Category Archives: Random Musings

My son is learning the trombone, and I suppose that means they’re also getting ready for a Christmas concert. In any case, I hear “Jolly Old Saint Nicholas” around my house frequently. Yesterday after my son stopped practicing, my daughter … Continue reading →

I just finished listening to an audio presentation of Washington Irving’s “The Legend of Sleepy Hollow”, read by an actor currently starring in a TV series called “Sleepy Hollow”, supposedly based on the story. I decided to go find out a bit … Continue reading →

I wonder what my children will remember about Halloween in ten, twenty or thirty years. Hopefully their memory is better than mine, and hopefully they have better memories. I don’t particularly remember any Halloweens past. I do remember going to … Continue reading →

And this is why, when I do finally crack, no jury on earth will convict me. Or stop laughing, probably. It won’t be a hung jury so much as a doubled-over-laughing jury.

It seems like everywhere you look these days there’s zombie-based entertainment. Even one of my favorite journalists tried his hand at a zombie novel. He recently wrote an article for City Journal in which he attempts to explain why zombies … Continue reading →

About as predictable as Columbus Day lately is the protests against Columbus Day. As a bank employee I have to admit to some self-serving reluctance to do away with the holiday, though truth be told, it’s quite probable that even if … Continue reading →

This last weekend I went on an overnight camp-out with my son’s scout troop. I have come to the conclusion that I am not a true camper. I don’t care much for camping for the sake of camping. I love … Continue reading →

I thought this one was rather cute: Leonardo Da Vinci creates a time machine so he and his friends can go into the future and see how they are remembered. That’s how I want to be remembered as an artist! … Continue reading →