Tomorrow, I will be driving to Dallas to begin a road trip with my friend Charles Braden. Sadly, though we keep in touch through email, we rarely see each other anymore and based on our particular life circumstances, it doesn’t look like it is going to get better anytime soon. So, Charles invited me to [...]

Saw the midnight showing of the new 007 flick Quantum of Solace last night. A review is forthcoming, but I will tell you that despite some criticisms, I feel like the movie delivered on its promise to kick seven different kinds of ass. I was off today, so I have spent quite a lot of [...]

Because I am an opinionated and sometimes overly-dramatic sort of fellow, I am prone to making grand declarations about things with which I disagree, dislike, or otherwise do not understand. “I will never do that,” I might say. Despite my willingness to rush into such commitments, my track record is pretty good. I still have [...]

All in all, the staycation has been restful, but it wasn’t long before we realized that despite our best efforts and planning, it never felt the same as a vacation away from home. The original plan called for us to spend several days and nights on the boat, but that turned into just a couple [...]