The Severed Cortex

We've been here a couple of times and each time it's been very good. Maybe that's because when you assemble your own food, you're making it exactly like you want it. The concept of having someone stir-fry your food in front of you has not lost its appe… more »

by Mark Haddon Normally I don't read a lot of fiction. I picked up this book for a couple of reasons. One reason was because I needed to take something light on vacation. The real reasons were twofold though; It was on sale and it had math problems… more »

Yes, I know this is a weird entry. I love American luxury cars (especially Cadillacs) although I don't consider Buicks to be luxury cars. In fact, I consider them to be old codger cars. I may have to change my mind on this. The cost of an 'economy' c… more »

I guess this is really a misnomer of a blog entry. They only Portland we saw today was the drive to the airport and the view from the car rental return place. The flights were uneventful, however there was an 'incident' in the Phoenix airport. The ter… more »

Today we are headed south to the Willamette (rhymes with dammit) Valley to check out some wineries. Because the tastings won't start until around noon, we decide to lounge a little this morning before taking our time eating a large breakfast. Today's b… more »

Scenery, scenery, scenery. Today was jam packed with lovely Oregon scenery. We started off this morning with coffee and coffeecake at the Dragonfly Coffee House which is two blocks from the hotel at 24th and Thurman. I didn't have the heart to tell… more »

Today started out like all vacations should start out ... lounging in bed. Then Nancy told me to get off my lazy butt and get ready; today we are driving to the Oregon Coast. We decide that we are going to eat breakfast at The Lazy Susan once we reach… more »

Day One started out really, really early after the long World Series Game. After the game I was really jacked up so I couldn't fall asleep. When I woke up at 4:30 in the morning I was extremely tired. We made it to the airport in plenty of time. Cur… more »

Two years ago Nancy and I suffered through a horrible World Series Game 3 against the Red Sox in old Busch Stadium. The only saving grace was that we were fortunate enough to have tickets in the Stadium Club where the food was certainly much better than… more »

I was fully prepared to pretend that there was no Mississippi State game this week because I expected Georgia to absolutely kill them. Either State is improved or Georgia looked past them because State had a chance to tie late in the game. This showin… more »

There are two fundamental rules that I believe define a music snob. The first is that a music snob searches to find artists that no one else knows about and to keep them for their very own. The second is to be able to tell others that you've been liste… more »

The kind of singer that you see leading the house band at your favorite bar. Very nice voice and very polished. With her back up band she reminds me a little of Edie Brickell but with more class. Plus I'm a sucker for any band with a trumpet player.… more »

Pure Rock and Roll meets Electronica. All this noise out of two guys. Everything I've read and heard makes me believe that these guys are even better live. The lead singer has been described as Mick Jagger, James Brown, Elvis, and Prince rolled up int… more »

Scottish singer songwriter with a very nice voice. If you miss Lisa Loeb (and I don't), here's a reasonably better replacement. She's not as strong as say Nancy Griffith or Patty Griffin or even Sinead O'Connor, but she certainly is above average. As… more »

Yes, I know it's Jacksonville State, a division I-AA team from the vaunted Ohio Valley conference, but it's still a win. A decisive 35-3 win. I'll take them any way I can get them. After two weeks of routs at the hands of LSU and West Virginia, State… more »

by Sam Walker In summary, Sam Walker, a Wall Street Journal sportswriter, weasels his way into Tout Wars, an expert rotisserie league, and deludes himself into thinking he can win the thing. Walker hires a NASA scientist to handle the number crunchin… more »

Quirky, complex pop songs. An updated version of Status Quo with a kind of bland lead singer. more »

Minimalist Post Punk with some High-Desert Country flavor. How's that for a description? more »

I've been enthralled by these guys lately. They are certainly an acquired taste but each time I listen to them I get something else out of it. Ben Folds Five meets the Bloodhound Gang with a dash of Tom Waits thrown in for seasoning. more »

Tommie Smith John Carlos Peter Norman more »

In Wisconsin it just might work more »

by Thomas McGuane I've read almost everything by Thomas McGuane. It started with The Bushwhacked Piano back in the 1980's and has continued over the years. Nancy even recently found several old paperbacks of McGuanes writing and bought them for me i… more »

I picked Robert up Friday night around 4:45 just like we talked about last week. Our goal was to go watch a football game. OK, perhaps my goal was not completely altruistic; I wanted to go see Caruthersville play. As far as I can remember, Caruthersvi… more »

I write this with a very heavy heart and very watery eyes. A quick look at the news sites late last night turned up a story that I knew was inevitable but didn't want to hear. John 'Buck' O'Neil died yesterday and leaves a legacy that few in baseball w… more »

I'll start off by saying that I'm not a big fan of fishing Carlyle lake, but it is damn convenient for me. I figured with it being a month after labor day that there wouldn't be much of a crowd. I was wrong. I pulled up to the Hazlet access around 7:3… more »

This week Robert wanted to make s'mores. I have no idea why he is obsessed with making s'mores, but if that's what he wants to do then that's what we'll do. I picked Robert up around 4:30 on Saturday. I brought over some bell peppers, some jalapeno… more »

The real threat to America and we're worried about a 2 bit congressman from Florida diddling a kid. more »