In one respect, this photo of Hungarian children in the early 1900s reenacting The Nativity is moving and symbolic. Sadly, you can also see that four sheep in the flock have possibly lost their way and joined a street gang in South Central L.A. And at least one […]
Another one from the archives… And so it was, this past Saturday evening, that a situation developed. My partner had plans to depart our domicile to meet up with a certain circle of friends that he has. Someone in said group was having a milestone birthday or had […]
Note: I pulled this one out of the archives because there are some (unintentional at the time) reflections, in ways big and small, on the world right now… Howdy, Clam Bakers. Some of you may have already seen the cryptic tweet from the Home Office indicating that, […]
Note: This piece is in response to some comment threads on a post I shared a few days ago. It’s been lurking in one of my draft folders for years, awaiting the time when it felt right to let it go. I think that time is now. Enjoy. […]
A few months ago, I wrote a rambling (surprise!) piece that ended with a recounting of a wretched day at baseball practice during my tender youth. (You can find said piece here. If you choose to visit, be sure to read the comments as well. It’s another shining […]
For once, I’m just going to keep my mouth relatively shut and get out of the way, letting the pictures speak for themselves. These are snaps from the Cueva de Nerja on the southern coast of Spain. Enjoy. The cave was discovered in 1959 by a group of […]
Just a few random song-lyric snippets as I sit by the pool, my friends splashing in the water beside me, as I ponder a snap I took at the Alhambra in Granada yesterday… I am just a poor boy Though my story’s seldom told I have squandered […]
And so it was, this past Saturday evening, that a situation developed. My partner had plans to depart our domicile to meet up with a certain circle of friends that he has. Someone in said group was having a milestone birthday or had just given birth or had […]
Howdy, Clam Bakers. As I was compiling and reviewing the poll results from last week’s glorious roundelay between Dr. Brian and our sumptuous and extravagant guests, someone else walked into my office unannounced. This is a clear indication that my secretary, Christi-Peggy-Claudette del Osythia, is not hitting her […]
Howdy, Clam Bakers. As some of you are surely aware, Bonnywood Manor recently hosted a series of seminars by the esteemed Dr. Brian, an uncertified psychologist renowned for his ability to take a mere bit of happenstance and turn it into a chronic condition requiring years of intensive […]
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