Editor’s Note: This morning we in Virginia’s Piedmont are awash in a sea of white, our snow now covered by the ice of Storm “Izzy,” which replaced the heavier burden of Storm “Frida.” This version of winter’s wrath leaves us still with power, and thus some stimulus from the America out there that Marlow concludes […]

Editor’s Note: Like Arrias and his Muse, those of us who are not Georgians, and whose teams were crushed on the way to this new-fangled National Championship scheme can only sigh, and then strangely begin to sing along… – Vic Author’s Note: We Georgians despite the Dawgs beating the ever-loving snot out of the Tide […]

Editor’ Note: We ran this one from Marlow past Legal, who mentioned they did not see clear indications of Article 88 violation, so long as we stipulate on an a priori basis full respect for all offices and officers empowered to have us charged under the UCMJ. They did recommend addition of a Footnote article […]

Forsyth Park We circumnavigated Forsyth Park today, happy to see all the locals, tourists and their pets enjoying the mid 70s sunny slow day in Savannah. This photo of the park’s fountain was accompanied by the beautiful music of a single trumpet player’s rendition of Ravel’s Boléro and the occasional wafts of fine cigar smoke. […]

Editor’s Note: We had to take Marlow’s closing thoughts on the recent holiday to the Chairman to ensure that there was nothing controversial or anti-merriment in this offering. Chairman Socotra said we were past the holiday cheer and about to enter what the Chinese term “The Year of the Tiger.” We are not quite sure […]

Hopefully we all got presents this year. Well, except for those who got new tattoos instead. Especially prison tats. Absolute dead give-aways to the Big Guy with the bag-o-goodies that the wearer of such has been naughty the past year. Well, unless you’re visited by one of the bad Santas. Once again, I dodged an […]

Author’s Note: The first thing after arriving in Savannah Friday morning — one week before Xmas eve, we went shopping for nearly live Christmas tree. We found one and erected, watered, lighted and decorated it before the sun had set that day. The Home Depot tree tent was near empty of trees, the tree selection […]

Editor’s Note: Marlow and W return from a week on the road, seven straight days experiencing life on the rails and on the street in today’s America. You might want to call it ‘Home for the Holidays,” or an “Ode to Joy,” but on this day, a very special one, let us thank our lucky […]

Editor’s Note: Marlow is on a roll, celebrating a trip that incorporates rails and rambling up the major East Coast thoroughfare to fabled New York City. The other ‘role’ in the equation is the nature of life in what was our American Century. To give that matter some holiday treatment, in accordance with the Chairman’s […]

Editor’s Note: Marlow takes us further in his rambles on the rails. Herein, he finds an essence in a city that was the center of a world. Dad looked at the wonder of it across the the water. Mom worked in the Chrysler Building. They started married life in Brooklyn. For their 65th Anniversary, we […]