Category: long story short

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When I was a kid there was a fast-food chain on the east coast called Arthur Treacher’s Fish ‘n’ Chips. I seem to recall that Treacher was some kind of celebrity from long before my time. Whatever happened to that place? I can’t think of any other fast-food chains that have entirely disappeared since then.…

Dreary weekend, once the windy rain had passed. Moped around the house a lot. Didn’t get much done. I should feel better. For the first time in a while I don’t have anything too serious hanging over my head or way behind schedule. It always seems like when I get a little down time that…

The Pumpkin TideRichard Brautigan I saw thousands of pumpkins last nightcome floating in on the tide,bumping up against the rocks androlling up on the beaches;it must be Halloween in the sea.

Going on a belated birthday-related wine country outing today. Napa in the rain. We’ll be touring Domain Chandon where a friend is the chief wine maker. Maybe stop by Rafanelli as well. I can’t complain about the rain. Lord knows we need it. And the ground smells good all around the house. Wine country in…

This L.A. Times article, The Secret War, scares the pants of me: Frustrated by intelligence failures, the Defense Department is dramatically expanding its ‘black world’ of covert operations By William M. Arkin, William M. Arkin is a military affairs analyst who writes regularly for Opinion. E-mail: warkin@igc.org SOUTH POMFRET, Vt. — In what may well…