2. Something Not Under Water

Sal and Evan were very fortunate. They had three feet of water in their house. They had to gut the kitchen and pull out all the drywall and carpeting. Everything that the water touched had to be gotten rid of or cleaned. Sal spent two hours one day cleaning their old tub. Spraying cleaner and [...]

1. Still Haunted

Not that long ago, but back when we all took for granted that we did not live in a river, Daniel Forte stole a long leg bone out of the bluff at the bottom of Bells Bend. He had been fishing off of the end of the boat ramp, when he decided that the small [...]

And More Kind Words!

Shoot, you guys, this is so nice. I really love that people are loving it.

Another Review! An Awesome Review

This is over at the Commercial-Appeal‘s blog.

Sure, It Sounds Good

State Senator Doug Jackson wants to end welfare benefits to drug addicts. This is one of those things that sounds good, except for that drug addicts are, by definition, addicted to drugs. If their own desire to quit using drugs, their knowledge of the hurt their addiction is bringing their loved ones, and their own [...]

The Butcher Tells Me

So, this morning, the Butcher tells me that last night’s episode was basically James O’Keefe’s plot to take down CNN through use of a boat. I would just like to point out that delightful confluence. Edited to add: Yes, oops. Last night’s episode of It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia, which is a hilarious show about [...]

Burning Bridges

Newscoma often says that, in politics, there are activists and politicos. The politicos focus on doing whatever it takes to win and the activists focus on our ideals. So, for instance, I want a state in which gay and lesbians aren’t made to feel like deviants, regardless of whether that’s popular. A Democratic politician might [...]