One of the advantages of growing up in a small-town Southern Baptist Church is that I had a built-in excuse to avoid a particularly distasteful rite of passage for junior high boys: ballroom dancing classes. While many of my Methodist and Presbyterian and Catholic friends were dressing up in uncomfortable shoes and putting on coats… Continue reading Shall We Dance?
mimus polyglottos and Terror from Above
You don’t want to get on the wrong side of a mockingbird, nosireebob.
Easter Hill Country Tour 2005
The 2005 edition of the Texas Easter Hill Country bicycle tour was wet and bereft of wildflowers. Even so, it was a great way to spend five days.
Cruising on autopilot
In which the concept of driving a car is equated to elevator music.
Desert Flowers
This is shaping up to be a banner year for Texas wildflowers.
Does it seem crowded in here?
New blogs are being created at an insane rate, as are new postings. What’s it all mean? Beats me.
Update: Blog Alphamosaic Meme
The blog alphamosaic meme incites reader action!
Scary Movie Update: “The Grudge”
“The Grudge” is one scary movie. Michael Jackson should pray that his jurors haven’t seen it.
Abbye Update #3: Good news
I hope this is the last health-related post I have to do for Abbye for a long time. Today’s blood test revealed that her liver enzymes have dropped to 45; a normal reading is under 100, and the initial test two weeks ago had her pegged at a scary 668. It seems obvious now that… Continue reading Abbye Update #3: Good news
Abbye Update #2
We had a sick dog before James Lileks did. But his recovered quicker than ours.