Kind of on a Neil Gaiman kick today. And Neal Pollack. And her name isn’t Neil or Neal but I’ve been reading her stuff and enjoying it - Janet Tokerud.

About a month ago, I was browsing the shelves of Border’s and saw my first Moleskine. According to the Wikipedia page on Moleskine:
A Moleskine (mol-a-skeen’-a) is a style of notebook claimed to be used by famous artists and writers, such as Picasso, Matisse, Hemingway, and most famously Bruce Chatwin. A moleskine is bound in oilcloth-covered […]

Several discussions over the last week have caused me to think about what people mean by “moral values” and “being conservative”. Perhaps I’m not alone - many who voted for Kerry this year and lost to the so-called “moral issues vote” are questioning why they are not believed to be moral. Anyway, it’s too late […]

Driving home from church today I was listening to NPR and they were broadcasting This American Life.
I just caught the end of the program, but I heard enough of Russell Banks reading one of his latest stories, entitled “The Moor” - from his new collection, The Angel on the Roof. It gave me chills […]

Made it back to San Diego - we’re pretty beat. My eyes are itchy. We woke up late this morning and came pretty close to missing our flight. Kind of funny now, looking back on it.

Fall in Ohio is beautiful, despite (or because of) the grey skies and naked trees. Actually, we were still able […]