I don’t make New Year’s resolutions, but in 2020, I’m going to focus on improving the quality of my reading material.
The Holiday Weekend from Hell
But later, in the shower, I unconsciously switched the hand sprayer from my right hand to my left hand, and all of a sudden, my left hand was functioning again. Weak, but working. A minor miracle.
Review of Black Flags, Blue Waters
The colonies of America loved the pirates because they spent money–lots of it–to replenish their ships, buying food, liquor, clothing, sailing gear (like lines and anchors) while they stayed and dined at inns, dallied with prostitutes, and bribed government officials.
The Orange That Isn’t One
As impressive as the fruits are, they’re inedible. They are filled with the milky sap called latex, similar to what’s in rubber trees and milkweed plants.





