By Sam, on February 7th, 2010
bedroom gray
the last bulb pulls sparks
against the dim
she, cold fever in bed
sucks hard for air
in the kitchen
smiling children
gobble eggs and crazy wine
while they argue
and vote
about the length
of fingernails
nobody hears
her weak voice
beg for a doctor
By Sam, on February 2nd, 2010
Oh two oh two two oh one oh
Not just a date, but a nice little combo
And hey
Also Groundhog day!

Punxsutawney Phil (from National Geographic website)
By Sam, on February 2nd, 2010
I thought the snow might be gone before I had a chance to blog about it.
It’s not.
I did post a Facebook status update about my inelegant fall down the concrete stairs at the back of my house. I must say that I’m quite touched at how many people commented with their concern.
It was
Continue reading Snow, a beautiful moon, and a hell of a bruise
By Sam, on January 30th, 2010
This dog is such a homebody. She likes to go out. Loves a walk.
But let there be a few inches of snow on the ground and she’s a hibernator!
In the past 24 hours, she’s been to the bushes once — very briefly. The rest of the time, she’s been like this.
Maybe she learned
Continue reading Snowday = Lazyday
By Sam, on January 30th, 2010
Steve Huffman
by Steve Huffman
I bought a kerosene heater the other year and used it on rare occasions when I was living by myself and too tight to pay high gas bills.
I eventually ran out of clear kerosene and bought some of the red stuff at a gas station. I don’t think my
Continue reading Shopping for kerosene on a winter night
By Sam, on January 29th, 2010
If you really want to hear about it, the first thing you’ll probably want to know is when I first read The Catcher in the Rye and how it influenced my lousy adolescence, and how all of us phonies read it and all that kind of crap, but I don’t feel like going
Continue reading For Salinger, with Love and Squalor
By Sam, on January 23rd, 2010
A rollicking bunch: After all these years, they’re still partying on Saturday night.
For decades, this group has gotten together on Saturday nights for an evening out. For most of those years, my father was there also.
(L to R) Leon Zimmerman, Phyllis Zimmerman, Naomi Berhnardt, Paul Bernhardt, Rose Post, Billy Burke
I’ve been there
Continue reading I crashed a party Saturday night
By Sam, on January 16th, 2010
I’ve been watching CNN a good bit since the earthquake in Haiti.
It’s been fascinating to watch the coverage evolve. At first, there weren’t even pictures. Anderson Cooper arrived on day 2, and now more and more reporters seem to be filing reports each day.
The despair, and loss of life, the destruction, is beyond
Continue reading Lost my hat. Broke my glasses. Who cares?
By Sam, on January 12th, 2010
It’s interesting that while CNN is scrambling to cover the earthquake in Haiti, Fox news is talking about filibusters and stopping health care reform.
Is Fox News really a news organization?
MSNBC (my preference) is talking about Jay and Conan and late night comedy.
If they were “news organizations,” wouldn’t they be reporting the strongest earthquake
Continue reading Is Fox News really a news organization? Is MSNBC?