…I think it should be this one by Jay Parini. I’ve read quite a few, and Jay Parini’s is the only one that seems to capture the Frost I sense from Frost’s poetry and his other writings. Plus, Parini’s book … Continue reading →
A cardboard box of money isn’t always what it seems: People are amazing, aren’t they?
Continue reading →He tells you, here, in a long interview with John Hawkins of Right Wing News. On Obamacare: …[W]hat we should be doing is sharing in the frustration that most Americans have with it and then showing them that we’ve got … Continue reading →
Actually (and I didn’t listen to his speech) it appears that he asked Congress to study the situation and make recommendations by the end of March as to how the phone metadata program can work to collect the information without … Continue reading →
And now for a change of pace—I guess they still call it “fashion.” These outfits were seen at the UK premiere of the Scorcese film “The Wolf of Wall Street.” I am in awe at the almost infinite variety of … Continue reading →
I’m not at all sure most people will care, because the left has succeeded in making just the word “Benghazi” a big yawn for way too many people. But for what it’s worth, the Senate Intelligence Committee has issued a … Continue reading →
…and the meme is “bully.” Which I think is an interesting word to use for a politician. “Bully” conjures up all the current anti-bullying campaigns that have to do with school and the playground, but politics is not the schoolyard … Continue reading →
I’ve noticed this before, and I noticed it again while reading this article in the Washington Examiner about Obamacare. Here’s the quote that caught my attention: Former New York Lt. Gov. Betsy McCaughey, a Republican who is now a health … Continue reading →
Commenter “Ymarsakar” made an interesting observation two days ago. The subject: When the world declares Jews, Republicans, and whites to be non humans that need to be exterminated to get rid of a threat to humanity, most people will Obey. … Continue reading →
…refer them to this. It’s quite a list, isn’t it? But the meme goes on, because Big Lies work.
Continue reading →Advice-giving bot: Introducing unsuullied plants at home can be advisable. In the long run, the most visited and the interesting place may be the Camel Tracks. Then again, it may not be the Camel Tracks. But did you know that … Continue reading →
The FBI’s investigation into the IRS scandal has yielded no criminal charges. That’s not so surprising, considering that the bar for criminal behavior is set fairly high. And that there really wasn’t all that much of an investigation: Cleta Mitchell, … Continue reading →