On stepstools
The other day the bulb in the overhead light in my kitchen burned out. I had one of those long-life ones in there, so it had been years since I had needed to change it. Now, however, it was necessary, … Continue reading →
Category Archives: Me, myself, and I
For those who this Easter season are mourning the demise of Russell Stover pectin jelly beans
They were the best, the very best. And now they’re gone. I’m speaking, of course, of the world’s best jelly beans, IMHO the only type of jelly bean worth eating. I’ve written about the original Russell Stover version here. But … Continue reading →
Closing time for Gerard’s blog – plus an update on the poetry book
I knew it had to happen, although I’d been delaying it: closing down Gerard Vanderleun’s blog. For one thing, he left instructions to me to leave it up for two years and then to take it down. So it was … Continue reading →
Reflections on the stock market
The stock market partially recovers today, then drops again: The Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped 320 points after giving up an earlier surge of 1,460, while the Nasdaq composite lost 2.1%. Uncertainty is still high about what President Donald Trump … Continue reading →
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings is in the news again [see UPDATE]
I read about it at Althouse: I don’t know if Kristol knows what he’s telling us we need to “be,” but he’s upset that “pursuant to Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s order to purge so-called DEI content from military libraries and … Continue reading →
Leftists want to murder Trump, according to polls
This news is unsurprising. I noticed the phenomenon among some people I know even in Trump’s first term, and not all of them would even define themselves as leftists. And it’s only gotten worse – plus, as the report describes, … Continue reading →
Open threads and the scrolling days
I’ve been doing open threads every day except Sunday for quite some time. I think they’re a nice addition to the blog and people seem to like them and enjoy the open-ended commenting. But I’ve noticed an unforeseen side effect … Continue reading →
On those prescription drug ads on TV
Roger L. Simon writes: We have all sorts of advertisements for medical installations big and small competing for our attention (and money), but even worse we have virtually non-stop advertising for prescription drugs on television. Indeed they seem to dominate … Continue reading →
Solo no more
I’ve been blogging so long that I remember the early heady days of the genre. Maybe you remember too – when most blogs were solo affairs, the product of one person? Then slowly, over time, more and more blogs became … Continue reading →
Why do I get a cold every time I see my grandkids?
You might answer: “Well, duh, it’s because they have colds.” But that’s not what I mean. Yes, they do get colds frequently. But why do I catch every single one, without exception? My ex-husband doesn’t always catch the colds. My … Continue reading →
Average college students cannot and will not read and write
This is one of the more depressing articles I’ve read lately. And yet nothing in it is a real surprise. The trends have been going on for many decades, and although the piece emphasizes the pernicious influence of cellphones and … Continue reading →
At New York’s Natural History Museum
I’m on my way home today, but yesterday I went to the Natural History Museum, an experience I recall from childhood with affection. It’s so huge that it would take many days to really cover it, and I was only … Continue reading →