So, today, I was looking at videos for straight/safety razors.  THis is a hobby of mine, as I have been using a straight razor almost exclusively for about two years now.  The experience is very relaxing (until you cut yourself, and then you are scrambling for sulfa, a tournequette, or the styptic pen, depending on how bad you nicked yourself).   ( Read more... )

I tell you, my life could be a tragicomic tv series.  Think of Louie with less pathos.  And more small scale agriculture.

Today's frustration will be brought to you by the letter G for garden.  Or S for Squash, which is totally pissing me off.  Three days ago, I picked 3 nice sized zucchinis from the garden and cooked them up into an amazing ( Read more... )

I had taken a long hiatus from submitting short stories.  I think it had almost been a year since I had sent anything out to a magazine, but last week, with a publication I have published three stories in over the years, their transoms were open, so I chucked one of my favorite stories into it.  Out of five submissions, including this one, I have ( Read more... )

You know what?  I've got nothin'.  For the life of me I can't think of a single thing to post.

Okay, maybe that last night, the one year old decided sleeping was for suckers.  He finally tapped out at about 1am. It didn't help that we were watching American One Eyed Hooker-Maid Story as we were trying to get him to fall asleep, and if it wasn't the ( Read more... )

You've probably already seen it, the Time psedo-article on"TOP TEN THINGS TODAY'S KIDS WILL NEVER SEE." There's a lot of good things on the list, but "books?"  Seriously?  Isn't the word a little absolute in this case in regards to something as ubiquitous as books?  So, I have decided to create my own list for your reading enjoyment.

1. Articles or ( Read more... )