The laconic, elegant, deeply intellectual, and labyrinthine Jorge Luis Borges is one of my favorite authors, and “Funes, the Memorius” from his collection Ficciones is one of his best stories. Borges had a swell of popularity in the 60s. I … Continue reading →
An arrest has been made in the Kelsey Smith case, another almost unspeakably tragic murder in which an attractive young woman was abducted in a mall parking area and the incident was recorded by surveillance cameras. The facts of the … Continue reading →
This morning my doorbell rang at 6:15 AM. And rang. And rang and rang and rang. I don’t usually have visitors at that hour of the day, announced or un. I live in a quiet residential neighborhood and it’s rare … Continue reading →
LIsten to the latest Sanity Squad podcast here. Join Siggy, Dr. Sanity, Shrinkwrapped, and me as we muse on the topics of the violence in Lebanese Palestinian “camps” and why coverage of the story is relatively light, as well as … Continue reading →
Victor Davis Hanson sums it up admirably: Either stabilizing Iraq now is felt critical to the United States and the West or it isn’t. The responsible Left hears the question and answers that it is not critical. The irresponsible Left … Continue reading →
This is the time of garden hope and burgeoning garden pride. It’s the honeymoon when everything is going well and the bugs haven’t arrived yet for their tasty meals, nor has the drought browned and crisped the foliage, nor have … Continue reading →
The great lyricist Dr. Sanity offers her update of the Beatles’ “Hey Jude.”
Continue reading →I was thinking of Hugo Chavez recently because I was at a party Saturday night and his name came up in a rather odd context. I noticed a youngish women carrying a fluffy white dog in her arms. I went … Continue reading →
I was a guest of blogger Fausta‘s today on Blog Talk Radio (click here for the audio). You’ll hear a lighter side of neo-neocon, especially the first half of the show, in which ex-ballet student Fausta and I compare notes … Continue reading →
When I was getting my Master’s degree in Marriage and Family Therapy, one of the major messages I learned was that words matter. Not just the words that clients use to each other, but the words the therapist uses in … Continue reading →
Creepy assisted suicide advocate and practitioner Jack Kevorkian has been released from prison after serving an eight-year term. Kevorkian earned the nickname “Dr. Death” back in the 1950s, well before he became known for his willingness to help non-terminally ill … Continue reading →
Sometimes it’s hard to believe Henry Kissinger is still alive. He seemed so old already back when he was Secretary of State in the 70s to both Nixon and his successor Ford. Odd to recall Kissinger received the 1973 Nobel … Continue reading →