It was twenty-eight years ago today that I moved to New York from Ohio. This should be an occasion for a little introspection, to evaluate where I’ve been and where I’m going. How my goals in life have changed, and how I’ve met all the challenges life has placed before me.
Or, I could just go out and have a few beers while watching the Yankees.
J.K. Rowling is the first billionaire writer, and it’s said she’s richer than the Queen. But when was the last time the Queen was this entertaining?
From a Washington Post article about Bush’s refusal to allow Harriet Meiers et al testify before congress:
“David B. Rifkin, who worked in the Justice Department and White House counsel’s office under presidents Ronald Reagan and George H.W. Bush, praised the position and said it is consistent with the idea of a “unitary executive.” In [...]
I didn’t get any shots from the Saturday program, but I went around on Sunday and took some shots of musicians when they were off-duty.
I’ve started using the shareware app Notepad++ for developing on my WinVista laptop, and it has a feature I’ve never run into before.
This Saturday and Sunday is the annual Maplewoodstock festival. This year it’s expanded to two full days. It’s all free, the weather is supposed to be nice and there’ll be plenty of room on the lawn.
I’ll be playing at 3 on Saturday with J.J. Blues, an all-star band of local pros.
Memorial Park is right [...]
If you haven’t caught up with the current issue of The New Yorker, I recommend the article by Alex Ross, Apparition In The Woods, a review of the life and work of the composer Jean Sibelius.
My cousin Shari posted this photo on an online genealogy board, one I’d never seen before. It’s a picture of my great-grandfather Benjamin McGee.
Over at The Literary Cafe, the proprietors are visiting China.
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