by robert | Dec 7, 2011 | Article, Santa Fe Reporter
For some men, it’s a 1969 Shelby Cobra GT 350. For others, it’s a 10-point whitetail buck. What gets my blood moving is different from that of most great American males of the new millennium. Grocery stores make my heart race. Case in point: On...
by robert | Nov 16, 2011 | Article, Santa Fe Reporter
Before tweens and hillbillies started singing that horrid Nickelback anthem, it was the secret dream of most writers to play in a rock ’n’ roll band. Some authors, including Rick Moody, Stephen King and even (alas!) Barbara Kingsolver, have actually nailed...
by robert | Nov 8, 2011 | Article, Santa Fe Reporter
Schools have to be creative when fundraising, especially in a tough economy, so I shouldn’t have been shocked to see a trailer and two large metal ramps parked where the crossing guard usually stands in front of my son London’s elementary. As I walked up...
by robert | Oct 6, 2011 | Article, Santa Fe Reporter
From the Passenger’s Seat: what goes through my mind as my daughter learns to drive 1. Not bad, not bad. Maybe she could be a decent driver. 2. Watch out for that assneck pulling out of her driveway. 3. That abrupt stop did not help my headache. I might...
by robert | Sep 7, 2011 | Article, Santa Fe Reporter
Uncle Duke’s Beach Bar is a tiny dive hidden in the hippie neighborhood of Leucadia, Calif., just north of San Diego. Duke’s offers what most dive bars need: a good (and deep) jukebox, stiff drinks, a pool table and the type of clientele that provides entertainment...
