Here’s a study indicating that Americans are lonely and young Americans are the loneliest of all. It’s from quite a while ago, 2018. But it’s not atypical of the sort of figures such polls often get, and this one has … Continue reading →
Recovering from his recent surgery is still extremely difficult for my ex-husband and very stressful. He has post-surgery pneumonia as his most serious problem at the moment, although not his only problem. Yesterday I was at the hospital much of … Continue reading →
Well, it hasn’t been a barrel of laughs lately. Without violating his privacy with Too Much Information, I’ll just say that eight days ago I took my ex-husband to the ER and he was diagnosed with two dangerous but not-likely-to-be-lethal … Continue reading →
… with my ex in the local emergency room. He’s basically okay. They found something relatively minor. Growing old is no joke. Nor was the ER, which has degenerated in recent years: short-staffed, very long waits, extremely depressing group of … Continue reading →
Edward Villella used to be the most famous male dancer in the US. He slightly predated Nureyev’s defection and Baryshnikov’s later arrival, and they eclipsed him to a certain extent. But he was quite a star, and I saw him … Continue reading →
AI narration has started to really really bother me. So many AI-narrated videos feature fake British accents – why? The tone is posh and often supercilious – why? There’s monotony. Many mispronunciations, like “desert” for “dessert” or vice versa. Or … Continue reading →
Now the news is out that Graham Platner’s replacement, Troy Jackson, has a significant other (they’re not married) who is his second cousin and the mother of his two children: Maine Democratic Senate candidate Troy Jackson is in a long-term … Continue reading →
I noticed a couple of recent comments here by readers who have taken in the Nolan film The Odyssey and have remarked on the extreme loudness of the music and the almost-unintelligible dialogue – for example, see this. I’ve seen … Continue reading →
I have a short jacket of which I’m very fond. It’s not especially lovely, but it fits well and it nicely occupies a niche between heavy and light. It also packs very very well because it can be scrunched down … Continue reading →
Oh dear. Perhaps I shouldn’t have mentioned in the Open Thread that today is the Ides of July. When I was about to start writing, the blog went down. Nor was it the usual “too many requests” problem. This time … Continue reading →
I was shocked when I saw that Lindsey Graham had died. He wasn’t all that old, and he hadn’t been ill. But there was the headline, and it couldn’t be denied: Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC), the most prominent and powerful … Continue reading →
This book by Buck Sexton sounds worth reading: Manufacturing Delusion: How the Left Uses Brainwashing, Indoctrination, and Propaganda Against You. From the Amazon blurb: Some of history’s greatest empires have devolved into genocidal lunacy—often with shocking compliance from their own … Continue reading →