A while back I was complaining (me, complaining?) about the weather and the lousy fall we’ve had this year. Well, it’s still fall, although just the tail end of it. Most of the leaves are gone, and the rest have … Continue reading →
Today I had a heavy session on the couch with Sigmund (Freud), Carl (Jung), and Alfred (Adler). Funny, but none of these three great luminaries of analytic thought were interested in my sex life or my toilet training. All they … Continue reading →
It’s always a tough moment, and it’s getting tougher all the time as fuel prices skyrocket. But there comes a point when the bone-chilling wet cold gets to me, and shuffling around the house in multiple sweats and sweaters, or … Continue reading →
As an inveterate Red Sox fan, last year was really the pinnacle—it just couldn’t get any better than that. So I have to confess that, although the Red Sox are doing fine this year, I haven’t paid all that much … Continue reading →
I noticed that my Pajamas profile is up today–so welcome, Pajamas Media readers and Roger Simon readers. Since I had no control whatsoever over the editing process, it was interesting to observe just what parts the profile included of a … Continue reading →
When I was in grade school, our entire class of thirty-odd marched more or less in lockstep from grades one through six. The community in which I was raised wasn’t very transient; people stayed put, and so we got to … Continue reading →
I want to thank everyone whose good wishes and prayers have gone out to my mother in her illness. I haven’t been over there yet today, but the update on my mother is that there’s been some improvement, although there’s … Continue reading →
I don’t usually write about events in my purely personal, non-political life, but I’m going to make an exception. Towards the end of my recent visit to California, my ninety-one-year-old mother had a stroke. Even though she is ninety-one, this … Continue reading →
Two days in California. Two days away from my usual amount of frenetic news-checking and computer connection, and I’m experiencing a bit of withdrawal and culture shock, as expected. I certainly know Los Angeles–in fact, I lived here for a … Continue reading →
Now for something frivolous. It’s summer, although the weather here is back in its “Seattle in winter” mode. But I’m planning a trip to California, so yesterday I went off to get a bathing suit. It’s been a few years … Continue reading →
This spring/summer so far has been unseasonably wet. Although ordinarily we’re not troubled too much by them, the other day while I was doing some gardening one of these lovelies crossed my path: The photo doesn’t really do it justice. … Continue reading →
In yesterday’s “change” post, commenter “someone” asked what I thought of Reagan at the time of his Presidency. I had thought to go into that topic in the body of the “change” post, but it was already so long I … Continue reading →