This article documents a trend I’ve noticed for decades: ballet lines have become more exaggerated over time. This is especially true of what is known as “extrension”—that is, the height of the nonsupporting leg when it is raised. But it’s … Continue reading →
Here’s a little tidbit you may have missed: Just nine people accounted for nearly 2,700 of the emergency room visits in the Austin area during the past six years at a cost of $3 million to taxpayers and others, according … Continue reading →
Much has been written about the fact that Frank Marshall Davis was a mentor to the young Barack Obama. But Davis was an unusual role model for a boy; not only may he have been a sometime pedophile, according to … Continue reading →
When Obama took it on himself to fire GM CEO Rick Wagnoner, this is how it went down, according to someone who ought to know: “The president said he had decided to do that. He wasn’t asking for opinions,” said … Continue reading →
The following is brought to you courtesy of Diversity Lane: Of course, some people still think the guy is super-cool. And that it somehow matters whether he is or isn’t. (Unless the above article was an April Fool joke. One … Continue reading →
Here’s an excerpt from a comment by “Wolla Dalbo” on yesterday’s post that I thought made some points well worth highlighting: I believe that in order to understand what is going on, we have to apply a model radically different … Continue reading →
Scoop! Revelation! Be the first on your block to see a picture of neo-neocon minus her apple! And I think you’ll agree that I’m no shrinking violet. And have a lovely April 1st.
Continue reading →I’ve noticed that, more than at any time since I began to blog about four years ago, there are too many compelling topics to write about rather than too few. Each day I have to drop dozens that interest me, … Continue reading →
Most of us are unfamiliar with the details of the world of finance that led us into the current crisis. Except for those in the business, whoever heard of tranches and derivatives, of the uptick rule and the quants, until … Continue reading →
Please take a look and a read, and see what passes for acceptable political cartoons these days. This quote seems to me to be the most important: [The mentality this cartoon represents] is part of the merging of much Western … Continue reading →
Here’s an ominous (Obaminous?) video I first saw over at Atlas Shrugs: This, of course, is standard community organizing methodology. Note also the name of the group: “Organizing for America.” In the past, however, community organizing was limited to just … Continue reading →
I noticed—in this piece that purports to tell us what jobs are probably not going to go out of style in the near (or even distant) future—that “accountant” led the list. Well, that’s awfully nice—for accountants. But having been up … Continue reading →