Funny stuff here: Dear NSA, …If you have any pull with the American Psychiatric Association, could you please recommend to them that the psychological state formerly known as “paranoia” should be no longer defined as a mental illness? Asylums all … Continue reading →
…that is a major problem.” You said it, brother, you said it. And here I thought NSA stood for National Security Agency. My bad.
Continue reading →…the mistrust, stupid. As usual, Richard Fernandez gets to the heart of the matter. And the heart of the matter is trust, or lack thereof. We don’t trust this administration. But even if we did, it’s always a bad idea … Continue reading →
The Hamms’ divorce makes “The War of the Roses” look like a love fest. Lessons, anyone? (1) For the rich and especially the mega-rich: pre-nups are your friend. (2) If he/she will cheat with you, he/she is likely to cheat … Continue reading →
Who are the rebels? My strong suspicion is that there are few good guys here. It was the same question I asked about Egypt and Libya. In both places there were some “good guy” elements mixed among the Islamicist fanatics, … Continue reading →
…that Jennifer is a party pooper. Idioms—they’ll get you every time: Yeah, it’s sophomoric. But it made me laugh.
Continue reading →I’ve seen a lot of chatter around the blogosphere about the NSA phone records program that goes like this: “Those who argue that it’s constitutional are in favor of it.” But the two do not necessarily go together. I don’t … Continue reading →
Another changer heard from, this time poet E. E. Cummings (and yes, he capitalized his name, although not his poetry): In 1931 Cummings traveled to the Soviet Union. Like many other writers and artists of the time, he was hopeful … Continue reading →
Richard Fernandez always has something interesting to say, and this post of his is no exception: For much of history our ability to harm ourselves was fortunately limited by the crude nature of our means. But by the dawn of … Continue reading →
I was reading a post describing a new book about the original astronauts’ wives called The Astronaut Wives Club. Here’s the book’s cover photo: And that’s when it hit me: shirtwaists! Whatever happened to–shirtwaists? Not that I miss them all … Continue reading →
…to read the classics: … George Orwell’s “1984” is enjoying a surge in popularity, landing at No. 4 on Amazon’s list of “Movers and Shakers.” Sales of Orwell’s classic have risen an astonishing 5,771% as of Tuesday morning, with a … Continue reading →
I keep reading conflicting things about the chances of the amnesty bill passing. Yes? No? Do they have the votes? One thing’s clear—it sure is flying under the radar right now. And that’s unlikely to be an accident.
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