How Not To Blog (The First of Likely Many)
You know, starting a blog in the midst of a depression is starting to look like a bad idea. When you're depressed, it's hard to get motivated to write. Depression…
Inside Baseball
For the longest time, new articles on Les Pages aux Folles were published on Tuesday, basically after the Web Goddess and I had gone out to see a movie. Since…
…But It Beats the Alternative
Four months ago, I made an appointment to get my teeth cleaned. Two and a half months ago, I made an appointment to see a specialist about a hernia. What…
The Trouble With Normal…
"The Trouble With Normal" by Bruce Cockburn My Web Goddess wanted French fries, so, since we were out walking, I stopped by the local McDonald's and bought her the largest…
The Self on the Shelf
A tour through my writer's shelf of works reveals how productive I have been over the past 20 years. It also gives me the opportunity to muse on my - uggh! - feelings of being a writer.