At left: Audrey Meadows and Jackie Gleason as Alice and Ralph in THE HONEYMOONERS . I was looking at Ralph and Alice Kramden's tiny, di...

Photo of the greatest writer and philosopher of the 20th century, JG Ballard, from The Northern Light . I have been trying to articu...

We wanted our young Delusional Precious to have the very best education in the county, although we could not afford to send her to a private...

Welcome to the tournament! These trailers are all over the place. Only Budweiser is more ubiquitous. ~*~ Yes, we provide only the very bes...

The greatest living writer of our time has passed. There is nothing else to say. And now he belongs to the ages. ~*~ Ballardian c...

  Above, Bele Chere folk art. The sun looks happy, not oppressive and cruel. The extended, suffocating heat of upstate South Carolina wears...

Left: Thornblade golf course, suburban Greenville SC. (this view is only about a quarter-mile from where I live) ~*~ Golfer: Liste...

Below--an article about my neighborhood. Which of these guys is the "good" guy? Consider first, it is a given that a Republican ...

Left: James Graham Ballard, year unknown, from Ballardian. My favorite writer, JG Ballard, is very ill. I am wishing him the very be...

Left: Graphic by Aaron Louie. From Mountain Xpress, here is Ileana Grams-Moog, discussing an ongoing, national issue--the continuous, ra...

Looking up ENDODONTICS brings up some horrifying reading, and just look at those DRAWINGS! (screams) ~*~ The first thing you notice when ...

Yes, the dentists, as well as their compatriots, the endodontists and the oral surgeons, all rub their hands with glee. Dollar signs light ...

Left: Cybill Shepherd in The Last Picture Show Today's question: How can we make art that is truthful to the past, without being obno...

Courtesy of Alphabitch , here is my neighborhood's walking score: 48. Yes, that's forty-eight out of 100. Does that suck or what...

Wrecked my car Monday. Big WHAM into the Kia SUV in front of me, whilst merging off of Verdae Blvd, right in front of the Olive Garden. Bi...