Happy Birthday, Brooklyn Bridge

Having a kid who is happy most of the time is probably the best thing that ever happened to me.

Farewell to a great lady

Aunt Helen
Originally uploaded by sgoodyear

My Great-Aunt Helen died yesterday. She was one of the funniest, most vital people I've ever known.

In this picture (taken at my father's 65th birthday party a year and a half ago) you can see how she sparkled.

Rest in peace, Aunt Helen.

Two posts in one day?

Peter Miller of Freebird has written a very nice blog post about the reading...it includes a podcast link.

Thanks, Peter!

This says it all

What better way to update my extremely moribund blog than with this all-too-accurate portrayal of the modern author. Thanks to Peter at Freebird Books and Goods for cluing me into this at the reading I gave there last night...which, of course, I didn't post about here or even on Facebook.

Hey, I did tweet it, though.