The Commodore – Charleston SC dive bar Author’s note: We were lounging in a Charleston SC dive bar — the Commodore — on icy slick Meeting Street two Saturday nights ago, sad that this former jazz bar had morphed into a millenial 1970s music venue. This dilapidated place may not last long, since urban development […]

Author’s note: Almost a year into our new, stranger times, it feels like we are living in some fictional spooky midwest town. We are beset with multiple sideshow investigative dramas alongside existential threats with childlike leaders trading insults across the oceans. It’s like we are living inside some poorly written and directed film and video […]

Damn, I wish you were here to enjoy this beautiful Savannah weather with me. It is early winter, and things are finally beginning to die. It is wonderful to be out in the crisp air, with the leaves turning dark yellow, and the warmth draining out of the sunlight and big natural gas log fires […]

Editor’s Note: First out of the box from Marlow for Bold, Brave and so far Beautiful 2018! – Vic You randomly search the web for a band from way-back-when whose song just shuffled along past your ears to discover that a key member passed away without you knowing it. You consider factoring mortality into your […]

Editor’s Note: Marlow’s last outing of this strange year. Time for a little reflection. And aged Whiskey. Happy New Year! – Vic I’m an old school motorbike rider, you gotta understand You can see my eyes are clouding over, my face no longer tan Stooped back and gait hobbled by too many miles on my […]

From Marlow: During our 27th consecutive road trip to this year’s Army-Navy game two weeks ago, we oldsters recalled annual Christmas traditions that we and others had experienced. Some were touching. Others had pop culture connections from our, our children’s and grandchildren’s youth. Some were funny. Some were creepy. Here are my notes on those […]

Author’s note: This year’s edition of Key West’s infamous Fantasy Fest, a 10 day long party, passed while W and I were on the left coast. These are the sole coherent phrases that recall a distant foggy memory of one such Fantasy Fest night. I was at the Green Parrot late one October Saturday night, […]

Editor’s Note: It is almost the 99th anniversary of the 11th Hour of the 11th Day of the 11th Month , when the guns fell silent. For a while, anyway. We no longer celebrate Armistice Day, but instead, recognize those who have served as Veterans. But Marlow is right. Time to go by the American […]

Editor’s Note: as part of a related research project, a colleague and I are looking at how the Millennial generation exchanges information and knowledge, and what their views are regarding things like security. The devices and social media appear to be actually changing our brains. Happy Veteran’s Day, the one the Government takes off from […]

Jimmah Carter — 93 years old, tanned, rested, bags packed, new passport in hand and ready to head to Pyongyang. By the way, Rosalin thinks the Russians stole the election from Hillary, while Jimmah does not. (Image courtesy of Dustin Chambers of the NYT) Endless third-rate presidential political campaigning, growing need for better access to […]