Part II of the King-Is-Dead Trilogy by Rakk ( Part I ) A retired wizard, Dom Zarro, from the far-off and fabled lands of Oz, happened to settle down in the little borough of Bowie-by-the Bay, and began to look for challenges and challengers to meet his mettle. He had heard about this father-and-son duo […]
Last night Rakkity sent me the link to this summer’s hike into the mountains by the “fogies foursome.” The mountain range now has a pseudonym to keep it annoymous and unfindable, at least by readers of this blog. Rakkity tells me the accompanying text is sparse, but when time allows, he will add more. Yes, […]
by rakkity Once upon a time in the days of yore (2002 CE), in the little borough of Bowie in the kingdom of Maryland-sur-le-Bay, a father and son started going to the court to practice their skills in the ancient sport of racquet-le-balle. They did this on a regular basis, usually twice, sometimes thrice (rarely […]
Ed and Beth (Mr. & Mrs. rakkity) take a working vacation in France.
Yes, it was a stunning place! And for a week we wandered around the high desert, oblivious to the political expostulations we’re normally immersed in. But near the end of our trip, we saw the headlines about Reagan’s death in some Utah newspapers. The Utahans are Reagan worshippers, and the editorials of their papers expounded […]
rakkity’s racquetball updates from Maryland: I ended up playing 3 people yesterday, an undergrad before KT came, then KT, and after dinner, Dominic. Made several visits to Dr Ibumotrin Advil last night. By the time of the games with Patrick tomorrow, maybe I’ll have numbed up a bit. P. may not realize it, but his […]