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Writers gone wrong

February 10, 2023 by Dave Knadler

What do you hate most in a book? The Washington Post this week ran a piece on that very subject. It was a timely read for me. I had just finished one novel by a favorite female author and am several pages into another novel by another favorite female author. The first I disliked; […]

Filed Under: Books, writers, Writing

Three-star zombies

February 5, 2023 by Dave Knadler

Nick Offerman in "The Last of Us"

I’m all caught up on “The Last of Us,” television’s latest foray into the zombie-apocalypse genre. Of course I am! With the wife out of town for a few days, it’s time for this grown-ass man to watch whatever the hell he wants.  That means zombies. Longtime readers (there might be one or two) […]

Filed Under: hbo, television, video games

Up, up and … down

February 4, 2023 by Dave Knadler

We were tracking that Chinese spy balloon here at the Warehouse. But now it’s been shot down off the Carolinas. Biden says U.S. fighters took care of it, but did they? We don’t trust the government. We trust MAGA and Marge Greene.   Yes, the balloon was at an altitude somewhat beyond the range of […]

Filed Under: american life, firearms, hoaxes

Like a good neighbor

February 3, 2023 by Dave Knadler

neighbors with mini bikes.

There’s something about being an older white guy in America: At some point you feel like the kids need to get off your lawn. Figuratively speaking.  We got some new neighbors a few weeks ago. This neighborhood is OK, but there’s a somewhat decrepit rental house across the street. It’s so decrepit that it […]

Filed Under: american life, Me, Springfield

Farewell to Covid

January 31, 2023 by Dave Knadler

Cute couple with kn95 masks

To the best of my knowledge, I still haven’t gotten Covid. I would like to thank my superhuman immune system, my strict adherence to scientific protocols, and a social circle that could fit comfortably in a Mazda Miata. Oh, and the Academy. Just kidding. At this point it’s all down to luck. Nearly everyone […]

Filed Under: american life, Pandemic

The cold, hard West

January 26, 2023 by Dave Knadler

annie proulx short stories in "Fine Just the Way It Is"

Who’s the most famous writer you’ve never read? I can think of a few offhand, but now I can cross one off the list: Annie Proulx. A good friend sent me a book of her short stories the other day: “Fine Just the Way it Is.”  I’m about halfway through it. I love that […]

Filed Under: Books, montana, Movies, short stories, writers, Writing

The talented Mr. Santos

January 23, 2023 by Dave Knadler

George Santos has a row to himself.

George Santos is a lying liar who speaks exclusively in lies, then lies about the lies. That much we know. So the “Saturday Night Live” sketch that lampooned his prolific prevarications was not as funny as it might have been.  For satire to be effective, it has to take the accepted reality of a […]

Filed Under: politics, Swine

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