You may have noticed that posting is a bit light today. That’s because I spent a while at the eye doctor’s, learning what I already knew—that my cataracts (particularly in my left eye) are progressing nicely—if you like cataracts, which … Continue reading →
We could all use some of that, right? This dog’s master had been away for three months, and this is their reunion:
Continue reading →…on the current madness of crowds. [Hat tip: commenter “CV.”
Continue reading →Nobody seems too sure. But as best I can piece together (from articles such as this and this, for example), here’s the story. Mugabe’s previous supporters have turned on him, and that’s what turned the tide. Those in charge of … Continue reading →
[Hat tip: Althouse.] According to the disgust test, my brain is a Republican. Slightly, anyway (54%). Who knew?
Continue reading →Today it’s Al Franken. The story is told by Leann Tweeden, and it dates from 2006, which in today’s abuse-accusation terms seems very very recent, comparatively speaking. It was also before Franken became a senator; at the time of the … Continue reading →
…until Congress passes a tax reform bill. But it looks as though it might happen. The House seems poised to do it. If the Senate manages to pass one, it will probably be somewhat different, and then those differences must … Continue reading →
Courtesy of Gloria Allred. She wants a Senate hearing on a matter that has nothing to do with the Senate and nothing to do with the federal government, but repeats her demand no matter what is asked of her. I’m … Continue reading →
I didn’t watch Moore’s attorney’s news conference, but here’s a report on it that mentions two things of interest: Moore’s attorney raised two issues: 1) that Roy Moore was the judge on her divorce case, and 2) demanded Nelson’s attorney, … Continue reading →
…walk into a bar: Not really very funny to be there, though, as a human. I think the elephants came for the salted peanuts. Which for some reason reminds me of: A priest, a minister, and a rabbi walk into … Continue reading →
…the Trump dossier has been a very successful one so far, hasn’t it?: ‘Wall Street Journal’ columnist Kimberley Strassel makes the case to Fox News Channel’s Tucker Carlson that the Steele dossier, which was funded by the DNC and Clinton … Continue reading →
I was a strange child. When I was about ten or eleven years old I got hold of a book catalog for some mail-order house, right before Christmas. I’d never seen one before (this was way way before the internet … Continue reading →