I’ve been slowly reading Paul Johnson’s The Birth of the Modern: World Society 1815-1830. Don’t let the dry dull title or its length put you off; it’s wide-ranging and has something of interest (and something I didn’t previously know) on … Continue reading →
Most of Obama’s cheerleaders lost energy for that enterprise quite some time ago. Now their efforts seem limited to attacking the Republicans who might oppose him. For example, liberal Ruth Marcus of the WaPo is clearly running out of steam, … Continue reading →
This one came with an Ugg boots URL. It was nowhere near this short in its full manifestation; the following is merely an excerpt. The original went on for at least thirty more lines, all of it nonsense but all … Continue reading →
Well, it’s over—and all that’s left are the leftovers, the memories, the extra poundage, and the recipes. This dessert was one of the stars of yesterday’s meal at my family’s celebration: Recipe: Cranberry Tart Adapted from “Dolce Italiano: Desserts From … Continue reading →
Yesterday at my family’s Thanksgiving dinner in New York we had over twenty people, and two of them—my mother and my aunt—are over 90. Not only are they over 90, but they’re over 95. My mother is 97 but not … Continue reading →
…in shopping on Black Friday. Are you? And this sounds like a nightmare. Although shopping on Black Friday already sounded like a nightmare. …Except of course for shopping online, at Amazon, through the neo-neocon portal (note how I cleverly snuck … Continue reading →
Here’s a distinctive article about how Mitt Romney’s hair is his most distinctive feature: By far his most distinctive physical feature, Mr. Romney’s head of impeccably coiffed black hair has become something of a cosmetological Rorschach test on the campaign … Continue reading →
I wish you all a wonderful Thanksgiving Day, filled with friends and/or family of your choice, and just the right amount of leftovers!
Continue reading →[NOTE: This is a repeat of an old post.] The big day is tomorrow. As usual, there are many pointers on how best to cook that bird. I have a simple method: it almost doesn’t matter. Just get a good … Continue reading →
Commenter “kaba” offers a nice summary of our present situation: We have a president who neither knows or understands anything about the country he is supposedly leading. Despite what his birth certificate might say he is an alien in any … Continue reading →
Is this one of those cases where the sequel will be better than the original? Or will it just go down the rabbit hole? The NY Times is doing its best to assure that, with an article whose thrust is … Continue reading →
Barry Peterson is a man facing a dilemma (the video can’t be embedded, so you’ll have to watch it at this link). His beloved wife Jan has early onset Alzheimer’s, and she now lives in an institution where he visits … Continue reading →