I wanted to watch Kolchak The Night Stalker in 1974 when it came on. I'd read the paperback novel on which the first TV movie was based...

I'm not into self-help books. I don't believe they really help much, but that said, I'm finding Dark Nights of the Soul --by the...

We have another new resident at our house. Currently he's known as Gray Kitty. We hesitated in naming him because we spent a good bit ...

I'm reworking a portion of a novel that I've been writing for a while. At last the spark seems to be striking. If you write, you kno...

I got excited about the new iPods , with the revelation of their long-rumored video capabilities. I'm just worried that convincing Chris...

When the air turns crisp and cool, that's when my mood really shifts to horror fiction. It dates back to junior high when I was introduc...

Take the quiz: "Which LOST character are you?" Locke You are Locke You are the Ambassador of the island. You can be a wierdo at t...

I watched On the Beach on cable not long ago. It's a profound and cautionary Cold War-era film about the aftermath of a nuclear war. Gr...

I was sad to hear of Don Adams' death. I used to watch "Get Smart" with my dad every Saturday night when it was new. (Later, i...

It's a dark night of thunderstorms. Silver slashes of moisture hammer my car, and on the black horizon rickety lightning bolts cut jagge...

While I was sick, I lay awake watching CNN reports of Katrina sweeping toward Louisiana, my native state, but I never expected the devastati...

Did you ever notice the things people do to impress other people are usually the things other people laugh at behind their backs?

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Oliver nee Sad Orange Kitty was missing his collar Monday morning. He slides under our fence and into the wooded area behind our house so I...

I'm back to work on a novel. Put the finishing touches on my other project o' which it's too early to speak, mainly tweaks reque...

I sent Christine a list of possible names that might be right for our outside visitor, Sad Orange Kitty, who is becoming more of a permanen...

I listened to Tangerine Dream a lot in the eighties. They were doing the soundtracks for cool movies such as The Keep based on the F. Pa...

I got another flash of how it all might end: I'm driving back from the movies when I notice an excessive amount of trash strewn against ...

5 That I Could Give a Crap About 1. Britney Spears, Kevin etc. 2. Angelina/Brad/Jennifer 3. Paris Hilton 4. Big Brother 6 5. Prime time o...

I'm nearing completion on a fairly lengthy project that I can't talk about yet. It feels good to have it almost complete. I'm sc...