The swan-like “head and neck” photograph of the Loch Ness Monster was taken seventy-nine years ago today. In all likelihood there is almost nobody in the civilized world who has not seen it. What is surprising is that the story of Nessie had only been around for about a year at the … Continue reading
We drive ourselves for our political convictions. We may drive ourselves mad for our political convictions. We often blur the line between our politics and our religion. We suspect political manipulations are going on all around us. It would seem that human society is a writhing coil of political intrigue. … Continue reading
Lack of logic can be discerned on both sides of the frothing controversy over gun ownership in America. Certainly banning all guns would pose enormous practical problems. Forget the bumper sticker slogan about only outlaws having guns if guns are outlawed. There would simply be widespread noncompliance with such a … Continue reading
In my first book, Tales of Real and Dream Worlds, you will find a story called The Statuary Cats. Click on the “Critics’ Page” link above for some capsule reviews. The story is old-style atmospheric horror, of the kind Val Lewton and H.P. Lovecraft enjoyed. This tale and its two sequels bear no resemblance to the … Continue reading
Water water everywhere and not a drop to drink. The famous line from the Coleridge poem is increasingly relevant to more and more of our planet. Some towns on the California coast have reached an interesting point in regards to their drinking water. It’s one of those situations to tuck in … Continue reading
It would be fascinating to know, to the nearest million, just how much money is spent on psychics worldwide in a typical year. And imagine how staggering it would be to know how much treasure human beings have consigned to psychics in total, over the centuries, from day one. Consulting … Continue reading
For the past few days a major internet news story has circulated about a “Scottish sailor” who has captured “the best photograph yet” of the Loch Ness Monster. I was tempted to skip the link, as it is the most ho-hum image put on film since Herbert Hoover’s yearbook picture, … Continue reading
For the best data on the presidential election, you really need to go to RealClearPolitics.com. It’s the most important poll, apart from the real one in November, because RCP averages out the data of all the biggest polls. As of today it shows a very close race. But pull … Continue reading
One-time presidential candidate John Edwards is gone for good due to a particularly outrageous sex scandal. But I have to give credit where credit is due. Edwards was the one and only politician, or person of any kind, whom I have ever heard make any statement about the advertising of … Continue reading
I had not intended this to be a political blog, but it is an election year, and things seem to be hotting up, although still in a somewhat subtle way. The average guy on the street is probably not aware of this yet, but Mitt Romney has had a spectacularly … Continue reading
