Writing

I wasn’t always at the top of the heap like I am now. Once upon a time, I was just a 15-year-old misfit from Abilene with a flat top. There was no way to grow up in my family and not be some kind of misfit. I remember that when Buddy Holly died, it was [...]

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I hate logging in when I haven’t posted in a while and seeing how the visitor numbers drop off in my absence. Oh man, do I. On the other hand, experience shows that silence is far superior to making something up just to jog the stats. And I have been writing, oh yes. Often in [...]

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My wife is out of town, I shaved anyway. Settling down to write some new stuff. It’s a beautiful day here in Taos, but watch where you step! (←) If you’re hard up for something to do, these Taos area videos may brighten your day: here, here, and here.

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Jesus Christ, the goddamn cat’s been there for at least 10 days! It’s their cat, too. We thought it would be gone by now anyway, carried off by a passing coyote. But what with the below-zero temperatures, snow, and a pack of local dogs to scare off scavengers, the body is with us still. I [...]

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Another step in the long march to oblivion! Namely, I just officially “retired” from Mac writing. [crickets...] The thunderclap of silence following this announcement is no doubt due to the fact that almost none of you remember that I ever did, har. Two or three regular readers certainly do, however, including the man who hired [...]

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