They telephoned me. I do not like to receive telephone solicitation at home. I said I would put my membership renewal in the mail. They said I should do it by phone, now, as a special, high level donor. I said no. They said I really ought to renew by phone, at least, to save … More The Sierra Club

It took him a long time to see it but they actually looked down on towns without drive-in liquor shops. “I cannot go to a bar when I have my kids with me in the car, but that is when I most need a drink,” she explained. “It is just how we die — in … More I could almost write a short story noir.

This is a response to Undine’s post — which is quite thought provoking and thus, good — and yes, I do respond to that scene from Casablanca but in the end, I do not trust any form of patriotism or nationalism because I am American and we know patriotism means bombs bursting in air. This … More On patriotism

From a conversation I heard, there was this: referring to people killed in alcohol related car accidents, “that is just how we die here,” someone said. This was not a good Fourth of July because of the hot, rainy weather, because my car will not start, and because the one invitation I had was cancelled … More “America”