For over half of my life, I have worn sideburns of varying length and … ah … lushness. General Ambrose Everett Burnside, a man who woul...

While listening to one of my favorite podcasts , I heard a recommendation for the album The Race for Space by the British band Public Serv...

I miss my father.  I am hit by waves of sorrow and nostalgia at the strangest of times.  Just the other day, I was reading a book to one of ...

For years I have been given Visa or Amex gift cards during the holidays.  (I have never been given a MasterCard gift card.  They must exist....

It has been a while since my last post, but I'm on a little vacation right now, so it's time to dust off the keyboard. One of my e...