This story started here. Somewhat later, after Ms. Stapleton had departed, we were sitting on the front porch of Professor Lebrun’s house. It was probably mostly inertia that kept us — at least those of us who had not … Continue reading
This story started here. Professor Lebrun stood up. “Miss Stapleton, would you like some soup, and perhaps a sandwich? It would be no trouble at all.” She hesitated, and then nodded. “Thank you, Professor.” He bowed and headed to … Continue reading
1) Still very much enjoying the Doom Patrol TV show. The moment I realized I was hooked was this one: Not because of the scene, although it is good, but because of the song, “Lazarus,” by David Bowie. It’s from … Continue reading
This story started here. We were in town for most of the day. We were never actually under arrest, and when we were threatened with arrest there was some confusion about what we might be charged with. As my … Continue reading
1) I’ve written about Hilde Lysiak before. Glad to find out that she’s still at it: “An Arizona cop threatened to arrest a 12-year-old journalist. She wasn’t backing down.“ 2) There’s an interesting piece by Tim Parks in the … Continue reading
I have not watched TV since sometime in the 1990s. Well, I own a television set, which I use to watch DVDs, and sometimes I watch TV shows on DVD (Ellery Queen, Nero Wolfe, Firefly… that may be it). I … Continue reading