As connoisseurs of fine cinema, Paul and I had been chastising ourselves for failing to see the critically acclaimed Hot Fuzz in theaters, so we Netflixed it. Quite a few chuckles, and I think it would’ve been even funnier with subtitles. Dang English and their crazy accents. Shaun of the Dead is in the cue. [...]

It was a sparkling morning in San Diego. I entered the east wing of the hospital with a smile, and noticed a chubby latino gentleman ambling down the hall. He was humming, with gusto, a tune that seemed mysteriously familiar. It had a bit of a latin flair, and yet I knew the melody. Slowly, [...]

I’m reading The Mind of the Maker by DL Sayers. It’s a book about her theology of God as Creator, and about the author’s role as a creator of literature. Now by “God as Creator,” Sayers is not dealing with arguments of evolution v. creationism. Subject doesn’t interest me, and appears not to have interested [...]

Got up early to go enjoy the surf at La Jolla State Park. It was a gorgeous day and the water was comfortable. Nice easy waves and plenty of good surfing to be had for our two friends who joined us, one of whom was a newbie surfer. Paul saw a seal earlier in the [...]

Paul made a pot roast like Grandma Rosemary used to make. Got this old cast-iron dutch oven and shoved it full of steak and veg. Not quite as good as hers, but we’ve got 80 years of experience and an inch of greasy pot build up to catch up with. Pardon. Up with which to [...]

Hazard lights are NOT magical blinking beacons that you may use to advertise to the world that you are free and entitled to do whatever you want. You may not drive 40 on the freeway because they are on. You may not load 9 mattresses on your roof because they are on. You may not [...]