Sadness
Commenter “stan” writes: I got a real bad case of the sads this morning. Oh, I’m angry. I’m ready to fight. But for a few moments I felt grief. America is dead. It’s been dying since 1993 and the finishing … Continue reading →
Category Archives: Me, myself, and I
Mark Judge ponders what happened to Bill Kristol – and so do I
Here’s the piece on Kristol by Judge. It’s interesting, although Judge doesn’t really come up with an answer to the question. But I didn’t expect him to. I’ve long pondered what happened to Kristol, and haven’t really come up with … Continue reading →
Some questions about self-publishing
As many of you may know, I’m trying to publish a book of Gerard’s essays and also one of his poetry. The only avenue seems to be self-publishing; I’ve explored various conventional publishers and there aren’t any takers. So I’ve … Continue reading →
The Little Mermaid
Disney has just released a live action version of “The Little Mermaid.” Some people have panned it, in particular compared to the 1989 animated film of the same story that was very popular and highly praised. But I’ve never seen … Continue reading →
My handy guide to northern New Englanders
[NOTE: Here’s a post from 2005 – ancient history – that I thought might be fun to recycle.] Here are some lesser-known facts about folks who live in New England. And by “New England,” I mean the part I know … Continue reading →
We are now officially a low-trust society
Exhibit A – the Walgreens of the future: Walgreens, which has closed about 750 stores in the last few years, just debuted a theft-resistant format in a redesigned store in downtown Chicago. As CWBChicago reports, it has a lot more … Continue reading →
Overheard in my favorite restaurant
I was recently in a very blue city, having dinner in a restaurant. There were two couples at a table near me who had fairly loud voices – not obnoxiously so, but loud enough to easily hear because the restaurant … Continue reading →
Looking back with the Moody Blues
The Moody Blues were big in the late 60s. But for reasons I never could quite articulate, their music creeped me out at the time. It didn’t make sense that I disliked their songs, because they had many elements I … Continue reading →
The DeSantis versus Trump duel
It’s a given that the left and the MSM hate DeSantis and will do their best to destroy him. It’s also a given, apparently, that the portion of the right one might call EverTrumpers also detest DeSantis. People who’ve read … Continue reading →
Progressive “therapy”
I wrote a post yesterday about the preponderance of “woke” therapists, and today at Instapundit I see a piece with a link to this article in Commentary about social justice couples therapy. Of course. The Commentary piece refers to this … Continue reading →
Happy Mother’s Day!
[NOTE: This is a slightly-edited repeat of my traditional Mother’s Day post. It was written while my mother was still alive.] Okay, who are these three dark beauties? A hint: one of them is one of the very first pictures … Continue reading →
Songs of love lost
Love is the biggest topic in pop songs. Love gained, love lost, love betrayed, love regained, love yearned for, love rejected. But did you ever notice that there’s a dearth of popular songs about the death of a loved person? … Continue reading →