…the leftovers. Turkey soup and turkey salad and turkey sandwiches, anyone? I like my turkey sandwiches with cranberry sauce. I was visiting relatives for Thanksgiving, so no leftovers for me this year – although I’m going over there later today, … Continue reading →
[NOTE: This is a slightly-edited reprint of a previous post.] I happen to like Thanksgiving. Always have. It’s a holiday for anyone and everyone in this country—except, of course, people who hate turkey. There are quite a few of those … Continue reading →
For me, it started with the reporting on the Jacob Blake shooting. As a blogger, I have to cover these things in depth, and that means that I have to read a lot about each case right from the start … Continue reading →
Recently a friend of mine mentioned that her book group had been reading the 1975 Anne Tyler novel Searching For Caleb, and after she’d read the copy that she’d found in her bookshelf, she noticed that my name was written … Continue reading →
The answer to that question asked here is: “no.” I suppose it’s within the realm of possibility that one or two might, although I doubt, it, but there’s virtually no chance of any substantial number of news outlets ever doing … Continue reading →
In Wednesday’s open thread this week I alluded to the fact that I don’t like jazz. I’ve tried; I’ve really tried, but it just doesn’t work for me. To my ear and brain it sounds like formless chaos, music dissolving … Continue reading →
Those of us who have followed the story of Kyle Rittenhouse have been well aware for quite some time that the fact situation supports self-defense and that his being charged was a political act. But in a trial, facts previously … Continue reading →
I haven’t written about Biden’s recent performance in Europe with the Pope and elsewhere, such as at the G20 meeting or the climate conference. There’s plenty of coverage of these events on almost every blog or news site you might … Continue reading →
I’ve noticed many times that virtually all the liberals I know – even those who are having a few doubts and questions about what’s been going on under the Biden administration – are still firmly convinced that January 6th represents … Continue reading →
I want to get one thing straight at the outset: the plural of “bluetooth” is “bluetooths,” not “blueteeth.” And don’t be misled by all those nitpicky claims (this, for example) that there is no plural of “bluetooth” because it’s an … Continue reading →
My ex-husband and I used to have a running argument about colors. Before you say “no wonder you got divorced—what an asinine thing to argue about!”—let me just say that it wasn’t a hostile battle. It was a mild, intermittent, … Continue reading →
Commenter John Tyler writes: Speaking of the meaning of songs, consider John Lennon’s “Imagine,” which came out in 1971. If one did not know any better, you would think the lyrics were written by Karl Marx or Lenin. This song … Continue reading →