woody's world

A bright light of journalism has gone out, and I think we are all a little poorer for it. Here is how NPR put it: “Journalism Legend Daniel...

I woke up this morning. No dirt nap. That in itself is a good thing. But the world is facing an uncertain (some including myself would argu...

There are a couple of people in the House and Senate that I like for one reason or another. They are representative of many groups: men, wom...

The republicans show their ass again by killing a special session (vote 67 to kill, 44 to debate) to let Florida voters decide on oil drilli...

This time in an effort to defuse (my opinion) the worldwide condemnation of the Catholic Church for the thoughtless and dangerous way they ...

I just spent a little time looking back at some of the 200+ essays on my blog. Some remained like bright stars while others seemed dated and...

That’s what they say: Once you learn to ride a bike, you never forget. Correcto!! Over the weekend a friend gave us two nice bikes. Boss Cr...

During a rainstorm, the pot holding a blooming Huernia zebrine fell off the plant stand and shattered. So did the plant, which is quite frag...

July 27, 2009 I wrote an essay that included some thoughts on education. I am revisiting some of that, and expanding ------ Sally and I hav...

Thank you George Carlin for the 7 dirty words you can’t say on television (or radio) (1). His comedy bit defined for all of us the bleeped ...