MP3 or CD?
I still buy CDs. But then, I’m a Leonard Cohen fan, and apparently that’s the sort of archaic thing we folks do. If I’m just buying a single song, though, I usually pay my 99 cents (or $1.29, because inflation … Continue reading →
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Is Santorum a conservative?
Socially, yes. Otherwise, not quite as much of one as you might think. Somewhat like Romney, Santorum has the problem of coming from a somewhat liberal state (although nowhere near as liberal as Massachusetts) where he had to please his … Continue reading →
Child-rearing in the 21st century
What hath progress wrought? Free to be you and me. I’m old enough to remember the rigid boundaries that these movements were supposed to be correcting, and I’m glad the worst of them have been removed. But it’s been an … Continue reading →
I’m in complete agreement…
…with John Hinderaker, with the exception of his first sentence. Unlike Hinderaker, I never was “confident that Republican voters would oust Barack Obama in 2012, hold the House and, in all likelihood, take the Senate.” And that’s because what Hinderaker … Continue reading →
Obama and the “free” contraception
It shouldn’t really come as a surprise that President Obama has decided to extend the exemption for abortion coverage of employees to not just the Catholic Church, but church-affiliated companies. He probably didn’t expect the extent of the protest, and … Continue reading →
It occurs to me that…
…some of the pseudo-green practices discussed in this thread are like a dieter putting that packet of artificial sweetener in his/her coffee to go with the piece of chocolate cake by its side.
Continue reading →The unintended consequences of being green
Just asking: Aren’t low-flow toilets so inefficient that you often have to flush an extra time or even extra times? Aren’t energy-saving bulbs so annoyingly slow to get up to speed that people often leave them on all the time … Continue reading →
The church, contraception coverage, and Obama
If the Obama administration thought they could sneak this one in (mandatory coverage of contraception) under the rubric of women’s rights, they must be surprised at the depth and breadth of protest it has aroused: Abortion rights organizations, pro-choice Democrats, … Continue reading →
Spambot of the day
Inquiring spambots want to know: What is love then, nocleg Zakopane Good question. [NOTE: In my continuing quest to show how educational spambots can be, I offer that “Zakopane” turns out to be a city in Poland (funny, it doesn’t … Continue reading →
Attacking the attack ads
Commenter “T” writes: Because Newt can be seen as cranky, his attack ads seem more in keeping with his persona. That doesn’t make them right, or even effective, just more consistent. because of that consistency, IMO they can also be … Continue reading →
It’s Santorum’s turn to be the non-Romney
This year’s Republican voters remind me of a guy who’s been going out with a girl for a long time, maybe even living with her. He’s being pressured to marry her, but he knows in his heart she’s not the … Continue reading →
Famous Blue Raincoat: the provenance of a familiar tune
My favorite YouTube activity these days seems to involve watching singer/songwriters morph from young to old almost instantaneously. There’s something both creepy and magical about getting into the YouTube time machine and seeing ten different live versions of a song … Continue reading →