Have you ever woken up in the middle of the night and known, without moving the curtain to look outside, that it had started snowing? Maybe you’d had a bad or strange dream, or your …

My spot on this morning’s The Takeaway.   Please share to as many social media outlets as you can — thanks.

I realized after a couple archive searches that this never made it over from the old site. Not sure how much good it will do now — my feeling at this point is that, if …

My appearance on BBC Radio 4’s “Americana,” from Sunday, talking about trying to find Don.   The podcast is available via free download on iTunes; I come in at minute 22-ish.
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Supporting the Pepperidge Farm flight of the N Cookie AA since at least 1980.   Have a good one, bro.

Above: David Gardner Bunting III, born 13 June 2009, 7:45 PM, eight pounds, five ounces; and his favorite aunt.   Everyone is healthy and in fine fettle, and the littlest Bunting is already submitting amiably …

I thought, at this late date, that I’d heard pretty much every meow the cats had to offer. Aggrieved “yes, there’s kibble in my bowl, but you have to come watch me eat it” wail? …

1) The Boosh, who has just departed for her new home with 2) Miss Laura.   Yay for both of them!   And thanks again to 3) Elena at S.I. Feral Initiative, and to all …

I have another foster cat.   Her provisional name is “the Tiny Boosh” (her silly shelter name is “Babooska [sic],” which obviously could not stand), but “La Bouche” is equally appropriate, as girlfriend weighed only …

Ireland, Irish people, Irish culture, Irish Spring soap, Kathy Ireland — I’ve got no beef with them, corned or otherwise.   I could do without shitty Oirish accents of film and television, but that’s not …