I heard enough of the white man's blues I've sang enough about myself So if you're looking for some bad news You can find it somewhere else Last year was a son of a bitch For nearly everyone we know But I ain't fighting with you down in a ditch I'll meet you up here on the road I know you're tired And you ain't sleeping well Uninspired And likely mad as hell But wherever you are I hope the high road leads you home again To a world you want to live in -Jason Isbell No post yes

"You can't convince a believer of anything; for their belief is not based on evidence, it's based on a deep seated need to believe" -Carl Sagan Trying to hustle some work out the door this morning before P and I head down to Williamsport, PA, for a quick getaway to see Todd Rundgren in concert. P has today and tomorrow off, and this morning she was still in bed after 8. So was I, reading the paper because I didn't want to slip off and leave her to wake up by herself. Which ma

"You can't get a cup of tea big enough or a book long enough to suit me." -C. S. Lewis This morning's mail preview from the USPS, which we receive by email, shows Peg's about to receive a love note from the Corning City Court. We are pretty sure we know what this is about. Roughly a month ago I sent a check for that ridiculous ticket she received for looking at her phone in the Wegman's parking lot, but in reviewing our bank records they never cashed it. What fresh humiliatio

"Public virtue cannot exist in a nation without private virtue, and public virtue is the only foundation of republics." -John Adams "Mistah Kurtz—he dead" -T.S. Eliot and Joseph Conrad A gloomy one out there, with light rain and temps in the low 70s. The a/c on the family room side of the condo died over the course of the heat wave, so the damp overcast is a blessing. That'll likely be several thousand dollars to fix. Then the boat should be ready soon after nine months in th