The View from a Drawbridge

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  • Two Very Special Books

    These books contain messages that every child needs to hear.

  • The Stunning Rock Art of Serranía de la Lindosa

    I would dearly love to see this art firsthand.

  • Happy International Workers’ Day

    Power to the people.

  • Bezos, Smalls, and Bray: A Microcosm of Capitalism

    Three typical parts of capitalism the world over.

  • When Do You Have Enough?

    Apparently one can never have too much money.

  • Udo Luckner, High Priest of the Roncador

    As much as I adore learning about the lunatic fringe, I was kind of shocked that I had never heard of this character before.

  • Package Thieves

    When I arrived in Seattle 3 ½ years ago, I was shocked to discover that you could pretty much count on your packages getting stolen off your doorstep out here. That never, ever happened to me in Florida. I had no idea what a fool’s paradise I had been living in. Based on conversations with…

  • It’s the Readers Who Make the Magic

    If you have somehow managed to escape all my shameless self-promotion in recent months, here’s what you need to know: I wrote a book! A Bridgetender’s View: Notes on Gratitude is available on Amazon.com in paperback form, and soon it will also be available as an e-book for Kindle, and Amy Sassenberg’s photos will be…

  • I’m a Hot New Release!

    Now there’s a sentence I never thought I’d utter. I’ve never considered myself to be particularly hot, and I’m definitely not new. But I am, indeed, a Hot New Release, and I’ve got the screen shot to prove it. I’m thinking of having this tattooed on my behind. Once my very first book, A Bridgetender’s…

  • Trapped on the Washing Machine in a Powder Blue Tux

    “You know, midgets are because humans used to breed with trolls.” These words of wisdom were issuing forth from my coworker, “C”. I wish I could say that I was shocked, but after years of working with this guy, nothing could surprise me anymore. There was no point in trying to explain that trolls are…