…that although King Henry VIII had six wives, they only had three names among them: three Catherines, a Jane, and two Annes. It may have made things a bit easier for him, although not necessarily for his wives. What made … Continue reading →
Sorry, but I got sidetracked and now need to tend to “real life” for a bit, so the promised Part II of yesterday’s Part I post will be delayed till tomorrow. That’s the one where I plan to make some … Continue reading →
The Wisconsin primary is coming up on April 5, and Wisconsin’s governor Scott Walker has endorsed Ted Cruz, saying: Ted Cruz is a principled constitutional conservative who understands that power belongs to the states ”” and to the people ”” … Continue reading →
Patty Duke has died at the age of 69. A star actress even as a child, she had in some ways a difficult road, with mental illness (manic-depression) that eventually got under control, which enabled a long marriage and apparently … Continue reading →
[Hat tip: commenter “liz.”] Here’s an interesting article alleging that Trump wasn’t originally intending that he actually might be the GOP nominee. It’s from a woman named Stephanie Cegielski, former director of a pro-Trump super-PAC called Make American Great Again. … Continue reading →
Remember this? We’re so “onto the next thing, and then the next and the next” that it can be hard to remember even fairly recent incidents in the campaign. But to summarize: Breitbart reporter Fields alleged she was grabbed by … Continue reading →
[NOTE: This is Part I of a two-part series.] A short while ago I wrote this about the so-called “moderate Muslims”: Islam may not have moderate branches, but there are moderate Muslims who are good citizens of this country and … Continue reading →
I probably wouldn’t have said it quite the same way, but I think commenter “Bill” has put his finger on one of the many things wrong with candidate Trump: …I think the biggest problem, or at least the root problem … Continue reading →
RIP, Justin and Stephanie Shults. I also suggest you read this article about how the Belgian authorities treated captured Paris terrorist Abdeslan with kid gloves. Here’s an excerpt: Astonishingly, officials did not question Abdeslam at all for his first 24 … Continue reading →
…support Kasich, at least according to the national polls, which you may or may not believe or care about. That poll result is one of the many very strange things that have emerged so far this campaign season. Another is … Continue reading →
Enjoy: Have a wonderful Easter!
Continue reading →I’ve been thinking. It’s been a hard year. Actually, it’s been pretty hard ever since Tuesday, November 6, 2012, when I realized the American people had re-elected Barack Obama and that now he was free to really implement that “change” … Continue reading →