The little post that grew
It happens all too often. I see an article that catches my interest, and I think, Oh, I’ll write some remarks about that. It’ll just take a few minutes. And then I begin. And I find I need to look … Continue reading →
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Schlafly and those unmarried women voting for Obama
Phyllis Schlafly has made the news with the following remarks, which have earned that common appellation, “controversial:” Conservative activist Phyllis Schlafly took aim at “unmarried women” at a recent fundraiser and in an interview with TPM, saying that they overwhelmingly … Continue reading →
It’s the its/it’s, stupid
It’s the most common error in English, and Spellcheck doesn’t catch it (although Spellcheck catches me when I attempt to spell Spellcheck “Spellcheck,” much preferring two words or a hyphenation to my single word). This prompts me to recycle this … Continue reading →
When I thought as a child
When I was a child, I spake as a child, I understood as a child, I thought as a child: but when I became a man, I put away childish things. —1 Corinthians 13:11 Children have a lot of time … Continue reading →
More fallout…
…from Judge Bolton’s Arizona decision. [NOTE: More here.
Continue reading →Shirley Sherrod’s ill-fitting suit
Shirley Sherrod has now announced her intention of suing Andrew Breitbart for posting the edited video of her speech to the NAACP that caused so much commotion. I’ve looked at a number of articles about the lawsuit, but none have … Continue reading →
Injuction on Arizona immigration law
I’m puzzled by headlines such as one at memeorandum, that reads “Arizona immigration law: Key parts struck down by judge.” In fact, however, the article in question describes the judge ordering a temporary injunction pending further court rulings on the … Continue reading →
How are Bob and Carol and Ted and Alice doing these days?
Remember this movie, all you older folk like me? Bet you do, if only vaguely; this was the suggestive photo that appeared in the promos: Something made me think of the movie the other day, and I became curious enough … Continue reading →
Gaia and the oil spill
It seems the earth’s waters have a powerful capacity to repair themselves: Scientists said the rapid dissipation of the [Gulf spill] surface oil was probably due to a combination of factors. The gulf has an immense natural capacity to break … Continue reading →
About that Massachusetts law re the electoral college
Those people who point out that the new Massachusetts law—awarding the state’s electoral votes to the presidential candidate who gets the largest number of popular votes—would undercut the state’s overwhelmingly liberal voters in the event of a Republican being ahead, … Continue reading →
What are Democrats planning?
There are no plans to push unpopular bills through in a lame duck session, no plans at all, says Democrat Chris Van Hollen of Maryland. Who’s he? An assistant to Speaker Pelosi. Do you trust him to be telling the … Continue reading →
The “does it make me look fat?” question
Quite a few people responded to my observation at the end of this post about “the admitted double-bind of that ancient question: ‘does this outfit make me look fat?’” So I thought I’d expand (pun intended) a bit on that … Continue reading →