For some reason, this story, which is the talk of the internet right now, doesn’t interest me enough to write about it. More Trump blah blah blah, and then more blah blah blah about the Trump blah blah blah. Trump … Continue reading →
In the post yesterday in which I mentioned that I’ve got 400+ drafts on this blog and about 100 on my old blog, reader Tom Murin asked: “How many of the drafts are about dance or makeovers?” Some are, but … Continue reading →
Sometimes I just get overbooked. I’ve got my piece on that viral Flight 93 essay half written, but there are other things I need to do right now. Including a few frivolous ones. I plan to post it tomorrow. Right … Continue reading →
Neither Gary Johnson nor Jill Stein has met the threshold for the first debate and therefore will not be allowed to particpate: One of the criteria was that all candidates needed to be polling at 15 percent in these five … Continue reading →
I just noticed that a commenter here has used the word “literally” incorrectly in a recent thread. I won’t call attention to who it was; the error is so common that it pretty much could have been anyone. But why … Continue reading →
The cool blond look:
Continue reading →She wanted a better version of herself. And she sure got it. You may find it hard to believe this is the same person, but it’s all in the eyes:
Continue reading →…it occurs to me that Democrats are now experiencing what a lot of people on the right experienced during the primary season: the sense that they don’t know how to stop him, that he just might keep coming and coming … Continue reading →
A lot of people consider that nearly any time a person brings up any sort of Hitler comparison, it invalidates the argument. Just as an example, we had a series of comments on this blog the other day that occurred … Continue reading →
Here’s a poignant piece about what it’s like to have a handicapped parking sticker and a bona fide disability and yet look rather normal: Just as I closed my car door and stuck my key in the ignition, a loud … Continue reading →
Here’s Nate Silver on where it stands at the moment: Donald Trump has a 33 percent chance of winning the election according to our polls-only forecast and a 34 percent chance according to polls-plus. These roughly 1 in 3 odds … Continue reading →
Only the shadow knows. This campaign season continues in the “interesting—perhaps too interesting” vein. Each of the candidates is lucky that his/her opponent is the other one. Each is shifty and untrustworthy, although in somewhat different ways. They both have … Continue reading →