Today I thought that this post would be a quickie. Merkel. Ban the veil. A little fisking of the Bloomberg editorial. Over and out. About 1500 words and an hour and a half later I was disabused of that notion. … Continue reading →
The problem on the blog with spam and other comments yesterday has been fixed. Turns out it was actually a problem with the host, and not local to this blog. When glitches like that happen, a blogger never can be … Continue reading →
…spam invasion? Every now and then my spamblocker goes on the fritz. Actually, what I think is happening is that the people (there still are people involved somewhere, right?) who design spamming programs keep trying and trying to find a … Continue reading →
…the folks who host this blog are switching it over to a new server. They say that it will cause about a 20-minute disruption. So don’t be alarmed if that happens; it should be very temporary. And after that they … Continue reading →
Unless you were around in the early days of the blogsophere, you may not have heard of Steven den Beste, and the news that he has died may not mean much to you. But to those of us who remember … Continue reading →
Yesterday commenter “T” wrote: One of the things that attracted me to this site years ago was the ability to agree to disagree and to use that disagreement to sharpen and refine my own thinking on a topic. Quite frankly, … Continue reading →
At Instapundit, Ed Driscoll discusses a National Review article by Rachel Lu entitled, “Get Ready for the Neo-Neoconservatives.” Lu thinks the time may be ripe: As young liberals sour on what is to them the old world of the political … Continue reading →
When I grind out a big big post like the one I just wrote (see below) I have a very strong urge to say “that’s it; I’m done for the day.” But I also have a strong urge to balance … Continue reading →
Just a quick note before I try to post anything else today— I’ve been having trouble all morning getting to my page. It seemed to be hosting problems, which now seem to be resolved. We’ll see; hope so. Apologies if … Continue reading →
Glenn Reynolds—known in the blogosphere as Instapundit—is probably one of the most widely read, if not the most widely-read, conservative bloggers. He’s also a law professor at the University of Tennessee. And he’s also (like so many pundits, politicians, celebrities, … 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 →