Post Views: 3,899 Fall Geekery is upon us. I have not had much of a penchant for blogging lately but in October the winds change and the temperature drops and […]
Post Views: 5,153 I was talking with a friend at lunch today. We were discussing the various marketing strategies employed by restaurants to attract their assumed target customers. The topic […]
Post Views: 3,843 I have heard it said that what makes a conservative superior to liberals is their religious faith—as if morality is impossible without religion and everything is indeed […]
Post Views: 4,047 It’s that time of year again. The gloriously hedonistic annual jaunt through that labyrinth filled with religious land mines called XMAS. As I get older I have […]
Post Views: 3,991 Carving a pumpkin, wearing a costume, and collecting tasty candy are really the only things a child dreams about during the month of October. One of my […]
Post Views: 3,767 October is without question my absolute FAVORITE time of the year. I have studied all manner of folklore and custom in my quest to better understand my […]
Post Views: 5,956 The summer of June, 1993 was a wonderful time for me. Having finished high school the year before this was the first real summer spent knowing I […]
Post Views: 4,645 Hasenpfeffer is German for “hare-pepper,” or peppered hare, and is a famous game dish in Germany. Serve it with spätzle dumplings or with boiled or mashed potatoes […]
Post Views: 4,063 I have never liked my name Richard or dick for short. It’s always been a source of angst for me. My true first name is Richard which, […]
Post Views: 4,030 On December the 19th 1843 a novella written by Charles Dickens, arguably the most popular author of the Victorian era was published by Chapman & Hall. It […]
Post Views: 3,579 I struggle every day, in a world that surrounds me with xstians not to become that emotional “angry atheist” that causes their friends to leave the room […]
Post Views: 3,469 Ok, there is some crap going on here in my state that I am both ashamed of and appalled at. We have bible thumping ignorance running “hog […]