The DNC and me

Last night I watched the Democratic National Convention. With varying degrees of attention. (I was running a video game at the same time.) There were a lot of speakers that I didn’t know or care about. Some I barely watched at all; others were quite good. (Don’t ask me for names. I wasn’t taking notes.) … Continue reading The DNC and me

Memory is funny

I don’t know what triggered it. I hadn’t thought about it in literally decades, but suddenly this afternoon I couldn’t get it out of my head: The little ditty “Smokey the Bear.” I remembered the tune and all the words and the fact that it had been released by the US Forest Service. What I’d … Continue reading Memory is funny