I’m not sure whether this bot is complimenting me or not: The site loading velocity is amazing. It kind of feels that you are doing any distinctive trick. On another, completely unrelated topic: I can’t wait till the holidays are … Continue reading →
Officials think they’ve found the cause of that horrific Christmas house fire I wrote about a few days ago: A Christmas morning fire that killed a couple and three of their grandchildren was accidentally started by fireplace embers that had … Continue reading →
John Hinderaker of Powerline has endorsed Mitt Romney, and John Hawkins of RightWingNews has said why he won’t be doing the same. Tigerhawk has summarized and compared the positions of both men, so I don’t have to do it. But … Continue reading →
Here’s the story of the life of a song that most of you know, or think you know: A minor fact: I met Lori Lieberman briefly around the time the song first became popular or even before that. She was … Continue reading →
[Hat tip: Althouse.] Here’s a list of the one hundred top Kindle books. Actually, you get two, two, two lists in one: the books for sale, and the books available for free. The Bible does well in both categories. And … Continue reading →
Stephen Glass, notorious liar of “Shattered Glass” and TNR journalistic fame, is a Georgetown Law School graduate and paralegal who is currently fighting to be admitted to the California Bar. He passed the Bar Exam there a few years ago, … Continue reading →
Agreed: Republicans don’t have their “A” team in the field this election cycle. But you go to the primaries with the field you have, and then you go to the election with the candidate you have. Paul Ryan, Allan West, … Continue reading →
This story is horrific: A [mother] climbed onto the roof of her burning house and tried to smash the windows of her daughters’ bedrooms in a bid to save them from the flames ravaging her home. Madonna Badger, 47, and … Continue reading →
I haven’t paid a whole lot of attention to this story because frankly, I’ve never thought Ron Paul had a chance of winning the nomination to begin with. And the newsletter story certainly won’t be enhancing those chances. But I … Continue reading →
Merry Christmas! For those of you who thought this post from yesterday too long to wade through, I thought I’d just put up a portion of the last video in that post here so you can enjoy it for Christmas. … Continue reading →
[NOTE: This little poetic effort of mine has become somewhat of a holiday tradition here. So here (with a few words changed for the sake of meter) it comes again—just like the holiday itself. Merry Christmas Eve!] ‘TWAS THE BLOGGER’S … Continue reading →
I love the opera “Hansel and Gretel,” by Engelbert Humperdinck (no, not that Humperdinck or this one; this one). His name may be a yuk, but the music he composed is among the masterpieces of opera, soaring and sonorous, tuneful … Continue reading →