Wrinkles
Here’s how to retard the growth of wrinkles, for all of you folks of a certain age, or those of you who plan someday to be of a certain age and want to prepare yourselves. Strangely enough, I already do … Continue reading →
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Romney, the non-Newt
Is Newt’s star of the mere shooting variety, like the short-lived ascendancies of Bachmann and Perry and Cain before him? One would think so, from today’s editorials in the Washington Examiner and the National Review. The first comes right out … Continue reading →
Foods people hate
Here’s an article about certain foods many people hate, and why. Among them are some of my favorites: cilantro, for example, which I fell in love with the first time I ever tasted it, some time in my twenties (“where … Continue reading →
At least Barack and Michelle are consistent about this
I wonder what important things Obama thinks he’s doing for the people at this point, and what important things he plans to do for them/us in a second term: I also wonder why he and Michelle are so down on … Continue reading →
Tolstoi on Chekhov
[Hat tip: Ann Althouse.] Excerpt by Peter Gnedich, “Memories,” from The Book of Life (1922): Lev Tolstoy sincerely loved Chekhov, but did not like his plays. He told Chekhov once, “A playwright should take the theater-goer by the hand, and … Continue reading →
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Continue reading →Question about that drone
In the thread about the drone captured by Iran, “Mr. Frank” made the following comment: The military wanted to destroy the drone on the ground. Obama turned down their request. Why? I was curious to see whether this was the … Continue reading →
Prospective Republican presidential candidates…
…would do well to heed Kyle-Ann Shiver’s advice.
Continue reading →Obama to Iran: Please give us back our drone!
Obama to Iran: Please give us back our drone!“
Continue reading →Rescue 911
When my son was little in the 80s and early 90s, the whole family used to love the TV show “Rescue 911.” It was one of my guilty pleasures. A reality show that featured staged reenactments of actual 911 calls … Continue reading →
Boys won’t be boys, and men…
…aren’t being rewarded for being men: If women have adapted well to the new economy, the same cannot be said for many men. Why not? It easy to paint the rise of working women as the reason why working men … Continue reading →
Obama: all the Republican candidates are the same because…
…they’re all Republicans. Somehow I don’t think that’s a good approach for Obama to take in his re-election campaign. After all, most polls indicate that a generic Republican does better against Obama than any of the individual candidates we actually … Continue reading →