…too much information. On the other hand, it’s evidence that astronauts are made of sterner stuff than most of us. But then again, we already knew that. [NOTE: The matter I’m referring to begins in paragraph four of the article.]
Continue reading →Here’s an exceedingly sobering article by Michael Lewis on the roots of the financial crisis, and a few of the prognosticators who saw it coming. These people had a couple of characteristics in common: a finely-honed BS detector; a willingness … Continue reading →
I found the following tangential nugget about the long-term consequences of one of Bill Clinton’s Presidential moves buried in an article on the surprising amount of cooperation that seems to be developing between the outgoing Bush Administration and the incoming … Continue reading →
There’s a lot of competition for that honor, but this column by Gail Collins just might get top (bottom?) prize. Unwilling to wait the last two months of the end-of-Bush-Presidency countdown, or to let the Constitution take its course, Collins … Continue reading →
Okay, I tolerate a lot of dissent here. But some statements are simply unconscionable. Case in point, “Tom” on Richard Thompson: Why is it so many skilled musicians are considered “songwriters” when their lyrics are simply so stupid? I’d prefer … Continue reading →
So here’s some more, for your viewing and listening pleasure. For those of you who play guitar, you might want to study how it is that he makes the difficult seem so easy. Nice closeups of Thompson’s hands and face. … Continue reading →
This fall I’ve been engaging in the popular annual New England sport of thermostat avoidance. The idea is to see who can be last to turn on the central heating in house or apartment. Last one to do so wins. … Continue reading →
It’s pretty much “mission accomplished” in Iraq. But it’s a victory we’re not willing to openly claim. In another world and time, this war would have been lauded as one of the least brutal in history, although it was fought … Continue reading →
Here’s a re-creation—sort of—of a famous photographic kiss: Here’s the iconic original from VJ Day in Times Square: The claim is that it’s the same woman. I’ve always loved that black and white Eisenstaedt photo, especially the little twist in … Continue reading →
After 2000, there were many calls for voting reform. Same in 2004, and now again. Voting fraud—or even the perception of it—can’t help but undermine trust in the legitimacy of the government, and that’s not good. So one would think … Continue reading →
This must be my day. Not only has Obama turned into a neo-neocon, but Google has decided to honor me. And it’s about time. Here’s the graphic you get when you do a Google search today: You say that perhaps … Continue reading →
Not really, or course. But more than his followers expected. His antiwar supporters don’t understand it, nor do they like it. But they can’t say he didn’t warn them: I am new enough on the national political scene that I … Continue reading →