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Well, my time at Blogger was fun. They (along with a couple of Guru Brians I know) made it easy for a guy who knows nothing about websites to have one. And, for a while, everything was going swimmingly.
Then Blogger/Google decided to start hatin’ on the ftp users. Too bad– for Blogger anyway, but good for WordPress. [...]
The lovely Angela found this in her card this year:
A Valentine’s Day Heartlooks nothing like the muscled pumpthumping behind skin and ribs;instead, its pointed symmetry resemblesmore an arrowhead which once, perhaps,graced one of Cupid’s mystic shafts–even that which left his grasp a nightfifteen years ago. (He turned his backbefore it struck; the arc it traced [...]
For a few weeks now, I have been carrying the American Life In Poetry column, courtesy of the Library of Congress and the Poetry Foundation. In addition to this feature, I would also like to occassionally bring you snippets of poetry from the most important book in my life, The Bible.
At the outset, I would [...]
Many of you are aware of my renewed interest in reading and writing poetry. One of the writers that has helped to reawaken in me this love for words is former Poet Laureate of the United States (2004-2006), Ted Kooser. I would urge anyone interested in reading good modern poetry to start with his Pulitzer [...]
You may or may not recall last winter when I went AWOL for about 5 months. For many of you it may have been so traumatic that you have repressed the memory; this is entirely understandable.
In order to make sure that you are not forced to undergo such anguish again, I am reserving certain trip [...]
I know, dear reader, that I promised a few weeks ago to update you on a couple of trips from May, but between now and then I have learned something that has troubled me greatly, and I feel must be addressed.
There are in this world people who ask their computers questions.
I can only surmise that [...]
Hello Everyone.
I noticed today that my archive links over on the right of this page were not working. With some outside help (thank you Brian A.), that has been rectified.
I noticed this problem because there were some typos in the old posts that I wanted to fix and some places I wanted to insert links [...]
Welcome to The O-Files. First off– a definition.
ophiophile: noun;1. Literally, a snake lover. 2. More commonly, one who demonstrates a deep interest in snakes and other reptiles to the point that he is regarded with suspicious pity/bemusement/fear by those who know him, close relatives and dear friends included.
By now you can probably figure out the [...]
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