Even though it is unfinished, has cold concrete floors in the winter and leaks sometimes when it rains, I love the place. Because of the way our house is laid out, the basement is one of the only places I get to myself. Not even the whole basement because half is […]
I loved hearing the news earlier this year that Colorado-based brewer New Belgium would bring its products to Maryland in 2011. I love their well-known Fat Tire Ale and look forward to bootlegging it since Pennsylvania was not on the list of states added to the distribution. Signs have appeared advertising the beers, but they only […]