Paul Mirengoff discusses a national drive currently underway to institute standards for a civics curriculum. Sounds good, right? After all, civics is a subject that’s been highly neglected and is extremely important. Most of you probably can see the catch, … Continue reading →
I see this move as being motivated by (a) the fact that if Trump had vetoed the bill, Congress was able to override his veto anyway or pass it next session; and (2) he was looking to the January 5th … Continue reading →
A very unusual suicide, but a suicide nonetheless, with remains confirmed by DNA. Some people who commit suicide want to send a message. If that was the case for 63-year-old Anthony (Tony) Warner, the message so far has been cryptic: … Continue reading →
[NOTE: Yesterday in the comments to the Everly Brothers post, the name of Laura Nyro was brought up by commenter “Brio.” That reminded me that I had posted – at least, I thought I had posted – a piece on … Continue reading →
It sure doesn’t feel like Saturday to me. I assume that’s because yesterday was a holiday. Of course, at this point in my life the days of the week don’t have the sharp delineations they used to have. No child … Continue reading →
Several people have pointed out that the Christmas Day bombing in Nashville had extremely unusual characteristics. When I heard that prior to the explosion an evacuation warning had been broadcast from a loudspeaker mounted on the RV that subsequently blew … Continue reading →
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 →
I came across this article purporting to compare methods for cooking salmon. Salmon can be tricky, especially to get it the way I like it: somewhat crisp on the outside but tender and not dry on the inside. Part of … Continue reading →
An article about the tech drain from San Francisco includes this: …[A] moral argument for tech’s responsibility to California, and specifically the Bay Area, has recently been produced. It goes something like this: young ambitious people moved to the state, … Continue reading →
[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. Merry Christmas Eve to you all!] ‘TWAS THE BLOGGER’S NIGHT BEFORE CHRISTMAS ‘Twas the … Continue reading →
The incomparable Everly Brothers were probably my favorite group while I was growing up. I love harmony, and harmony doesn’t get much better than the Everly brothers. Like many groups that employ close harmony, they were siblings (duh – “Everly … Continue reading →
…is going to have another election, its fourth in two years.
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