He just this month posted photos of ambush bugs . I'd never even heard of an ambush bug, so I'm in his debt again. He likes strange things found in vending machines. I'm a long-time reader of the Nero Wolfe mysteries and I'm a fan of Maury Chaykin's. Read Raphael Carter's essay on Nero Wolfe's Orchids .
Odd connections are a writer's best friend.
Let's Save the Postal Service , says Jon Carroll. His plan to save the Postal Service is purely delightful. But I suggest a refinement to his plan. So, don't return that postage-paid envelope empty, send the poor underpaid workers at the other end something pretty, funny, interesting, weird, stimulating. And I didn't have a chance to make a whole slew of special postings for some of my favorite holidays.