Hope your holiday weekend is going well. It’s beautiful here, and I’m doing a traditional American thing: going out to test drive cars. I’m in the market for a new one, having decided that my 1998 Totyota Corolla is a … Continue reading →
Today marks the beginning of the three-day Memorial Day weekend. I probably will post another piece on the topic before the holiday is out, but for now I’ll offer a repeat of a song video that I think especially touching … Continue reading →
I must say, this is pretty frickin impressive: Even his facial features look completely different, don’t they? He’s Michael Ventrella, champ at the TV weight-loss game, who had a lot to gain by losing a lot: “By the final show, … Continue reading →
Note the following comment from someone called “SWJ,” written May 21 at 04:37 PM and appearing on this comment thread: We have to have a Carter-like fool get elected now and then to remind America why the left can’t be … Continue reading →
When I was a kid, things were simpler. A lot simpler. You need sneakers? We’ve got some nice Keds for you. One style, in white. And maybe, if we’re feeling really adventurous, we might get in some blue or red … Continue reading →
Peggy Noonan is deeply disappointed in President Obama’s response to the oil spill: The president, in my view, continues to govern in a way that suggests he is chronically detached from the central and immediate concerns of his countrymen. This … Continue reading →
Could this description of the basic South Korean attitude towards the North be true? If so, it sounds like wishful liberal thinking and excuse-making run amok.
Continue reading →It may be that only political junkies are following it so far, but the Sestak flap has potential to grow, depending on what facts emerge as time goes on. Will the story get so dicey and spicey that the press … Continue reading →
Familiarity breeds disapproval.
Continue reading →I’m at an all-day (and part of the night) family celebration, so blogging will be light today. But feel free to talk amongst yourselves.
Continue reading →In the flurry of all the current domestic news, and the crisis involving the economies of Europe, it’s easy to ignore the mess going on between the two Koreas. But we shouldn’t. The North’s attack on the South’s warship Cheonan … Continue reading →
I’ve written before about New England’s love affair with ice cream. And now that the weather here is unseasonably but wonderfully warm—summer seems to have arrived, and it’s only May!—the Boston Globe has published this guide to New England’s best. … Continue reading →