Commenter “brdavis9,” who’s been around on this blog off and on for a long time, has this to say after remarking on how many blogs’ comments sections have gone to Facebook comments or had other problems with commenters lately: Congrat’s … Continue reading →
From David Brooks’ recent NY Times column: Trump voters are a coalition of the dispossessed. They have suffered lost jobs, lost wages, lost dreams. The American system is not working for them, so naturally they are looking for something else. … Continue reading →
It’s pretty good for me right now. Of course, I don’t want to jinx the blog by saying that. But it’s pretty much back to normal for me—for now. Let me know if things get bad again. I don’t really … Continue reading →
Earlier today on a thread about Trump, a commenter asked me how many people I thought I had persuaded to change their minds. Now, that’s an interesting question, whether the commenter meant it as a taunt or not. Maybe the … Continue reading →
I’m trying to work out the glitches that have been making the blog load slowly for the last day or two. I’m curious, though, whether all of you are having problems or just some of you. If you can, let … Continue reading →
Apparently the social justice warriors have come to police twitter, via something with the quasi-Orwellian title of the Trust and Safety Council. I suggest you follow the link to learn more about it, but it seems to be some sort … Continue reading →
I’m what you might call a mid-level blogger. I’ve been doing this for eleven years, and I’ve reached a certain level of readership that’s more than I ever thought it would be when I began but less than I later … Continue reading →
I just published a really, really, really long post. And it’s really really cold outside today. But sunny, and I want to go out and enjoy it. I plan to come back to the blog later and post some more, … Continue reading →
Oh, woe is me. First of all, I keep trying to stay away from so many Donald Trump posts—and mostly failing. Only two days from Iowa, I feel a certain sense of urgency to get the word out by writing … Continue reading →
I experimented today with having a long post be split into segments with a “continued” button that the reader can click to go to the second page of the post (scroll down on this page to see what I mean; … Continue reading →
My friend and fellow-blogger Bookworm had this to say about the work of a blogger: There is probably no higher expression of patriotism than the willingness to serve in your nation’s military. I serve my nation sitting in my warm … Continue reading →
[NOTE: I thought you might enjoy a recycling of this old post, as a palate cleanser.] What’s a pirouette? Here’s the Wikipedia definition—and, as a former dancer, I can attest to its correctness: One of the most famous ballet movements; … Continue reading →