So I gave a little extra time to the voting for last week’s finalists regarding theme parks since some idiot forgot to make the poll readily available to people (I blame my imaginary intern, Felix).  For those of you following the voting today minute-by-minute, perhaps offering you’re own color-commentary and speculations about how voting would […]

William Carlos Williams is spinning in his grave this week – with joy, that is!  Joy at the lovely extensions of his poem “This Is Just To Say” that you all (Byromaniacs?  Are we going with that? Sure, we’re going with that) came up with.  Whole new levels of imagery and nuance and lots of […]

Sooooo… I was out of town a lot this last week, and I have a cold, and my ebola has been acting up, and I have anterograde amnesia, and a whole slew of other excuses, but I forgot to update the poll for this week’s finalists in “What amusementpark-based-on-real-life would you most like to see?” […]

Each year the library here does one of those programs where they try to get the entire community reading the same novel, then have a series of discussions, and presentations and such, then bring the author to town.  This year, they’ve chosen Amor Towles’ Rules Of Civility.  They have also chosen to have me do […]

The Supreme Court seems to be having some trouble lately.  Justices not showing up for work, having inadequate experience, sitting there silently for 6-year spans of time (that would be Thomas).  Maybe they need some new blood.  Someone to shake things up.  Someone who would bring a new approach to law. Someone like me. Why […]

Getting everyone up to speed, from yesterday’s big news (for me)… One night, we’re watching a movie.  A preview comes on for Big Miracle, a Drew Barrymore movie about whales.  It looks… not great. My wife turns to me and says, “That looks good,” and then bursts into tears. Sobbing. Then she starts laughing, because […]

Here at The Byronic Man, we believe in doing things the old-fashioned way.  Earning our bones, so to speak.  So, sure, I’d love to expand my readership at a fast-pace, but I’m more concerned with quality readers – readers I care about and cultivate.  And so I’m very, very, very excited to let you know […]

The other day I did a post based off of William Carlos Williams’ poem “This Is Just To Say.”  I offered a couple parody versions, and we all had a good laugh, and shared and grew closer.  Remember? The thing is, these parody versions are fun and I think everyone should join in.  Don’t worry […]