Bilbo's Random Thought Collection

In yesterday's post, I referred you to a news story about the use of very loud music as an interrogation tactic - after a few hours of l...

One of humorist Dave Barry's signature lines before he reported on something true but silly was, "I'm not making this up!"...

From Bilbo's Department of "Is This Guy Nuts or What?" come several interesting stories today. In Illinois (The Land of Lincol...

Even for someone who loves to write as much as I do, Christmas cards are a bit of a chore. Over the years we have amassed dozens of friends ...

In the roiling political soup that is today's America, there appear to be two kinds of people: those who think president-elect Obama is ...

It's that time of year when we go through the complex annual kabuki dance of Christmas gift selection, shopping, hiding (the gifts from ...

Winter's here, unemployment is at 6.7%, the flu season is in full swing, there are still 45 days left in the Bush presidency, and Presid...

Yesterday evening after work, Zipcode organized a happy hour for a select group of local bloggers. How she managed to select me, I don'...

I really enjoy old-time radio. I love listening to programs like "The Golden Days of Radio" and "The Big Broadcast" tha...

I was at work yesterday morning, minding my own business, when Agnes called to let me know that the power had just gone out at home as she w...