I am so not ready for Halloween Hey, Boos! I know I've been away way too long and no real reason. Though I did have a keyboard issue l...

  My view at sunset, looking at the Manhattan skyline Usually August is the slow month of the year and this year is no exception. I've b...

  The view from  McLoons Lobster Shack Maine was wonderful. I have come to expect that my visits will be very special, but this year's v...

At least it doesn't look it.   One of my junior high memories is reading The Odyssey, or at least having it assigned to our class. I...

  Welcome to the  Alamo Yes, there's an Alamo in New York City and you're looking at it. This is the Alamo aka the East Village Cube...

  Today I'm feeling the Spirit of  '76 Today I join the Spirit of '76 Club, though I won't officially turn 76 until 10:26 P....

  We don't often have celebrity news in Buttercupland. Not that we're (totally) uninterested, but there are a million other places w...