Our household is quiet lately, with Pete working upstate and Aubrey away. I’m taking a break from email and news, from the television, from ...

Orion is watching Clone Wars, sitting in his training pants (and temporary tattoo) on a comfy gamer's chair under the ceiling fan and ea...

Wow---Shame on me. Damn, that just about puts me in 'Trust No One' mode. Thanks for the additional information. (Thanks, Lucy,...

This information isn't brand new, but is news to me and important enough to pass on. I realize that only a certain percentage of my read...

It was 105 degrees Fahrenheit yesterday, at midnight. The season of summer hate has begun. Last year we installed sprinklers in a couple of ...

A few days ago we watched “Primer”, an independent film directed by Shane Carruth. P R I M E R M O V I E It's an obviously low budget f...

The horse's name is Ravynesque, and her owner is Ravyn, who designed and maintains my website (she's very, very good at this) and ha...

“Okay, last time. Understand this procedure remains absolutely permanent?” “Every legal scrap is signed, witnessed, with three copies filed...

Years ago, in a different life, and several complete cell generations ago, I had a collection of poems by Richard Brautigan entitled "T...

Ok. That's two pretty good shake ups in less than a week. Again, tell me, why do humans live out here? (Pete just pointed out that the ...

I’m building the last of the kinetic pieces for “The Dark Caravan” which will join the rest of the carnival in October. It will be a fortune...

Regarding Anansi Boys: I showed you, sort of, within the context of the changes I made to "Luck Be Nimble" at least the flavor of ...

No more shaking today, so far. I've told you stories before about how harsh the environment can be here, once you drive past the artific...

I was reading and making coffee, waiting for Orion to wake. It's just the two of us this morning. Pete is away working and Aubrey is a...

Aubrey, adding her usual creative twist. I started sculpting just before she was born. She was at least ten before she realized that every...

Hopefully a better look at the owls... 

Another Toy. I'm beginning to amass a collection of the 'food' pieces. I'm looking for a gallery in the San Francisco or S...

Detail These are a wholly different animal from the figurative sculptures I showed you earlier. They are a different language and, even if o...

New piece. I was going to call it 'Dessert Desert', then I changed it to "After Thoughts", then to "My Kingdom for a...

I have new stuff, but pulled out these photos while searching for images for your stories. I thought they deserved to be seen----only a hand...