Monthly Archives: September 2004

It is midnight in Manhattan and a line of mourners stretches all the way from 42nd Street to the foot of the Empire State Building. Each bears a single white candle before them. The glow haunts their sorrowful faces. And … Continue reading →

Christian writes: Baghdad – September 10, 2004 The third anniversary of September 11th is tomorrow. What change three years has brought both for the good and for the bad! Both successes and mistakes. It was three years ago that I … Continue reading →

I have to give Bush credit for this one. He had us all fooled. We thought he was a moron and he played that card over and over again, like it came from a deck with five aces. It’s true, … Continue reading →

ON SUNDAY MORNING, ALICE WICKERMAN excuses herself from breakfast and teeters into the hall. Frederick, her father, goes about chewing his sausage and dipping his pancakes in pools of syrup until he hears the distinctly unappetizing sound of retching coming … Continue reading →

I caught Lucy mid-stretch. she seems startled a bit but doesn’t seem to mind, the ham.

President Thomas Jefferson spoke three languages and read five, including Greek and Latin. His private library, the largest in the Thirteen Colonies, became the original collection for the Library of Congress1. President James Garfield was a professor of Classical Languages. … Continue reading →

Hi, there. I’m Jay. Jason, really, but the digital revolution is all about brevity, right? I’m a friend of Keith’s. We met as part of the original staff of the first Barnes & Noble in my hometown of Savannah, Ga. … Continue reading →

Last night, your favorite rock band died. They were coming out of church when they spotted a kitten meowing in the second floor window of a burning house. Every member of your favorite rock band � lead singer, lead guitar, … Continue reading →

Our weekend at the Lake was quiet, peaceful and very enjoyable. We swam, paddled around in a conoe and generally layed about. It was great and I’m much more relaxed now, thank you. We’ve got some new things going on … Continue reading →

Kevin has invited me to his family’s cabin in Connecticut The Poconos for the weekend so the Library will be closing down until Tuesday (no wifi on the lake, don’tcha know). Enjoy the holiday, kids. Turn out the lights as … Continue reading →