[NOTE: Bumped up from yesterday.] Yes, it’s hard to believe, isn’t it? Time passes so quickly when we’re enjoying ourselves. But yes, it’s been a while since I asked you to donate to a semi-worthy cause: this blog. And so … Continue reading →
Olympia Snowe gave Maine’s GOP a nasty start when she announced she is withdrawing from the 2012 Senate race. “Race” is a misnomer, really. Right up to the moment she withdrew she was set to win in an easy walk, … Continue reading →
(1) A lot of the spin depends on perception and expectation. Arizona was expected to go to Romney with the outcome never really in doubt, and though he won strongly there, it will be dismissed for the most part as … Continue reading →
Today Arizona and Michigan hold their primaries. The Arizona one has gotten so little press that it’s hard to remember it’s happening, but the lack of attention is probably because the consensus is that Romney will win there, and if … Continue reading →
…an obnoxious guy whose “Inside the Actors Studio” interviews I can’t abide. But there’s one thing about him you’ve got to admire. How old to you think he is? Fifties? Sixties? Seventy at the absolute latest? No. Lipton is 85. … Continue reading →
Rick Santorum certainly doesn’t mind saying controversial things. The latest to hit the MSM are these statements, which seem wrong on several levels: In remarks last year at the College of Saint Mary Magdalen in Warner, N.H., Santorum had told … Continue reading →
I won’t talk about last night’s Oscar awards here. We’ve already done that, to the dismay of some. This post is about Oscars of yore. The other day at PJ, Chris Queen listed the Oscars’ 10 biggest blunders, and I … Continue reading →
[NOTE: Every now and then I re-post a previous essay that you might have missed first time around. This is one of them (slightly edited).] When I was a child, we were given a fair amount of homework. And although … Continue reading →
…the Oscars? Be my guest. I watch them off and on, mostly for the fashions and hairdos. And the politics. Love the politics. And also, in order to have some posts in the category “pop culture.”
Continue reading →Here’s Young singing “Old Man” as a young man: Here’s Young singing “Old Man” as an old[er] man: He’s a lot like he was. [Hat tip: commenter “AGA.”]
Continue reading →Live alone? Watch out; you may find yourself getting a mite too weird for comfort: In a sense, living alone represents the self let loose. In the absence of what Mr. Klinenberg calls “surveilling eyes,” the solo dweller is free … Continue reading →
What does Heartlandgate prove about AGW? Absolutely nothing. But it does say something about what AGW’s more fanatical proponents are prepared to do in furthering the cause—at least, what one of them, Dr. Peter Gleick, a noted freshwater scientist and … Continue reading →