Update on my mother
It’s been about two and a half months since my 96-year-old mother broke her hip and had surgery, and I’m pleased to report that she’s doing pretty well so far. She was in the rehab wing of the hospital for … Continue reading →
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Somalian teen terrorist caught in Oregon
We’ve come to expect this sort of thing for the holidays. Somali-born US citizen Mohamed Osman Mohamud, 19, (double Mohamed there) was arrested yesterday in Portland, Oregon, after attempting to detonate what he thought was a real bomb but which … Continue reading →
It’s Black Friday: skip the crowds, use neo-neocon at Amazon for your gift-giving
It’s the day after Thanksgiving, otherwise known as Black Friday. The day to wait patiently in store lines for bargains—in-between bites of turkey salad sandwich, doses of Tums, and the famous ritual of making turkey carcass soup. But neo-neocon readers … Continue reading →
The painter’s vision
I was looking at a wonderful book I own, Paintings of New England, when I noticed this work by Thomas Hart Benton: It’s of Martha’s Vineyard, a place Benton regularly summered, and a spot I’ve visited on occasion. Benton is … Continue reading →
Europe’s day of reckoning
Send not to know for whom the bell tolls, It tolls for thee. The more Europe yokes its economies together, the more likely it is that problems with one country will pull the others down. The idea, of course, was … Continue reading →
Happy Thanksgiving!
[NOTE: This is a repeat of a post first published on Thanksgiving 2008. I’m in NY with my family this Thanksgiving.] A few days ago I noticed a sign outside the local Burger King that said “Open on Thanksgiving.” It … Continue reading →
Obama is heavy bored
Many of you may have already encountered this 2008 remark by Valerie Jarrett about Obama: “I think Barack knew that he had God-given talents that were extraordinary. He knows exactly how smart he is. ”¦ He knows how perceptive he … Continue reading →
Cook that bird
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 turkey and the rest will follow. A bird will … Continue reading →
Ann Althouse skewers…
…the hypocritical Sally Quinn. Although from the looks of things, it seems Quinn had already self-skewered. The whole thing’s about the burning topic of ethics and “Dancing With the Stars:” who should have won, and what constitutes cheating in the … Continue reading →
North Korea flexes its muscles
It should come as no surprise that North Korea has decided on a show of force to celebrate its imminent change of leadership and to send a number of veiled messages: A South Korean soldier was killed and 13 others … Continue reading →
Roundup of the latest Obama musings
It must be bad when Newsweek’s Eleanor Clift finally gets fed up with Obama—or rather, with his advisers. Ah, if only Stalin knew! Obama’s not like Carter, he’s like Truman! A more far-fetched presidential comparison can hardly be imagined. Obama’s … Continue reading →
Those most powerful women
Time magazine offers a list of the 25 most powerful women of the last century. There’s always something a bit tiresome and arbitrary about such lists, especially if they spotlight some group such as “women” or “blacks,” but even if … Continue reading →