She had a troubled life in certain ways, but boy could that woman ever sing. Most people think of “Respect” as Aretha Franklin’s anthem, and I suppose it was. I liked a great many of her songs very much—including that … Continue reading →
San Gimignano is a lovely place, but not quite as lovely when all the parking lots are full and you must circle around and around the town loop looking for a space to open up in one of the lots, … Continue reading →
Good. The only bad part about the news is that it gives Brennan the golden opportunity to be in the limelight again, and to fume against Trump—his favorite position and his favorite occupation. I really don’t question this decision of … Continue reading →
Seems that socialism is no longer a dirty word these days in the US as long as you call it “democratic socialism.” How did socialism get rehabilitated? I suppose that enough kids have finally matured who got little at school … Continue reading →
…now there’s a new ebola epidemic. So far this one seems to involve a higher percentage of health care workers than previous epidemics. But now there are more tools to deal with ebola than ever before. There seems to be … Continue reading →
They seem to love the roundabout concept here in Tuscany. I think roundabouts are abominations, but I’ll forgive the Italians their rondaboutphilia because this is nevertheless a great place to visit. Many people in yesterday’s thread mentioned the Italian expertise … Continue reading →
Here I am in—Italy! Why Italy? Well, why not. But August is not the time to visit Italy I hear you say. It’s awfully hot, and besides the whole country is on vacation. True, but here I am. I didn’t … Continue reading →
Surprise! I’ve been traveling for close to 24 hours. I’ll tell you all about it tomorrow or later tonight (well, not all about it, but something about it). I still plan to post regularly during my trip, on the usual … Continue reading →
…that become less contentious.
Continue reading →In certain times and places, the left and the religious fundamentalist right become closely aligned—if only temporarily, as they were during the Iranian revolution of 1979. Their togetherness was puzzling to me at the time, but I later decided that … Continue reading →
..keeps on…trucking. I never had a taste for whatever it is she does. But anyway, she’s still doing it. At nearly 60.
Continue reading →It was only 1984. And it was racial humor. But this Saturday Night Live classic is so much more gentle than today’s humor, and I think it’s genuinely funny. Murphy is mocking white people here, for sure, but he’s also … Continue reading →