Terrible terrible news: A gunman perched high on the 32nd floor of a Las Vegas Strip casino unleashed a shower of bullets down on an outdoor country music festival below, killing at least 50 people and wounding more than 400 … Continue reading →
I continue to love makeovers. They cheer me up. I love the transformations, and I particularly love the ones by “The Makeover Guy,” who deals with people of all ages but definitely seems to concentrate on women over 50. I … Continue reading →
A while back, commenter “parker” wrote—and I think he spoke for a lot of people when he said it: It is simple, because I admit I am a simpleton. Born XY you are male, Born XX you are female. Now … Continue reading →
The disaster in Puerto Rico as a result of Hurricane Maria has been of mammoth proportions, with much human suffering to go along with the physical destruction. The place is in very dire straits, and will be for a long … Continue reading →
Commenter “physicsguy” remarks: I read yesterday that the GOP reps are getting very annoyed with their brethren in the Senate. And, I think they’re correct. Look at where it has all broken down”¦in the Senate. And in particular we can … Continue reading →
Reuters has noticed something: Over his first nine months, Trump has used an aggressive series of regulatory rollbacks, executive orders and changes in enforcement guidelines to rewrite the rules for industries from energy to airlines, and on issues from campus … Continue reading →
It began with a seemingly-innocuous gift: To celebrate “National Read a Book Day,” the first lady [Melania Trump] had sent out a collection of 10 Dr. Seuss books to one school in each state across the nation. The titles included: … Continue reading →
I’ve sung the praises of the Jazz apple, still a great favorite of mine. But recently I’ve been hard-pressed (hard-pressed, get it?) to find any in my local stores, and so I’ve been forced to try other varieties. Most of … Continue reading →
Don’t worry. This post isn’t about me—or at least it’s not primarily about me. I’m not planning to quit blogging, and I’m not fishing for comments that beg me to stay. But every now and then I think about quitting, … Continue reading →
There’s so much bad news I thought I’d highlight some good news—Rep. Steve Scalise returned to the House today: …Scalise, flanked by staff and U.S. Capitol Police, emerged from a room off the House floor and slowly made his way … Continue reading →
Almost two weeks ago Jerry Brown came up with this lovely gibe: “You should check out the derivation of ”˜Trump-ite’ and ”˜troglodyte,’ because they both refer to people who dwell in deep, dark caves.” And I say Brown’s supporters are … Continue reading →
I’m not sure what to say about the life of Hugh Hefner, who has died at 91. In some basic way, Hefner’s world never interested me, although I couldn’t help but notice it. Many of the Hefner obituaries talk about … Continue reading →