Interesting data here from the Seattle Times: The incredible shrinking middle class While we all know things are harder – not economically better – the data doesn’t appear to show this. In fact, it’s showing that during the last 40 years, while the middle-class has shrunk, people have become more affluent not poor. Look at … Read more

Operation Santa Claus, the program by the retired New Hampshire state employees to provide presents for needy kids in the state, fills my heart with joy every time I participate. We did this as kids and now, I think for the last 10 to 12 years, I’ve been doing it, too. Sometimes, my kids join … Read more

Wifey found an old sketch book of mine when I was a kid. Stuck inside were two Godzilla short story extra credit projects from 1977: “Terrorism in New York” and “The Day the Earth Died.” To be a kid again…

I love … I mean, LOVE “The Walking Dead,” but, I’m sorry, it’s an adult show and should not be marketed in this way – as action figures and scenes – to children, in the toy section, along with Megablox, other things. It’s simply wrong.

My uncle took this great picture of the moon in Portsmouth on Thanksgiving. Wow.

I know, I know, but still …

Life does not last forever but death is always a friendly reminder to be thankful for everything you have, everything you can do, everyone you touch with your work, words, art, etc. Live life to the fullest, every single day, no excuses. I just lost another friend in the last 24 hours, someone I hadn’t … Read more

I recently took a quick trip down to Florida to visit family – specifically, to hang out with one of my brothers and his wife and baby daughter – as well as do some exploring. While there, I was able to stay two nights in hotels along the Atlantic, first in Jacksonville and then at … Read more

Tim Tai, the student journalist attempting to cover protests at the University of Missouri, as seen in this video, is a hero. Watch him standing up to protestors who seem to believe that have privacy to not be photographed in a public place protesting. Sorry, dingbats. “The law protects both of us being here…” one … Read more

For those of you who are happy with the rejection of the Keystone XL Pipeline construction project, thanks for nothing. TransCanada and North Dakota companies will now be spending more money, more time, creating more pollution, and potentially more danger, by driving and hauling the sand tars oil via rail and trucks to refineries in … Read more