A thing to note before I begin in earnest. I’m not big on Tolkien. I’ve read LOTR, and The Hobbit. I think I even have a copy of The Silmarillion around here somewhere, but I’ve...

For years, I skipped The Godfather III. I loved the first one, loved the second, but I heard few good things about the third, and far more important, I didn’t see the point in it,...

It's time to clear the decks again, I think.

I’ve never kept a journal, not with any particular success at least. I can remember a few half-hearted attempts when I was younger, but it never took. I’m not sure why. My mother has done...