A Poet's Notebook
Is Barnes and Noble doomed to Borders’ fate? Borders’ liquidation this summer should have been Barnes & Noble’s grand opportunity to grab a sizable market share, just as the warehouse book-selling superstores benefited in the past when they ruthlessly forced countless smaller and independent bookstores to board up and call it quits. But something isn’t…
Spontaneous human combustion (SHC) is a concept that has fascinated and puzzled people for centuries. The idea that a human body can suddenly burst into flames without an external source of ignition has intrigued and terrified people, appearing in both literature and alleged real-life cases. But is there any scientific basis to this phenomenon, or…
“Restrepo” is an outstanding documentary by Tim Hetherington and Sebastian Junger, capturing the US military experience in Afghanistan, reminiscent of the Vietnam War. For a year, they followed a platoon in the perilous Korangal valley as they built an outpost named after their fallen comrade, Private Juan “Doc” Restrepo, while also trying to win over…
The world of parasitic worms is both fascinating and horrifying. These uninvited guests can wreak havoc on their hosts, causing pain, discomfort, and even death. Here’s a list of seven parasitic worms that are particularly notorious for their impact on humans and other organisms. 1. Guinea Worm (Dracunculus medinensis) The Guinea worm, also known as…
My old classroom at Buena Park High school, where I taught before transferring to Sonora High School in 2009. I retired in 2022.
Sandy sitting in her favorite place.
I’ve always thought the Claremont Depot looked like a movie set.
It was our first 4th of July in Claremont, so we went out to Memorial Park for the festivities. Sandy enjoyed posing with Uncle Sam. She got a big kick out of posing with Uncle Sam on stilts.
It was our first Christmas in the new houose, but I wanted to get away to Arizona. I’d been thinking about writing a novel based on historical events in Tombstone. (Note: the novel never happened.)
Sandy and I bought a home in Claremont and will be moving in this Labor Day weekend. I handed my little Olympus point-and-shoot to our realtor to take the picture.