Here. Another thing to take from the story: if you feel really sick while driving, don’t keep going; pull over and call 9/11.

…has been hauled up from off the coast of Hawaii. But it wasn’t tsunami debris, nor was it plastic bags from grocery stores. It was the cast-off detritus of the fishing industry. But it’s been put to some use: The … Continue reading →

…who’s not ordinary at all. Like most heroes, Delroy Simmonds says that anyone would have done what he did. Wrong! But I think maybe Simmonds will get some job offers now, which he richly deserves.

[NOTE: This a slightly edited version of a previous post of mine.] It’s Father’s Day. A sort of poor stepchild to Mother’s Day, although fathers themselves are hardly that. They are central to a family. Just ask the people who … Continue reading →

Because he’s colorblind.

…not. The wrong Scott Walker, apparently. And the whole thing also made me think of this period piece: