Blogging used to be the hot new thing. That was back in the dark ages of the Bush administration. I’m not sure when I first discovered blogs, but it was probably around 2002, about two years after I had transitioned … Continue reading →
There are more things in heaven and earth than are dreamt of in your philosophy—such as, for example a whole new supra-kingdom of living creatures. And it consists of some organisms that were discovered over a hundred years ago but … Continue reading →
To all of you who like the convenience of Amazon for holiday gifts—please use my Amazon portal for your orders. Clicking on the Amazon widget on the right sidebar is the best way to accomplish it, although if your adblock … Continue reading →
…reportedly is in trouble. Some of it is connected with “the recommendation of the Israeli national police anti-corruption unit that Netanyahu be indicted on charges of corruption and influence-peddling.” There are several possible charges. Also, in view of recent events … Continue reading →
Yesterday was the 40th anniversary of the Jonestown massacre, an event that caused the death of close to a thousand people (about a third of them children) who were killed in the group’s compound in Guyana. Note that I write … Continue reading →
That’s the accusation from the Democrats. But when Democrats win them, they’re hard-fought victories as well as evidence for the increasingly blue nature of the city or state in which they occur, or the country as a whole. When did … Continue reading →
…I guess this one was pretty quick. I want to hear that fat lady singing, though. Not sure I hear her yet, but she’s certainly practicing her scales. I keep thinking of the title of a book by Hugh Hewitt, … Continue reading →
Today I’ve been doing my laundry, a task I hate. I love having clean laundry, but for some reason—although it’s not really that onerous at all, as tasks go—I hate doing it. I can’t stand ironing, either, and fortunately for … Continue reading →
[NOTE: Part I can be found here.] In my research so far about what happened in the Paradise fire and why it went so wrong, I kept trying to get a good timeline, with distances. When exactly did the fire … Continue reading →
[NOTE: This is the first of a two-part series.] Not too long after the Paradise fire, commenter “Cicero” wanted to know why the people of Paradise left town so late: I am not clear how close the wildfire was to … Continue reading →
…Lindsay Graham. Hopefully, the new post-Kavanaugh model. Grassley will be taking over Finance. The contrast between House and Senate will be rather stark this term.
Continue reading →Jim Acosta’s request for an injunction against Trump’s ban has been granted. In other words, for the moment, Trump is not allowed to ban him from press conferences without due process. You can read about it in this post by … Continue reading →