Quoth Og Mandino

“Have confidence that this will be the best day of your life.”

My Authorial Debut

“The Native Star” Trailer

Recent Entries

Laboring over Labor Day Weekend

Well, we certainly labored this weekend, and my poor aching back is the proof. In the spirit of getting daughter ready for her big entrance into seventh grade, we finally convinced her (note that WE had to convince HER) that a wallpaper pattern of chubby hippos and cartoon birds was simply not appropriate for [...]

My Plum Tree

One of the things I love about my house is the trees around it. The most imposing of these are the two huge walnuts — one on the side, and one in the back (though they may not be long for the world, alas, according to the tree trimmers we had out last year.) [...]