Birthdays. This is my 67th. If I’d known I was going to live this long, I’d have taken better care of myself. Or so someone said. Last year, Dalia and I were snug in an outdoor bar in Germany, next to a river, when the skies opened up and a magnificent four-hour thunder storm rolled [...]
28
May
Thunder and lightning rolled across the mountains all day, and now, at 1 a.m., the sweet smell of ozone-ladened grass floods the house. I’m sure tomorrow will be a boquet day.
28
May
The movie, A Few Days In September (French) “Quelques jours en septembre,” won’t be showing up on TV any time soon, but if you have an interest in another way to consider Europe, the U.S., the days before 9/11, or if you have an interest in a well-written and acted script that challenges you, it’s [...]
Scientists: U.S. Not Prepared for Strong Solar Storm
Scientist: UFO Crashed Into Meteorite to Save Earth
I spend a lot of time in tears during the Memorial Day weekend. I see how much was given to provide freedom and I see how little people truly understand or truly appreciate the loss of life and limb and mind that has allowed them the freedom to barbeque on a nice day. But this [...]
OUR LANGUAGE REACHES 1 MILLION WORDS
13
May
The galley proofs came in last week for Dalia’s book, A CATCH IN TIME. The editors are excited about it and so are we. Most of the the edits are done and she’ll have it finished this week. Maybe they’ll put it out early. They’re ahead of schedule on it (we’ve made it pretty easy [...]
10
May
Postage for snail mail goes up from 42 cents to 44 cents tomorrows.