Changing of the guard
I just may weep; Uma Thurman is the “older woman.” And what does that make Meryl Streep? The old woman?
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The 2,000th US military death in Iraq
Back during Vietnam, one of the features of that war was the body count. The US military issued a running estimate of the number of enemy combat deaths, which was considered by some to be bloodthirsty, exaggerated, and a misplaced … Continue reading →
Miered no more
I have to say that this news comes a relief. I was looking forward to the hearings out of curiosity. Honestly, I wanted to see Ms. Miers wow everyone with her vast knowledge of constitutional law and her keen and … Continue reading →
Nuclear bunker busters busted; meanwhile, Iran thumps its chest
Remember those nuclear bumper busters from the Kerry-Bush debates of ’04? They reminded me a bit of Quemoy and Matsu in the Nixon-Kennedy debates of 1960: a big fuss made at the time, but then virtually forgotten. Well, it’s a … Continue reading →
Lost in translation: the girl from Ipanema
I recently made the acquaintance of yargb, yet another really great blog. That is, Yet Another Really Great Blog. It’s a group blog (which makes me a bit envious, since it means each blogger can take it easy sometimes) composed … Continue reading →
It depends what the meaning of “friend” is
Yesterday I wrote about the UN being implicated by its own computer. Now it seems that the reprehensible George Galloway may have slipped up in his Senate testimony last May. Pity. And in the future I, for one, will pay … Continue reading →
The UN: hoist by its own computers
You gotta love it: a computer error reveals another shabby UN action, this time a coverup of the explosive allegations of a connection between Syrian President Assad’s family and associates, and Hariri’s assassination in Lebanon: The United Nations withheld some … Continue reading →
Even Senators get lucky sometimes
Somehow I missed the following tidbit from a couple of days ago, so perhaps you did, too. New Hampshire’s Republican Senator Judd Gregg, known as a staunch fiscal conservative and chair of the Senate Budget Committee, has won a not … Continue reading →
Testing
I just published a huge post, but it’s not showing up on my computer, although it’s recorded as having been published. So this is a test, to see whether there’s a problem. [ADDENDUM: It worked! Suddenly they both appeared. A … Continue reading →
Judging Harriet
Methinks I hear the fat lady singing for Ms. Miers, and it’s an ugly sound–a cross between a squawk, a whine, a groan, and a croak. I don’t believe we have any real way of knowing whether Ms. Miers is … Continue reading →
A fallen fall
Fall is ordinarily my favorite season. I love it when the air starts getting that snappy crispness. Then some time in late September I see the first few patches of startling red in the maples. Each day after that a … Continue reading →
The poetry you know and the poetry you don’t know
Some of you who’ve read this blog for a while may recall that I like poetry, and that as a child my school assignments included memorizing a lot of poetry. And so it is that often when I’m thinking about … Continue reading →