Monthly Archives: October 2019

Moonrise on The 10.  I think it’s the best stretch of road in the country, and also one of the longest.  I-10 runs from Jacksonville to L.A., and at last count, we’ve driven it, one way or the other, five … Continue reading →

Our dear friend Frannie Glosson sent us this photo a few days ago, saying she found it in her attic.  Frannie is the wife of my long-time pal and Walter Reed army buddy, Dean Glosson. I say she is the wife, not was, of … Continue reading →

You never know what you’re going to find here on Skinny Island on any given day.  A few years back this Cuban raft washed ashore right near the house.  No people aboard when it came in; we don’t know what … Continue reading →

We had a most interesting coda (a concluding remark, event, or section), to this year’s Biketoberfest this afternoon. I heard a series of motorcycle and car horns blaring and went out to investigate.  I found a guy standing on the … Continue reading →

Thought we’d do a little compare and contrast in this post.  This time of year, Fall, we have some of the most spectacular sunrises on Skinny Island, and it’s also the time, this weekend, for the supposedly secondary invasion of … Continue reading →

We’ve been thinking a lot about this lately, one of the inevitable traps of aging, I guess.  But it’s harmless, and feels good; self-indulgent, but stimulating. I’ve always been a reader, the first step in being a writer.  Growing up, … Continue reading →