I know I wrote that I wasn’t going to post any more threads about trolls, and that I would simply implement a solution instead. And that is my plan. But I found this to be so excellently put that I … Continue reading →
What’s a pirouette? Here’s the Wikipedia defintion—and, as a former dancer, I can attest to its correctness: One of the most famous ballet movements; this is where the dancer spins around on demi-pointe or pointe on one leg. The other … Continue reading →
I want to spotlight this question that appeared in the comments section of my earlier thread on politics and friendship [some spelling corrections made here]: …if this is the state of your personal relationships, is the blog a chance to … Continue reading →
Lately I’ve noticed a certain degeneration of the comments section here, and I’d like to comment on it. Lots of bloggers don’t have comments sections, and I can understand why. But I’m not that kind of blogger; it was always … Continue reading →
I’ve noticed that the small but extraordinarily prolific and insightful group known as the psychobloggers (me, Dr. Sanity, Shrinkwrapped, Sigmund Carl & Alfred, and Dr. Helen) has gained some new additions: two, in fact. One of them is not actually … Continue reading →
I better not start using this site to sell any music, or the Beatles will be breathing down my neck (of course, at an earlier time in my life, that would have been the fulfillment of a dream): Two legendary … Continue reading →
I often get emails or comments asking me why don’t I write about this or that or the other topic. Every now and then I do take people up on one of these suggestions (for example, this post was written … Continue reading →
Back when I was a young mother in my early thirties, still looking to “find myself” careerwise, I hauled myself down to Boston to the Johnson O’Connor Foundation, which was housed in a beautiful old brownstone on Beacon Avenue. There … Continue reading →
Since I’ve been blogging, every now and then I’ve heard from readers complaining to me that—well, there’s just no good way to put this—my posts are much too long. Recently I received an e-mail on the subject from reader David … Continue reading →
Well, I don’t think you’ll get the definitive report on the OSM (I still think of it as Pajamas Media) get-together here. But I have no guilt about that–there are plenty of other bloggers who can easily fill you in. … Continue reading →
Like Dr. Sanity and the Anchoress, I’m tired, tired, tired of the “Bush lied about WMDs” meme, which is itself a lie (or at least a grave error). Fortunately, though, Norman Podhoretz isn’t as tired as the rest of us. … Continue reading →
I’ve referred to the swirl of criticism around the Miers nomination as a “feeding frenzy” a number of times (for example, here). Like many other metaphors, it’s become less colorful through overuse: “feeding frenzy” has come to be a sort … Continue reading →