Too late?

Cannot believe what I see,

All I have wished for will be,

All our race proud and free.

---Donovan Leitch

Fridge Magnet Messaging

I received some unfortunate news today about the health of a good friend, and, while I was attempting to absorb it, my good wife approached me with several small "honey-does," which, I'm sure, seemed important to her at the time. As a result, I'm afraid I was a bit short with her, suggesting forcefully that she might enjoy biting me in an unusual location. I apologized a few minutes later but expected that the event might be one of those that comes back to haunt you at a later time. Instead, I found this pegged to the refrigerator right next to the dispenser of my drug-of-choice (coffeepot) where I couldn't miss it.

Sometimes marriage can surprise even an old hand like me at how nice it is.

Nostalgic for a Time I Never Lived In

The Parent Company Trap

Is Fox News evil or stupid for not mentioning that Alwaleed bin Talal is News Corp.'s largest shareholder? Jon Stewart reports, you decide.

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Once Upon a Time in America: Cockey's Song

A wonderful theme from a great movie. Ulrich Herkenhoff on the pipes of pan, directed by composer Ennio Morricone. From a 2004 concert in Munich.

Beach Dragon Wrestling

In a fad now largely neglected, much like goldfish swallowing or phone booth packing, beach-going maidens in the 1950s were fond of tormenting these unsuspecting harmless creatures when they encountered them near the water.

Odin's Eye

Odin sketch by Dan Mills

Odin's Eye

Odin had one eye.

It was said, and some believe,

That Odin gave his eye for wisdom.

That's what they said, for wisdom.

We, like Odin, can have what we want,

Can be what we wish,

But all acquisitions have their price.

We pay for our desires, noble and base,

And, having bought,

The price we have paid shows on us.

Like Odin's missing eye.

-- Mark A. Clark