Commenter “Steve57” asks: I was goofing around on the intertubes. I came across this nugget [of ballet dancer Diana Vishneva as “Carmen”] and I was captivated… She wasn’t one of the “Dueling Carmens” you wrote about in June 2013 (Svetlana … Continue reading →
The is the sixth day since I sprained my ankle, and I’m limping along. Limping is tiring. It’s also not so great because it leads to other aches and pains. I realized today that when I walk I’ve got more … Continue reading →
I used to enjoy watching the Oscars. Long long ago I actually cared about the movies themselves. But after that ended, I enjoyed the fashions. Now the sanctimonious political posturings of most of Hollywood have become relentless rather than episodic, … Continue reading →
The investigations go on: House Intelligence Committee Chairman Devin Nunes next plans to investigate the role former CIA Director John Brennan and other Obama intelligence officials played in promoting the salacious and unverified Steele dossier on Donald Trump — including … Continue reading →
Lincoln is one of the smallish number of presidents who can truly be called “great.” For me, his greatness isn’t confined to what he accomplished as president, or to his formal speeches, which were as brilliant as Churchill’s although in … Continue reading →
[Part I can be found here.] This next clip is an example of an element of Fonteyn’s specialness that’s extremely subtle. It’s not even a dance step; it’s more a bit of acting expressed through movement (acting through dance was … Continue reading →
Yesterday I wrote a post that pointed out the following: The Democrats protested mightily that the Nunes memo could not be released because it would expose too much secret and/or classified information and compromise our national security. But the Schiff … Continue reading →
That is, my ankle and teeth— Both are progressing, as far as I can tell. I can put a bit more weight on the ankle, although it will definitely take time before I’m not limping. The teeth are actually amazing, … Continue reading →
It’s called 12 Rules For Life: An Antidote to Chaos, and it’s been #1 for much of the time since it was released on January 23, 2018. As I write this it has over 600 customer reviews and, astoundingly, almost … Continue reading →
This is the way I remember liberals thinking long ago. Not all of them, of course; but a lot more of them compared to these days, when statements like these from liberals have become awfully scarce [hat tip: Powerline]: Garrow … Continue reading →
The Democrats protested mightily that the Nunes memo could not be released because it would expose too much secret and/or classified information and compromise our national security. But the Schiff memo—ah, the Schiff memo! If you redact parts of it … Continue reading →
So far, the dental ordeal wasn’t too much of an ordeal. The novocaine has worn off now, and as yet the pain isn’t too bad. But it’ll be a bit funky to eat for a while. Soft foods today—I never … Continue reading →