This afternoon, knowing the carpet would be vacuumed once our Christmas tree was packed away, I sprinkled some loose catnip in a sunbeam so our cat Tommy might play in it. For a while ran, rolled, sniffed and munched the fragrant herb, then he settled into a warm spot and slept. His sleek form was [...]
I have long advocated alternative shelters, from tiny houses to geodesic domes to yurts. But perhaps my favorite architectural structure is built from modified shipping containers. So while most people are oohing and aahing as the Dallas Cowboys move into their billion-dollar stadium, I’m more interested Roger Black’s 3000-acre ranch retreat, Cinco Camp, and its [...]
I’m almost certain The Buoys’ “Timothy” was the first song I heard on top 40 radio about cannibalism. Sure, they couched it in a story about a mine cave-in, and they never came right out and said it, but it was clear old Tim went down the gullet.
I’ve been thinking about the song tonight, because [...]