Willi McCoy had been a jerk before he died. His being dead didn’t change that. He sat across from me, wearing a loud plaid sport jacket. The polyester pants were primary Crayola green. His short, black hair was slicked back from a thin, triangular face. He had always reminded me of a bit player from […] Read more
Guitar Tip
And now for the Guitar Tip Of The Week: Take care of your hands. You can finger notes more easily if you keep the nails on your fret hand trimmed short. Leave the nails on your picking hand slightly longer to facilitate plucking the strings. Rough edges on your nails will impair the tone of […] Read more
Gun Control
As America enters the next decade, it does so with an appalling legacy of gun violence. The 1980s were tragic years that saw nearly a quarter of a million Americans die from handguns — four times as many as were killed in the Vietnam War. We began the decade witnessing yet another president, Ronald Reagan, […] Read more
GUN CONTROL
As America enters the next decade, it does so with an appalling legacy of gun violence. The 1980s were tragic years that saw nearly a quarter of a million Americans die from handguns — four times as many as were killed in the Vietnam War. We began the decade witnessing yet another president, Ronald Reagan, […] Read more
Gustave Flaubert
Gustave Flaubert lived most of his life in his country estate of Croisset, near Rouen, in Normandy. He followed a strict regimen of work over many years and produced, slowly and painfully, eight novels of which two or three are masterpieces (Madame Bovary, L’Education Sentimentale), and a volume of three stories (Trois Contes). Flaubert looked […] Read more
Gustave Flaubert
Gustave Flaubert grew up in Normandy, near Rouen, and spent most of his time on his country estate. He wrote eight novels over many years by following a strict regimen of techniques in order to master the perfection of the written sentence. Painfully and slowly over many years, he produced two masterpieces, Madame Bovary, and […] Read more
GV 2
Some of us like to pump it a bit. And some like to begin their day with peace. There are those amongst us that enjoy it loud. And yet, even when it is soft, it enthralls. For some, as they say, beauty is in the eyes of the beholder. And for some the process itself […] Read more
H20 Plus
H2O Plus unlocks the power of the sea to replenish, repair, and renew skin with powerful marine extracts and scientifically advanced formulas. Our refreshing, marine-infused bath formulas soothe body and mind with invigorating scents of aquatic florals, crisp sea grass, and refreshing mint — for a luxurious spa experience […] Read more
Haagen’Dazs Ice Cream
If you could take the smoothness of White Velvet and freeze it … Put all of summer into one strawberry … And turn the sweetness of your first kiss into a ribbon of fudge … You’d have Haagen’Dazs. It’s just perfect […] Read more
Habitat For Humanity
Every 7 minutes around the world, Habitat for Humanity serves a family in need of decent housing. Affordable housing solutions might differ from place to place, but to the families who dream of them, help build them and eventually inhabit them, they all add up to just one thing. Home […] Read more
