An ambitious expedition is about to start, with a mission to map the undersea area known as Doggerland, and in particular to take samples to see if any trace of human habitation can be found. I’ve written about Doggerland before. … Continue reading →
BUMPED UP just for fun. [NOTE: I came across this old post of mine today, and thought it might be fun to repeat it.] I’ve always had an excellent recollection for early events in my life, with the peculiarity that … Continue reading →
[Hat tip: AesopFan] I can just picture the The New York Times gathering a team of actuaries, legal accountants, tax historians, advisers and financial consultants around a big executive office table, piled high with reams of papers and spent coffee … Continue reading →
It’s become obvious and commonplace: when Democrats do something for which they can be heartily criticized, instead of criticizing them the MSM attacks and pounces and seizes on the Republican reaction and characterizes it in aggressive and somewhat sinister terms … Continue reading →
Polls in Britain are indicating that in the upcoming election for EU representatives, the rather new Brexit Party, headed by Nigel Farage, is poised to do very very well: That vote is set for May 23. Had Prime Minister Theresa … Continue reading →
[NOTE: This is a repeat of what has become my annual Mother’s Day post. It was written while my mother was still alive.] Okay, who are these three dark beauties? A hint: one of them is the very first picture … Continue reading →
This looks for all the world as though a very elderly woman’s head was photoshopped onto a younger—much younger—body. But that’s not the case for Johanna Quaas. She’s quite the inspiration: Here’s her Wiki entry. As you might expect, Johanna … Continue reading →
Attorneys Joe diGenova and Victoria Toensing have said that Inspector General Horowitz’s report, due to come out next month, has concluded that the final three FISA warrants pertaining to Russiagate were obtained illegally. I don’t know how their track record … Continue reading →
Maybe yes, maybe no [emphasis mine]: Confidentiality, as the Ninth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals held in 1991 in U.S. v. Richey, is essential to “maintaining a workable tax system.”… Taxpayer privacy is “fundamental to a tax system that relies … Continue reading →
Pocket thinks I’d be interested in this article entitled “The Amazing Psychology of Japanese Train Stations: The nation’s famed mastery of rail travel has been aided by some subtle behavioral tricks.” And Pocket’s got my number, all right, because indeed … Continue reading →
…in part for the entertainment value. Trump is, among other things, a good comedian with good comic timing. The New York accent doesn’t hurt, either. And it’s not just comedy, by any means—it’s that Trump isn’t boring. Most politicians, even … Continue reading →
…and CNN has obligingly given him a Town Hall forum in which to attempt it. Such forums are usually reserved for presidential candidates, and although when last I checked Comey wasn’t running for that office, the field is getting so … Continue reading →