The short version is: I could hardly care less about football. As a child, I used to glance at the TV when my father and brother were watching football, and I had no trouble walking on. Football games looked like … Continue reading →
While we are being distracted by such things as the NFL’s knees and Weiner’s weiner, life goes on abroad with some elections. Germany has re-elected Angela Merkel, for example. But the celebration was somewhat muted for Merkel: Merkel’s Pyrrhic victory … Continue reading →
Here’s the story. One of the worst things about his offense was that it occurred years after his compulsive sexting behavior was first caught and led to his disgrace. His political career was over, his marriage was on life support, … Continue reading →
Of course the majority of people would disapprove. One huge reason is that coverage of the bill has been uniformly negative since it was proposed. Yes, there have been a few relatively positive articles as well (I discuss them here … Continue reading →
Look how uniform the temperature is in the entire eastern half of the country: Seems unusual to me. We’re certainly having unseasonably hot weather in New England. I was in Montreal this past weekend, and it was bordering on the … Continue reading →
Angelica Hale was nine years old when she first appeared on this season’s “America’s Got Talent” and wowed the audience. She turned ten before it was over and sang the following song in the finals of the show. Angelica sings … Continue reading →
This is sad, although it may offer Hernandez’s family mild comfort and some evidence that might help them win a lawsuit against the NFL: Aaron Hernandez, the former NFL star who took his life while serving a murder sentence in … Continue reading →
Valerie Plame Wilson has returned, this time as an anti-Semite. Here’s what Alan Dershowitz had to say: Harvard University law professor Alan Dershowitz says this story is “much, much worse” than the media has presented it. On “Fox & Friends” … Continue reading →
John McCain is an odd duck who infuriates the right. The term he loves for himself is “maverick,” the definition of which is “an independent individual who does not go along with a group or party.” True to form, he … Continue reading →
In yesterday’s post I mentioned that during 1968-1969 my boyfriend had been a door gunner for a Medevac helicopter. Commenter “Bumsrush” raised an interesting question in response: I was there 67-68. Huey gunship pilot. Nine months Vietnam, 3 months NKP … Continue reading →
…from Kim Jong-un aka Rocket Man, to the dotard. Did I ever mention that Kim Jong-un reminds me of Jim Jones? Holding a large group of people hostage with mind control and paranoia, bent on a possible course to aggression … Continue reading →
Jimmy Kimmel is a late-night talk show host with an audience of millions. He’s a genial guy who usually steers clear of politics except for the jokes. But by now you probably know that he’s weighed in heavily on the … Continue reading →