Torchwood Mini-Series
I’m a big Torchwood fan because John Barrowman is hot. Yes, I know, he’s really, really gay, but he’s also really, really hot. The show is much darker than Dr. Who and I’ve found that hard to take at...
View ArticleBooze Tales
I was reading through an old Atlantic magazine (June 2009) which had lain forgotten on my cluttered desk when I came across the most absurd article ever. Apparently there is now signature ice at your...
View ArticleJulie and Julia
I just got home from seeing JULIE AND JULIA. What a wonderful film. If TERMINATOR SALVATION was a primer on how _not_ to write a movie, this film is an example of how to write a good movie.It didn’t...
View ArticleMontreal
I’m back from Montreal, and spent the past three days digging out. Bills to be paid. Bills that had gotten lost because of the change of address so I was frantically paying past due bills by credit...
View ArticleDemocracy in Action
I did my civic duty on Monday and went to a heath care town hall meeting hosted by Congressman Ben Ray Lujan. I went partly because I thought it was past time that supporters of reform showed support,...
View ArticleRogue's Gallery of Bad Restaurants
I had to run into Santa Fe today to mail back the contracts for my next book contract. It was 1:00 pm and I was hungry. I never could find the New York deli that I'd heard advertised. Finally, in...
View ArticleGreat Cartoon
You have to check out this wonderful web cartoon sent to me by Ty Frank. It's especially wonderful for those of us lucky enough to know the amazing Stephen Boucher, SMOF, and computer guru. Jesus...
View ArticleSurrogate Heinlein Fix
I'm reading John Scalzi's THE LAST COLONY and it's just wonderful. It reminds me of all the old Heinlein classics that I loved so much -- HAVE SPACESUIT, CITIZEN OF THE GALAXY, THE ROLLING STONES.I've...
View ArticleWhat Do You Do?
I have a strange and upsetting situation. I'm the president of my small home owners association. Once of our member (who happens to be the vice-president of HOA) is retired military and somewhere to...
View ArticleLion Lost
The death of Ted Kennedy hit me hard. Not only because I fear for our chances to see real and fundamental health care reform without him, but for personal reasons. My dad was friends with Ted Kennedy....
View ArticleWhat's At Stake
I'm linking to a terrific editorial in the NYT. Mostly because it holds the thoughts and reflections of a heath insurance industry insider, and it helps clarify the actions being taken by insurance...
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