Turning Up Bones
Because we’ll all be fossils one day.
The fact and fiction of David Lee Holcomb. You decide which is which.
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I was awakened this morning bright and early by a phone call, which is never a good thing. The cheery female voice that greeted my less-than-gracious hello-noise was that of a computerized telemarketing system which proceeded to remind me that I did not yet have a plan in place for disposing of my sad remains… Click here to continue
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Google’s new privacy policy kicks in today. So far nobody’s turning over cars and smashing shop windows — but then, where I live everybody drives a pickup truck and we don’t really have much in the way of plate glass, so I could just be missing the excitement. Click here to continue
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In the interest of broadening my horizons, I’ve spent Oscar month away from movies and reading classic plays, instead. I’m not sure that the experience has been enlightening. Today I wrapped up with “The Duchess of Malfi”, by English playwright John Webster (written circa 1613). I’m not quite sure what to think. During the course… Click here to continue
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Today I know enough to understand that no one ever fills in all the blank spaces on the map. The more you learn, the bigger the map gets. You always live on that little island in the middle of your ignorance. Click here to continue
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This morning in a town in central Nigeria a car bomber attacked a Church of Christ and killed at least three people, while injuring dozens more. No matter what you believe — or disbelieve — it’s very hard to find a way to make attacks like these make sense. I couldn’t help but notice, however,… Click here to continue
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I have recently begun looking for alternatives to coffee and tea for my morning wake-me-up. I should mention that I enjoy both coffee and tea — the real things — but I know that these are items that must be brought here to northwest Arkansas across great distances. If, one day, civilization as we know… Click here to continue