Richard's Pretension

We are told that the onset of the new year is the time for fresh starts and looking forward. Given the nature of time (or at least the huma...

I am not a clothes horse and never have been. This is unlike my dad who enjoyed being a natty dresser. As a builder he wore plaid flannel a...

It is not yet officially winter but winter weather has arrived as it usually does by the onset of December in these parts. Due to the vagar...

Just outside the front door You never know in NJ what winter will bring. Sometimes (though not often) the snowfalls start in October an...

When I wrote the blog Cat Wars last month I would have given odds that my 19-y.o. cat Maxi would snap back from his injuries and ailments ...

Influx by Daniel Suarez We all know some of those conspiracy-minded folks who carry on about how the government or corporations are su...

By pure happenstance of the calendar I always remembered my parents’ anniversary; it is November 29 th , the day after my birthda...