Month: February, 2009

Looking good

I’d say this looks pretty good for a 78-year-old man. Wouldn’t you? Of course, it’s likely Photoshopped to the hilt, and who knows if it’s even his body or not, but the face is pretty close to what I’ve seen in recent candids. Some guys have all the luck, eh? Although I do wonder what [...]

So I kind of knew him

Dwier Brown. I kind of knew him once. That is, I spoke with him in passing every once in awhile when he would stop at the office where I worked. I saw him in several plays at the university; he was great. But I’m sure he couldn’t pick me out of a lineup. Do you [...]

If bad things happen in threes…

…we should be about done for the month. From the Beeb: 8 February: A passenger plane crashes into a river in the Brazilian state of Amazonas, killing 24 people, most of whom were from the same family. 12 February: A passenger plane crashes into a house in Buffalo, New York, killing all 49 people on [...]

Délicieuse Pâtisserie

I got it. I want to be a pastry chef. A link this morning led me to a list of less stressful careers (swearing that I would fire off a nasty letter if “K-12 teacher” was on it), and saw the description of pastry chef. Just me, sugar, cinnamon, butter and creativity. Now that sounds [...]

I got nothin’.

No voice, that is. Whatever this plague is that has chosen to follow me around in various incarnations since last week, it’s now settling in the exact area I need it least: As many of you know, I am no stranger to voice problems, although the trouble was long ago. Still, I’m a little skittish [...]