Zombie illustrates that an anti-Semitic cartoon has been pressed into service in the San Francisco fight to ban circumcision. It was only a matter of time. And, lest you think this is some sort of fake, the San Francisco Chronicle … Continue reading →
Another icon from my youth gone. I’m not so sure I understood the plots of “Gunsmoke,” but I’m quite sure I enjoyed them, as well as characters Mr. Dillon, Chester, Miss Kitty, and Doc; the saloon, and all those storefronts. … Continue reading →
Can’t exactly disagree with this spambot: I wouldn’t believe we should be with loincloths made of dingo skin, more so than we’ve been effective at calculate. Whenever we realize it happens to be worthy of establishing, will probably be astonishing.
Continue reading →Palin commits an Obamaism and mispeaks on history: [Paul Revere] who warned, uh, the British that they weren’t going to be taking away our arms uh by ringing those bells and making sure as he’s riding his horse through town … Continue reading →
Here’s a touching column on lasting marital love by Tim Muldoon (hat tip: the Anchoress). He writes “But no less intense is the feeling of radical security we have built together: the knowledge that through all things we can count … Continue reading →
…to another.
Continue reading →[NOTE: I’m bumping this up so it stays at the top for today.] Today I had a lovely experience. When I came to the blog I discovered it had been “temporarily suspended.” That word “temporarily” was all that stood between … Continue reading →
Is it really possible that, after all he’s done for them, unions are angry at Obama? Yes, according to AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka: …union members are frustrated by “wasted energy” in Washington on issues that he said don’t help workers: … Continue reading →
Not, apparently, photos of men’s genitalia. Go figure.
Continue reading →No part of the US is immune to tornadoes, although the well-known “Tornado Alley” in the midwest has by far the largest number in this country and the world. But New England has some, too, and yesterday Springfield, Massachusetts—a large … Continue reading →
Last night while my wonderful all-volunteer tech-support army of one worked on fixing the glitch in my blog, I sweated it out. I’d been there before. Periodically, during the six years I’ve written this blog, something will go wrong that … Continue reading →
To expand a bit on just why I don’t care about Weinergate at this point: the alleged offense is in the realm of a minor peccadillo, distasteful and stupid, but only of real interest to Weiner’s wife, family, and friends. … Continue reading →