Richard's Pretension

The back of my house faces south and so gets baked by the sun. Accordingly, while the exterior paint on the window trim and doors elsewhere ...

My case of COVID-19 some months ago (yes, I was vaccinated and boosted but got it anyway) was mild enough that I didn’t bother to mention it...

t may come as a surprise to the reader that I’m occasionally wrong. I presume there is much about which I’m wrong all the time, though I cou...

Spring arrived late this year in my part of the world. Chilliness long outstayed its welcome. Something approaching summery weather at last ...

There are (sometimes overlapping) fads in movies and popular entertainment: the noir of the 40s/50s, the Westerns of the 50s/60s, the scifi ...

I visited an old friend with cognitive issues (and no internet presence) recently. He is no longer good at distinguishing between events he ...

The representatives of every nation say its weapons and military exist to deter aggression. No one ever believes it. This is nothing new. Th...