Eric's Hangout

My daughter has also become fascinated by other kinds of self-improvement and specifically clearing up her skin (so she wants to visit a der...

I do try to stay away from big pronouncements and (New Year's) resolutions, but I am glad to note that I replaced my swim goggles with a...

This is really the last straw for me.  I don't actually get to vote in Canada, so it is all pretty hypothetical, but I'm not entirel...

Things are definitely pretty gloomy right now, in the world generally and in my home life.  But there are a few things worth celebrating or ...

I'm definitely getting closer to seeing all of Shakespeare's plays at least once, though it is true I passed up a chance to see a s...

The post title is supposed to mostly be ironic (normally procrastination is a terrible idea), but it is true that in some specific instances...

I was actually thinking just the other day that it would be cool if Salman Rushdie came back around to promote his new novel, Quichotte.  I ...