The story of my left eye – so far: Part VIII
[NOTE: [Part I can be found here. Part II can be found here. Part III can be found here. Part IV can be found here. Part V can be found here. Part VI can be found here. Part VII can … Continue reading →
Category Archives: Me, myself, and I
Get ready for the new questions
Today I was making a doctor’s appointment, and the person I was speaking to on the phone said she needed to update my records and ask me a few questions. I could decline to answer if I so chose. The … Continue reading →
What to do with Mrs. Barrie’s earrings?
I’ve recently been trying to organize my belongings better, and believe me there’s a lot of room for improvement. I’m not a pack rat, but I think I fall into that vast middle group who save too much stuff anyway. … Continue reading →
“They Can’t Let Him Back In”
Quite a few people have recommended this Michael Anton article. Anton was the author of the “Flight 93” piece prior to the 2016 election, which he wrote under a pseudonym at the time. His more recent essay is about the … Continue reading →
Odette’s escape: woman or swan?
I know that’s the burning question you’ve all been asking yourselves for years: was “Swan Lake’s” swan queen Odette a swan, or was she a woman? Did Prince Siegfried actually have an interspecies romance? And I’m here to answer: Odette … Continue reading →
Pete Seeger has a stamp
I was raised on The Weavers, the folk-singing singing group of which Seeger was an important member – that, plus Tom Lehrer, Flanders and Swann, Gilbert and Sullivan’s “Mikado” and “HMS Pinafore”, and every Broadway musical from the mid-1940s to … Continue reading →
Poll contradictions on Roe, Dobbs, and abortion indicate many Americans are confused and/or misinformed
Which comes as no surprise. The MSM and so many politicians have made it their business to misinform and confuse. It can be very politically expedient. Also, it’s pretty easy to get confused about court rulings; it’s not as though … Continue reading →
Those days before air conditioning
It seems a bit like ancient history, doesn’t it? But when I was growing up and for quite a while afterwards, air conditioning was a rare luxury. We didn’t have it in houses, except for the occasional bedroom. We certainly … Continue reading →
The Bird of Time
Today I was planning to finish and post a long essay that was about half done. Really, I was. What happened? I decided to call my cell phone company and ask a few questions about changing my service and perhaps … Continue reading →
For the Fourth: on liberty
[NOTE: This is a repeat of a previous post from many many years ago. It was written in the springtime during a visit to New York City. Reading it now, it seems almost archaic in certain ways.] I’ve been visiting … Continue reading →
By my profile I should be the most liberal of liberals
In a Jordan Peterson video I saw something about this personality test, and I decided to spring for it to the tune of ten dollars. Taking it is kind of fun, and it gives you your assessment immediately. The scores … Continue reading →
This couldn’t have had a good effect on people’s health
The other day I had a doctor’s appointment for a regular checkup, and she asked me when I’d last had a mammogram. I had a strong memory of its having been about six months ago. I’m usually very conscientious about … Continue reading →