Old Enough to Know Better

Now, as every guitar player knows, there are the magic, best, perfect strings for one's axe, and there is all that other waste-of-ti...

Okay, it's only been a week and some since I got this critter, but as with any new toy, the enthusiasm is high and it is ever so muc...

The signing went well. Peter wrangled things, did a nice intro, and I blathered on for forty minutes and then signed a few books, usin...

The World Horror Convention is going to be held in Portland, OR, next year (2014). No specifics on the hotel or dates yet, but the Guest...

Here's information on an upcoming concert at the Alberta Rose Theater in Portland, OR, Friday, March 22nd, 2013.  One of the featu...

Oh, yeah, Peter reminded me, I need to mention this: I'll be doing a signing for Ramal this coming Friday, that's March 1st, 20...

Now and again, one does something foolish. Yesterday, while cleaning up in the kitchen, I opened the trash bin's lid to discover it ...

There is a great ukulele site, Ukulele Hunt , all kinds of good stuff. The heading is abbreviated to "Uke Hunt." Here's ...

Now and then, one of those should-be-simple-on-the-face-of-it things goes a little sideways, and you look around, wondering where the Cand...

So, the new uke got here. Sounds waaay better than the old one. Got a hardfoam case, tuner, extra strings. Spent too much of my w...

One of the things you learn once you buy a house is that entropy does indeed rule. And, to keep it at bay, you have to buy new things to...

The battle for hearts and minds in regard to gun control rages. Sometimes it's the little things that jump out at you. Last night, I...

My in-car radio stations, aside from OBP, of course, include a classical station, an adult hits, and an oldies station. The oldies stati...

We went out for lunch earlier this week for our Valentine's Day date, the wife and I, but we usually give each other a card, too. Fo...

The old, above;  The new, below. Couple-three years back, we were at a charity function, and put in a bid on a cheap ukulele a...

So, the simple review: Joe Lansdale has a new novella (that's a short novel) out, Dead Aim .  It's Hap and Leonard. Which, i...

The Brass Ring (photo by Audrey Lawson) Got asked about work-for-hire, in connection with writing scripts and/or shared universe tie...

I spoke about a shoot-out in Forest Grove recently . An update, and a correction: First, the officer who was arrested was not a Forest...

I have been involved the last few months with a spec screen project. I can't get specific about it, signed an NDA and all, but I can...

For Christmas, my wife and I gave ourself tickets to go see the comedian Lewis Black; which we did on Saturday. Black does angry-old-man...