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Car talk II: The James Brown School of Driving
October 2, 2009 It was Friday afternoon and I’d finished classes with my usual end-of-week ambivalence: tired from the grind, wired for the weekend. more »»
Car talk — part 1
September 25, 2009 I’ve never cared about cars as status symbols. And it’s a darn good thing, what with my having driven only pre-1970 VW Beetles for 35 years. more »»
The focal point
September 22, 2009 A lot of people worry about aging and all its miseries, but not m. more »»
From high tech to low dreck
September 11, 2009 For the past 35 years I’ve begun my classes with pleasant, meaningless chit-chat — “How ya doin?” Anyone got something interesting to share?” “Wanna buy a duck?” — happy hokum, the calm before the... more »»
Wheels of misfortune
September 4, 2009 Although there are people who don’t believe in luck, I’m not one of the. more »»
Winging it
August 28, 2009 Although my father was an ophthalmologist, my brother and I rarely see eye-to-eye. more »»
Misadventures of a bookish boy
August 13, 2009 My drive to own books began when I was 11. By then I’d acquired a decent reading level, and perhaps more important, some money of my ow. more »» 
A monument of stone and a heart of gold
August 7, 2009 The first thing I try to explain to my students about writing narratives is to focus on their most important component, which is the story, not the facts. more »»
The I’s don’t have it
July 31, 2009 Lately the Enterprise has hosted an ongoing debate about bicycle/vehicle etiquette – or the lack thereof. The causes of the conflict are simple, since they’re the causes of all conflic. more »»
Our very last line of defense
July 24, 2009 I was in the I.B. Hunt agency chatting with the agency’s CEO, CFO and XO Ken Hunt as well as with the brains of the outfit, Carolyn Salls. more »»
The valley of the dogs
July 10, 2009 If you’re scared of thunder, My Home Town is probably not the place to be this summer. And if you’re terrified of thunder, it’s definitely not the place to b. more »»
Good expectations
July 3, 2009 I was in Seattle last week, and when I checked my e-mail, there was one from a favorite student. Its only text was a Faulkner quote: “The past isn’t dead. It isn’t even past. more »»
The greatest show on Colby
June 25, 2009 When I was a wee lad, I had a book called “Toby Tyler, Circus Boy.” As intrigued as I was by Toby’s adventures in the circus, I never wanted to be him. more »» 
Relativity in action
June 19, 2009 Since I’ve always been both a community booster and a fun guy, it’s only natural that I’d promote our summer Fun Runs. more »»
The l-o-o-n-g and short of it
June 12, 2009 When I walked into the Blue Moon on Monday, I received a friendly greeting from Eamon Peer, which I expected. What I didn’t expect was what followed i. more »»
Something to crow about
June 5, 2009 On Monday when I got home, my answering machine was winking at me. OK, so it wasn’t winking, it was blinking — I know tha. more »» 
Over the hill
May 29, 2009 When I was young, the Generation Gap was a huge problem. Now it’s no problem at all because there’s no gap between generations — at least not an obvious one. more »»
Ancient hairstory
May 22, 2009 You want a perfect synonym for fickle? It’s fashion. And no fashion is more fickle than hair fashion. When I was a callow lad and the U.S. more »»
Feverish recollections
May 15, 2009 Lately I’ve found myself fascinated by the swine flu outbreak. I neither obsess nor laugh at it, but. I’m aware and wary of it. more »» |
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