I thought of an additional New England phenomenon, one I neglected to mention in my recent post on the subject. Call it Fact F. It can be summarized as, “if you need to ask, you shouldn’t be here.” It’s roughly … Continue reading →
Dean Esmay has kindly linked to my post about Bush “mansions,” privilege, (extreme or otherwise), and family political dynasties. In his link, he also kindly offered to post the photo of the other Bush “mansion” if I send it to … Continue reading →
This is my question: was her “kitchen accident” an accident? Suicide bombers are a bizarre and deeply upsetting phenomenon, even in their “ordinary” manifestations (although there is absolutely nothing ordinary about the suicide bombings). But this latest suicide bomber–or attempted … Continue reading →
My projection for when the next post in my “A mind is a difficult thing to change” series will be up: some time during this coming week. We’ll see whether I make it.
Continue reading →garden pride Just testing my ability to post photos. This is my garden (last year), by the way.
Continue reading →It’s simple–Karl Rove just needs an editor. Democrats and liberals are in an uproar about some statements Rove made Wednesday at a Manhattan fund-raiser. In case you were on planet Xenon and missed them, here they are: Conservatives saw the … Continue reading →
Non-news of the day: the majority of Americans oppose reinstating the draft, by a margin of about 2.5 to 1. Surprise, surprise! The AP article also reports that “over half” of Americans would discourage a son from joining the military … Continue reading →
On June 21, the NY Times published this article headlined, “Some politics may be etched in the genes.” Wow, I thought. What are neocons, genetic mosaics? However, it turns out the research was more about concepts that influence politics than … Continue reading →
Never wish for the impossible, and you, too, might make it to anniversary number #82. Other tips? Marry young. And don’t forget the legs.
Continue reading →For those of you who read this post a while back, you might be wondering how my laser eye surgery went. Well, I postponed it. I got a second opinion, and was advised there is no rush at all with … Continue reading →
Hold the presses, I got a scoop from Pancho, who happens to hail from Midland, Texas, the home town of one George W. Bush. (Okay, maybe it’s not exactly a scoop, since all this information is in the public domain–but … Continue reading →
I lived in Los Angeles for a year in the 70s, and I still have a bunch of friends and relatives there that I visit there periodically. So when I read in the NY Times about the recent spate of … Continue reading →