Last Wednesday I drove to New York City to be with my family for Thanksgiving. Even though it’s ordinarily one of the worst days for traveling, I was pleasantly surprised to experience traffic that was hardly any worse than usual. … Continue reading →
…to kick around any more: A top adviser told the Globe that the new district in which Frank would have had to run next year was a major factor in his decision. While it retained his Newton stronghold, it was … Continue reading →
Deepest condolences to blogger James Joyner of Outside the Beltway on the sudden and unexpected loss of his wife Kimberly Webb Joyner, 41. You can leave a comment at the link.
Continue reading →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 →