Ann Althouse writes: “We have full access to everything. We can go everywhere.” That was the repeated statement of the 3 DOJ lawyers — who were described as displaying an “arrogant” demeanor — who were present during the Mar-a-Lago raid, … Continue reading →
When I was a kid, women dressed up like this quite a bit (minus the real jewels), and when I was a child I thought I’d have many such gowns when I grew up. But I’ve had perhaps three long … Continue reading →
Here’s a pet peeve of mine. I’ve often heard people say that they can always tell when a person is wearing a toupee. But I think that’s a stupid thing to say. Sometimes you can tell, with a badly-made toupee. … Continue reading →
The Sports Illustrated swimsuit issue never had much to do with sports, unless sex is a sport. Which I suppose it is for some people. But it used to feature conventional models of the “beautiful face and very trim figure” … Continue reading →
Musk says that if and when he owns Twitter he will allow Trump to return: Musk said Tuesday he would reverse Twitter’s ban on former President Donald Trump if his acquisition goes through. “Permanent bans should be extremely rare and … Continue reading →
A day or two after my cataract surgery I was looking at a relative and noticed he looked older. There were lines in his face I’d never seen before. It was alarming, because at first I thought there had been … Continue reading →
Commenter Rufus T. Firefly asks a question that I find interesting: Has anyone noticed EVERYONE seems to have aged 5 or more years during the two years of lockdowns? I first started noticing this in myself, prior to the lockdowns … Continue reading →
[NOTE: I noticed that last night commenter “Zaphod” brought up Jane Morris towards the end of the open thread (see this as well as this). I thought I’d respond by putting up a link to an ealier post of mine … Continue reading →
I found this at Instapundit: It indicates that although gaping at and admiring male athletes’ bodies is perfectly okay, doing the same to women athletes’ bodies isn’t. That’s in line with the left’s new puritanism. But it’s also a denial … Continue reading →
I recently was on an airplane and sitting next to me was a young man in his mid-twenties, sporting a full set of complicated tattoos. He was very talkative, and as we were chatting I mentioned that the first time … Continue reading →
Yes, they were, and I only got the news today. I haven’t seen more than a few movies in the last ten years, and the Oscars have become something I would go out of my way to avoid. But until … Continue reading →
The other day I was thinking how very many songs there are about loneliness. So I did a search, and the following video came up. Even though it’s supposedly about loneliness, the video made me smile. The lead singer’s 80s … Continue reading →