Apropos of Nothing

The posts this week are going to be few and far between, because I'm in San Diego for the marathon week otherwise known as the governanc...

I have no qualms at all declaring Rosanne Cash’s “Composed” to be a great book. The cover of “Composed” identifies the book as a memoir, and...

"The dirty little secret of the dinner is melted animal fats: in all the recipes, somewhere it says, "Melt a quarter-pound of but...

11/22/63 will always be day of infamy for those who lived through it. That day is the earliest memory I have; when your mom cries all day, ...

One of my all-time favorite essays. WITH ALL THE TRIMMINGS by Garrison Keillor It is a wicked world in which the power of any individual to ...

I really don't think it's possible to have too many books.

Kate Atkinson novels are constructed like a jigsaw puzzle. Until you get to the end, you are never quite sure how the pieces are going to f...

It’s pretty cool watching live golf on a fall evening from the other side of the world, especially when you’re watching some of the worl...

This is the shirt I'll be wearing on Saturday.

"Got all of this stuff twirling around in my head." - Herman Cain I rise to Mr. Cain's defense. He was not, in fact, stumblin...

...there is the Cal coffee cup. I do believe that coffee tastes better when consumed from a Cal cup, but I don't have any hard data to b...

I've been remiss in my Big Game posts, so this will have to suffice for now. What every self-respecting Cal fan should have in their off...

In honor of Big Game week, the blog is going blue and gold. Also, expect lots of pictures like this one.

George A. Johnson was the Great Uncle of Patterson Hood, guitarist and singer for the Drive-By Truckers. He passed away in October, but his...

A very nice Bill Simmons column about "Ghosts of Manila," a great book by Mark Kram about (and this is the subtitle that appears ...