…so maybe it will be just as successful for New York’s new mayor, Bill de Blasio, if the speeches at his inauguration are any indication of the drift. When the New York Times calls it “pointless and tacky haranguing” and … Continue reading →
I’ve written before about Obama’s somewhat-lookalike half-brother. Here’s a postscript: Mark Obama Ndesandjo said he was surprised to hear his half-brother President Barack Obama say they had only recently met for the first time. “I was floored by it ”” … Continue reading →
…this is the rule in California about illegal immigrants and Medicaid (known as “Medi-Cal” in that state): For Medi-Cal, immigration status only affects the scope of service. The services that Medi-Cal provides to undocumented immigrants include, but are not limited … Continue reading →
Now that the holidays are officially over I’d like to thank everyone who used my blog to order from Amazon during Christmas and Chanukah. You may have been buying gifts for your family and friends, but you also gave a … Continue reading →
Of course, since you asked so nicely: Let me bookmark your site and also make bottles furthermore?
Continue reading →With its usual respect for details and logic (which means, “very little”), the New York Times says Edward Snowden should be given clemency and allowed back into the country. The title of the editorial, “Edward Snowden, Whistle-Blower,” sets the tone … Continue reading →
…and they’ll tell you who you vote for. What about me? I hardly drink anything. Perhaps that makes me politically weird, which I already knew.
Continue reading →…and it’s not pretty. But some of it is pretty funny: …In a shocking interview, Lance Armstrong, after years of denial, admits to Oprah Winfrey that he took illegal drugs in all seven of his Tour de France victories, as … Continue reading →
Today in the wee hours of the morning I saw an ad for this on TV (warning: autoplay video at the link). It is being marketed as the perfect pet—no upkeep and no bother, and yet reactive to your presence: … Continue reading →
We all know those Roman aqueducts, the arched wonders of the ancient world. But did you ever wonder what happened afterward, on the way to Rome (where all roads led, as well)? For example, I had not known until I … Continue reading →
I like the look of the year so much better: “2014” is prettier than “2013.” And yes, that’s very numberist of me. Fresh start. Clean slate. Even rather than odd. And right now I’m doing the two huge loads of … Continue reading →
I’ve got hundreds (literally) of drafts for posts on the blog ready and waiting to be polished and put up (about half of them seem to be on the subject of Obamacare). But no matter; I’m not doing it today. … Continue reading →