Fallen nobility, picking the losing side of wars, arbitraging the Black Plague and the other mistakes my family made.
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Sammy Sofferin’s Wonder Bar and Indian Room
A few words on looking for things: When you go looking for something specific, your chances of finding it are very bad. Because of all the things in the world, you’re only looking for one of them. When you go looking for anything at all, your chances of finding it are very good. Because of […]
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“Field of Dreams” is absolutely terrible
I first saw “Field of Dreams” when it came out in the spring of 1989. I hated it. I saw it again about 15 years ago but nothing had changed. Still hated it. In the ensuing years I began to talk about my hatred of the movie on Twitter and in articles around here based on […]
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