Shaky ground in LA
There was a moderate earthquake in Los Angeles yesterday that was widely felt in the area, the strongest in more than a decade. And yet I wasn’t there. What does that odd statement mean?
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For those who might be experiencing Obama withdrawal…
…here’s today’s fix.
Continue reading →Nursing home baby talk: the goo-goo makes me gaga
I’m with Rachel Lucas on this one. Boy, am I ever. Rachel has unearthed a study that should be nailed to the doors of every nursing home in America. It found that the widespread practice of talking to the elderly … Continue reading →
Please remind me again…
…why it is that people seem to think an even more Democratic Congress will do better than this one? If it had been up to the Democrats the surge never would have happened. If it is up to the Democrats … Continue reading →
Correcting a scurrilous lie about jello
This is the falsehood: that it’s made of horses’ hooves. The truth is not a whole lot better: it’s made from the boiled bones, skins, and hides of cows and pigs. In this way the collagen is deftly extracted, dried, … Continue reading →
Wow: AP says the war is won
If the AP says the war in Iraq is practically won, that’s news—even though one of the co-authors of the piece is John Burns, who has always been more measured and judicious about the war than most journalists. But I … Continue reading →
Obama’s vaulting ambition, which o’erleaps itself
I wonder whether Obama’s triumphal world tour isn’t going to backfire on him at home. If you read between the lines, it’s possible to come to the conclusion that the McCain campaign isn’t really comatose—or that it’s comatose like a … Continue reading →
I’m rather proud of my foresight on this one
Here’s a post I wrote about Obama, back when we were first getting acquainted with him. I’d hardly change a word. Subsequent events have only solidified my impression.
Continue reading →Obama: where are the fact-checkers?
John F. Cullinan of National Review points out that Obama is wrong in his characterization of present-day Belfast. Then Cullinan asks a question I think worth pondering, concerning Obama’s propensity towards such errors: Such carelessness with easily verifiable facts is … Continue reading →
He’s President in our hearts
I think Ann Althouse is definitely onto something, which is that Obama’s appeal has something in common with that of Princess Diana. Lest you think I jest, take a look at the quote she found at Deutsche Welle from a … Continue reading →
The great Chinese sesame donut quest
I was in Chinatown with my son and nephew the other day, on a search for that standout of the Chinese pastry world, the sesame donut. Chinese pastry being somewhat of an acquired taste, I’ll wager many of you have … Continue reading →
You may have noticed…
…that today I’ve given in fully to my addiction. The spirit is willing, but the flesh is weak.
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