Today is the first day of fall. I never quite get that date right, because it drifts around in confusing fashion (here’s a guidepost for those of you who care about such things). This year it also happens to be … Continue reading →
It costs a bit, but it might be just the thing to spruce up the old blog. Then again, maybe not.
Continue reading →I’m gratified at the response to my new photo. Thanks! My feminine vanity is assuaged. And to those who commented on the shrinking Granny Smith apple, it turns out that the one in the original picture was an instance of … Continue reading →
As luck would have it, Presidents Bush and Musharraf conferred today, right after the news story broke that Musharraf alleged that right before the Afghan invasion the US had threatened to “bomb Pakistan back to the Stone Age” if he … Continue reading →
As you know, this blog is all about change. So, if you glance to the upper right of this page, you’ll see that there’s a new neo-neocon. Or, you might say, a neo-neo-neocon (neo cubed?)
Continue reading →Okay, I’ll set the scene: I’m trapped in my house on a beautiful day, canceling all other plans in order to wait for the telephone repair people who may or may not come within the next three hours. In addition, … Continue reading →
I’m not exactly sure what this is all about. Or what it has to do with GE. But I know I like it.
Continue reading →Yoo hoo! Calling Dr. Sanity! Calling Shrinkwrapped! Psychiatrist sought by world leader Hugo Chavez! And, as Michael Ledeen would say in only a slightly different context: mé¡s ré¡pidamente, por favor! The most astounding case of Bush Derangement Syndrome ever was … Continue reading →
Our new Sanity Squad podcast is up. This one’s about the Pope’s speech about reason and faith, and the unreasonable reaction of a great deal of the Moslem world towards his remarks.
Continue reading →Wretchard at Belmont Club has a post about the France2 case, in which he asks the following question: While the Press is probably honest in most things — who won the NASCAR race, what the stock price is, who won … Continue reading →
I’m going to talk about Iran and regime change. But first I’m going to take a detour for some news of the day. The latter may seem totally unrelated to the former, but please bear with me: though this be … Continue reading →
The memorial service for the father of a good friend of mine was held at the retirement community where he and his wife had lived for the last couple of years. The place is one of those spectacularly lovely and … Continue reading →