Sad, sad news: Dean Barnett is gone
This is tragic and bitter news. Tragic because Dean was so young and full of life, and fought so hard against cystic fibrosis, and had so much left to do. Bitter because he was a friend.
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So many Presidents, so many lawyers
For some reason I was under the impression that our abundance of lawyers as President was a somewhat recent phenomenon. But I found this list striking and surprising: the tendency goes way back. Seems like it’s lawyers all the way … Continue reading →
Spread it around—it would be good to see this particular “wealth” redistributed
The following audio tape is from a 2001 Obama radio interview. It’s already featured on Drudge, so it’s sure to reach quite a few people. But I’m doing my little bit by posting it here. You can do yours by … Continue reading →
Tempus fugit
More on mothers and daughters and the passage of time. The following photo, however, is my favorite in the piece. What carriage and natural elegance the woman had! [NOTE: Oops! Trying to have a nonpolitical weekend, and here I somehow … Continue reading →
Phoning home
My mother has always loved the telephone. In the more leisurely era in which she lived most of her adult life, she touched base with about a dozen friends a day. Not to mention the need to talk to her … Continue reading →
Separated at birth (etiquette, who needs it?)
Separated at birth? You decide.
Continue reading →Alonso: how to defy age in one difficult lesson
Alicia Alonso is a Cuban ballerina who has defied time. Her early career took place in this country, but she returned to Cuba after Castro came to power and he rewarded her by treating Alonso and her company very well. … Continue reading →
Hope for the post-boomers?
Got pre-election angst? Want some hope for the future? Something to counter the idea that each generation is less likely to use critical thinking than the one before it, that the search for truth has been replaced by relativism, and … Continue reading →
Palin and Pygmalion: who said class is dead in America?
Today’s hatred of Palin is driven at least partly by a host of elements connected to class, despite our protestations that we’re a relatively classless society. This particular class consciousness, which disregards Palin’s formidable accomplishments as governor as though they … Continue reading →
Stalin knew a few things…
…about elections.
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…the news weren’t bad enough already, now New England must contend with this. Oh, for the days when a “beetle invasion” meant this:
Continue reading →Now ‘”Socialist” is just a code word for Black, even if the Black person happens to be a Socialist
The mind reels. I’m beginning to wonder if there is any effort to find truth any more. I’m beginning to wonder if there are any standards involved in being on the editorial board of a major newspaper any more. I’m … Continue reading →