In October 2022 I discovered that my long-time Wordpress blog is no longer supported nor functional. Fortunately, the blog still appears on the web, and so I begin the laborious process of transferring all my posts over to this site.

"Watch out, you might get what you're after 

Cool babies, strange but not a stranger 
I'm an ordinary guy 
Burning down the house..." -- Talking Heads

“I am the blood of the dragon. I must be strong. I must have fire in my eyes when I face them, not tears.” 
― George R.R. Martin, A Storm of Swords

"Either write something worth reading or do something worth writing." — Benjamin Franklin

"Show or don't show.  I don't give a [hoot]." — Lake Culpepper

"I want to do something I've never done before ­— go somewhere I've never been." - Me