Tales from FAR Manor

Today marks the completion of my 50 th lap around the sun. The vehicle is showing the expected signs of wear here and there — some of the b...

The war’s over, not the story. Just to make that clear. Anyway… Wednesday, January 5, 2022 It’s All Over, Rover I guess everyone will be com...

I saw this formation on the way back from a meeting yesterday. It kind of got me wondering: do fish ever look up and see ripples on the surf...

Yesterday, Mitt Romney suggested letting the auto companies die . He’s partly right: shoveling money at the automakers is not going to fix t...

Friday, August 20, 2021 In the Tank Rene continues his story… The major gave us orders as Manny started back on the comms: “You heard all th...

In July 2007, James Kunstler wrote a column titled Thuggo and Sluggo , in which he derided the “costume and demeanor of American young men …...

You would think it’s the middle of November out there: chilly? damp? windy? Check, check, check. I dodged chicken house duty this morning, i...

The not-so-far future: The New York Times, Special Edition (July 4, 2009). Be sure to read the My Times link to hear the publishers 's...

Guess what? Another cliffhanger! Friday, August 20, 2021 Tanks a Lot Yes, that was Rene’s unit that the newsies turned into celebrities. How...

Climate change seems to have pushed Planet Georgia’s peak color season from late October into early November. I posted some shots around Ami...

DoubleRed is, or perhaps was, all doom and gloom after the networks called the election. We got to talking, and I don’t know if she realizes...

Tomorrow is The Day. If you haven’t early-voted, get out and vote. Monday, June 14, 2021 A Dispatch from the Rear Rene sent an email… Hola, ...

After church this morning, I got accosted by one of Mrs. Fetched’s cousins. “I hear you’re supported Obama,” he growled. “What of it?” I sho...

Too long. Good thing we turn the clocks back tonight; I needed even more than the 25 hours we get today. After Mrs. Fetched’s helper ended...

I was feeling a bit depressed yesterday. I didn’t have the opportunity to apply my particular brand of catharsis — play Skillet’s Comatose ...

Happy Hallowe’en! Friday, March 5, 2021 Marching Orders Rene said it was like hitting five numbers in the Lotto — not the jackpot of teachin...

Even if there was anything good on at the theater, you don’t have time for it… so Weekend Cinema brings the free and fast to your computer s...

OK, yeah, goplets stink anyway. But now I smell fear. Not the manufactured fear of black people, brown people, people wearing turbans, or (G...

Pretty weird: wandering around at Gold Rush, I saw a booth emblazoned with “Georgia Department of Defense NOW RECRUITING!” Turns out not to ...

The Boy has sort of settled down lately… if he’s having the kind of blow-ups he used to have, we’ve been insulated from them by his residenc...