Of Birthdays and Saints

Happy birthday to me and Happy St. Patrick’s Day to you, Dear Friend, Fond Relation, and Gentle Reader! Beannachtam na Femle Padraig, and let’s get all these snakes out of here!

Halloween & Happy Birthday

Happy Halloween and Happy Birthday to the Human Tape Recorder! Sixteen years old and she’s still my walking memory bank.

And Once Again, as I’ve said many times before….

Happy Birthday to the Human Tape Recorder!  She is 15 today, and sometime in the next 12 months will start, god help me, a car.  And, like, drive it.  I don’t know how we got here, but here we are! Here’s hoping the next 15 years will be filled with even more wonder and adventure than […]

Great Answer

She hasn’t mastered her guitar yet, but the HTR’s no foreigner to great music!

Chicago and Back

Like the Dalai Lama, I always want them to make me one with everything, and they did. Oh, yes they did. The fries go on your dog, in your bun, all over the place. The onions, the relish, the peppers – and just a damn good hot dog. Plus the fries were outstanding. Also, don’t install windshield wipers in the dark.