Listen, for years, whenever anybody asked me how I was doing, I had a stock response: Well, I haven’t been … More
Month: March 2025
Ron’s rocky road to recovery
(Group leader: This meeting of EOP Anonymous is now in session. As a first order of business let’s greet our … More
Never get within spitting distance of a llama
What ya gonna do? Flew into Santiago from Easter Island and had a very long day and most of a … More
Field notes from a small island
Having spent a whole week on Rapa Nui I now, of course, am an expert on this magical, mysterious island. … More
When the aku aku comes calling, best smile
Listen, we all come to Rapa Nui to see the giant stone moai. Because they are the, um, biggest game … More
Adrift in a land of myth and mystery
Listen, I’m no Gaughan. And when you think about what happened to him after he ran off to Tahiti to … More
A couple a hours in the streets of Saint Iago
So I’m on my way to Easter Island see. And you can’t get there without you go through Santiago. Unfortunately, … More
My most mysterious island
Islands enthrall me. Always have. As a kid my favorite Jules Verne novel was Mysterious Island. My favorite TV show … More
From his mouth to deaf ears
Of all the asinine things The Great DeSanitizer has ever said – and they are, by now, uncountable – this … More
What! Sell a piece of GNV history?
Trump may (or may not) want to sell GNV’s federal courthouse. I say may (or may not) because the building … More
