Are you a tall postmenopausal woman? Apparently your cancer risk is higher than if you were shorter, according to this helpful article. But the author never defines “tall,” so readers have no idea at what point the diminishing returns for … Continue reading →
…just act like an extrovert and you’ll be happier. Well, of course. I’ve been attempting to do that, with a modicum of success, for decades. I call myself an extroverted introvert. And Rogers and Hammerstein were well aware of the … Continue reading →
I had heard about the philosopher Ludwig Wittgenstein back in college. The sum total of what I knew about him was that he said something or other about how we can’t speak about things we have no words for. But … Continue reading →
It’s Heinz all the way. Is there anyone of sound mind who would volutarily choose any other ketchup?
Continue reading →Writing this post today made me realize once again (although I’ve never had even a moment’s doubt) how important Eric Holder is to Obama’s agenda, and how infinitesimal the chances of Obama asking Holder to leave. For most of Obama’s … Continue reading →
The Southern states, that is. Or any other state that has the temerity to tighten up its own voting regulations in ways that would appear to make perfect sense. A mere month ago, in Shelby County v. Holder, the Supreme … Continue reading →
Remember Obamacare? President Obama and Congress do: It is not often that a president announces his decision not to enforce a law as written, the House of Representatives responds by offering to restore the rule of law by amending that … Continue reading →
A laser, I tell you.
Continue reading →The NY Times editors write: At some point, the full story of Anthony Weiner and his sexual relationships and texting habits will finally be told. I say “perish the thought.” I do not want to know the full story. I … Continue reading →
This time it’s not a message. It’s the spambot’s name: Catshit Coffee Provider In Singapore. As a non-coffee drinker, I thought this was some sort of joke. But it turns out that it’s not: New York’s crappiest cup of coffee … Continue reading →
…in how you look at it: That’s lil’ ole earth, right above the arrow. Saturn and its rings are at the top-left and top of the photo.
Continue reading →In an excellent article (please read the whole thing), Shelby Steele writes: In the Zimmerman/Martin case the civil-rights establishment is fighting for the poetic truth that white animus toward blacks is still such that a black teenager””Skittles and ice tea … Continue reading →