I like that word, “prolix.” I first learned it in high school, probably on some vocabulary list meant to prepare me for the SATs. Or maybe it was in studying The Scarlet Letter during my sophomore year. That book had … Continue reading →
There has been so much news lately that it’s hard to keep up with it, much less write about every topic that I consider vitally important and/or entertaining and/or amusing and/or inspiring and on which I have something to say. … Continue reading →
Every now and then while searching for something on the blog I come across an old thread and start reading, including the comments. Thus, this post. Obama’s campaign year was 2008 and then of course his election, while early 2009 … Continue reading →
[NOTE: I first published this in March of 2010, over five years ago, in response to the question, “Has Obama does any irreversible damage so far?” I think it’s time to repeat it.] I believe the answer is “yes.” But … Continue reading →
[NOTE: For those of you who don’t know who FredHJr was, please see this and this, as well as these. The following is a slightly-edited post that appeared previously on this blog.] Unbelievable that it’s been six years since commenter … Continue reading →
Andrew Sullivan quit blogging a few months ago, saying it was for health reasons. I can believe it. Blogging’s stressful. On the other hand, Sullivan had a staff of helpers, huge traffic as motivation, and made good money at it … Continue reading →
I mentioned earlier that some people were having a problem getting to the blog or going to links on this blog. They were being redirected to a number of other websites instead. Apparently there is some problem with sitemeter that … Continue reading →
From the responses to this post, I’ve concluded that there are enough problems generated by sitemeter that I’m going to look into moving to statcounter. I used to have statcounter long ago and preferred sitemeter, but I don’t like this … Continue reading →
A couple of people have commented that they’ve been having problems with this blog—or links on this blog—redirecting them to a site known as vindicosuite. I did some research on this, and apparently this blog is not the only one … Continue reading →
This article claims that women are “silenced” in online conversations. And yet, when you read it, you discover that what is meant is that women just don’t post as often as men in online forums. That somehow translates into “silenced”? … Continue reading →
Pledge week is over. I am deeply grateful for every penny that was donated. So thank you all, very very much. And I am deeply grateful to everyone who comments here. Even the lurkers are appreciated, whoever you may be. … Continue reading →
Well, not really last call. It’s never last call for donations; not as long as I’m blogging. The Paypal door is always open, and you can walk right in. But this is the last day I’ll ask you for donations. … Continue reading →