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Merry Christmas and Happy Chanukah (another golden oldie from the neo archives)
On Christmas Day—blog? I’d rather have grog, Or maybe eggnog, Then go walk the dog. Or watch a Yule Log, And eat like a hog, Then go for a jog. Blogging’s a bog. My mind’s in a fog, Or maybe … Continue reading →
‘Twas the Blogger’s Night Before Christmas
[NOTE: This small poetic effort of mine has become somewhat of a holiday tradition at the blog. So here it comes again—just like the holiday itself.] ‘TWAS THE BLOGGER’S NIGHT BEFORE CHRISTMAS ‘Twas the night before Christmas, when all through … Continue reading →
Biden’s death row commutations
A president’s pardon and commutation power only extends to federal convictions and sentences. Now Biden – or the people telling him what to do – has commuted the life sentences of almost all the federal lifers, with three exceptions. The … Continue reading →
And all through the house …
[NOTE: This is a repeat of a previous Christmas Eve post.] … a creature was stirring. On Christmas Eve I was expecting a visit from my son, who was flying in as a rare treat. I had tidied up, and … Continue reading →
Open thead 12/24/2024
Vicious murder on the NY subway
A description: A migrant from Guatemala has been arrested for allegedly lighting a sleeping subway rider on fire in Brooklyn on Sunday morning — then watching as his innocent victim burned to death in what the New York’s top cop … Continue reading →
More on those exploding pagers and Hezbollah
One of the goals of the exploding pagers planted by Israel’s Mossad on Hezbollah operatives was to cultivate fear. I think that goal was met. The exploding pagers have seemed like a turning point from more conventional urban warfare against … Continue reading →
It’s lebkuchen time again
[NOTE: Regulars here may remember that most years I put up a family Christmas recipe. And here it is again.] This recipe was brought over from Germany sometime in the mid-1800s, and was my favorite of all the wonderful treats … Continue reading →
O’Reilly called it before the polls closed
I never was a Bill O’Reilly fan, but then I’m generally not a fan of news or opinion TV. Back in the days when O’Reilly worked for Fox, I’d watch him now and then but not often. But now, in … Continue reading →
Open thread 12/23/2024
The wild and wacky world of car rental
I recently rented a car for three weeks on the west coast. That’s a long time, and car rentals have become very very expensive. Indeed, the prices I originally got for this 3-week car rental ranged from about $1200 to … Continue reading →