St. Antony’s Cave

Perusing the church ads in the Austin American Statesman  I noticed a Pentecostal church  advertising, “We’ll give you something to live by.”  People resonate to that. (more…)

 My Dear Absinthe:

“Absinthe makes the heart grow fonder.” That’s a little chuckle we have down here in tribute to your work in the Smith case. Yes, you surely had his heart (and more!) growing fonder for his neighbor. (more…)

Bart Simpson cleared it all up for me.  I’m not a regular watcher of the goggled-eyed little guy but I happened to catch a re-run of a Christmas episode.  Dad, Homer, had only received 13 dollars for a part-time job he had taken to fund the family Christmas.  Being far below what he had expected, he was in despair.  A co-worker suggests that Homer go with him to the local dog track and parley that meager check into a real Christmas bonus.  Bart tries to discourage Homer.  Homer remonstrates.  Bart says something like, ”What the heck.  TV has taught me that at Christmas time I should (more…)