Got Mark Knopfler & Emmylou Harris singing This Is Us on iTunes, a bag of beef jerky and some coffee by my side. Flipping through old notes and musings I come across one where someone accused me of using Petitio Principii to frame my argument. The memory makes me smile and reminds me how often… Continue reading You Better Stomp Those Grapes
The Class Of ’69 Is Better Than ’68
I’d give you my word as a Spaniard that everything I say here is true but I am not sure it would be enough for some of you. Can’t say it is because you got lost climbing the Cliffs of Insanity or if you understand there is not a lot of money in revenge. Instead… Continue reading The Class Of ’69 Is Better Than ’68
The Value Of Guilt
Don’t tell my children I had Candy Corn flavored Oreos for dinner or that I chased them down with a beer. Nor should you tell them a bunch of the other things I have done not because they are bad or I am embarrassed but because the privilege of being an adult means I get… Continue reading The Value Of Guilt
Maybe You Shouldn’t Blog While Angry
Those of you who are new to the blog aren’t familiar with the older man below. You don’t know that Grandpa Wilner was among my biggest cheerleaders and that if I had robbed a bank he might have excused it and said it was ok because I needed the money. Or that if I had… Continue reading Maybe You Shouldn’t Blog While Angry