April 2012 Blog Posts (9)

The weather was unseasonably warm. After a relatively cool spring, the rising temps and unstable air had ramifications. As I drove south, my nose was assaulted by the rapidly decaying carcasses hidden in the growing grasses of the ditch by the side of the road. The stench was incongruent with the verdant green grasses waving in the wind.

A mated pair of giant Canada geese, flying side by side, just managed to clear the tall sleeper cab of a tractor-trailer rig barreling north…

Letters To Letterman



Hey Dave - It’s Dave!



You remember me, don’t’cha? Dave? It’s Dave - or Zendog of the ZenDogBlog You remember - sure you do. The Rabid Master. Yeah ya. Haha. That’s me!



Seriously, I’m not Master of My Own Domain. I just don’t give a shit. BWA hahaha! Haha! It’s true.



What? You don’t remember? It’s me! Dave! Oh, oh I get it.…

The Convergence of the Twain

Thomas Hardy (1912)

 (Lines on the loss of the "Titanic")

     In a solitude of the sea…

Letters to Letterman

Hey Dave, It’s Dave! Can I call ya Dave? You don’t mind, do ya? Dave it is!

Ya, it’s me, Dave here. I know it’s been a while, but I’ve been a bit busy. Really I have. I’ve been busy. Howard Stern has nothing to do with it. So what if I can’t stand that guy. That’s no reason not to keep in touch is it?…

Hot Dog of the Week: Plattsburgh, NY Michigans

Posted by Hawk Krall, June 4, 2010 at 3:00 PM

New York state's Michigan "Red Hots" are one of the most fascinating hot dog varieties that I've come across so far. The history of the Michigan Hot Dog is a jumble of legends, a culinary anthropologist's dream. Also known as "Texas Red Hots" but found…

“No sight so sad as that of a naughty child," he began, "especially a naughty little girl. Do you know where the wicked go after death?" 



"They go to hell," was my ready and orthodox answer. 



"And what is hell? Can you tell me that?" 



"A pit full of fire." 



"And…

I've been having killer headaches and trouble reading. Trouble staying on topic when I do read. Trouble seeing. It crossed my mind that I needed to have an eye exam, but I kept putting it off. I don't know why exactly. Maybe because I didn't want anymore changes in my life; there have been so many this year. I just didn't want one more thing to deal with. Head in the sand was my own Rx for me. Stick with these lousy reading glasses that only work a little. My Rx failed.

I finally took…