What a surprise! Hamas…
…takes supplies meant for the relief of needy residents of Gaza. [For some more deja vu, read this.]
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It’s been quite an odyssey for the Odyssey
Yesterday I was browsing in a bookstore. I had gone to the mall for something else (pillowcases, to be exact) and had some extra time to spend wandering, and so I ambled into this particular mall’s only bookstore: B. Dalton, … Continue reading →
More about…
…the work of Father Desbois. I first wrote about this extraordinary priest here.
Continue reading →Watch out for the new New Deal
This WSJ article by economics professors Harold L. Cole and Le E. Ohanian is a good summary of the reasons some have come to feel that FDR’s New Deal actually prolonged the Depression rather than helping the situation. It’s a … Continue reading →
So long, PJ, and thanks for all the fish
Those of you who follow blogosphere scuttlebutt may already know that Pajamas Media has decided to dump its blogger ads. That means if I want to make up the bit of money I’ve received from that source for the last … Continue reading →
It’s a disaster
From the beginning of the economic crisis back in the pre-election fall, Barack Obama has been consistent about one thing: rhetoric that maximizes whatever panic and fear might be driving it. And here he goes again. In naming Joe Biden … Continue reading →
Doing the ipod shuffle
The ipod is a wonderful invention, especially for those of us old enough to remember when the music collection of the typical adolescent consisted of just a few scratchy but beloved vinyl records. If someone had told me back then … Continue reading →
Beware: earworm ahead
Read this at your peril. It’s a list of the ten most supposedly earworm-inducing rock songs. Luckily I’m so out of touch that I don’t know most of them. I was thinking of listing my ten most earworm inducing songs, … Continue reading →
Updike and the literary lights on war and peace
I first read John Updike’s Vietnam War essay “On Not Being a Dove” in 1989. That’s when his memoir Self-Consciousness, the book in which it was included, was first published. At the time the essay seemed to me to be … Continue reading →
The octuplet mom and her doctors: no doubt she’ll end up with her own reality show
The California woman who gave birth to octuplets last Monday is now revealed to be the mother of six other children. What’s more, they are alleged to be living with her and her parents, and not a father in sight—except … Continue reading →
Baby’s got beat
Rhythm seems to be hardwired.
Continue reading →Power failures and the financial meltdown
The wacky winter weather we’ve been having lately has led to the phenomenon of ice storms and resultant power failures in places such as Arkansas and Texas that seldom see them. As readers of this blog are aware, I had … Continue reading →