Music and snobbery
As part of my newish – or rather, renewed – interest in popular music, I’ve been listening to a lot of music old and new. No doubt it’s at least partly as an escape from the political dolors du jour. … Continue reading →
Category Archives: Me, myself, and I
Watching TV news and newscasters
“Oldflyer” writes: I am also pleased to reflect that I took the measure of Chris Wallace some time back. To be honest, I find it hard of late to listen to any of the pontificators–most of whom I call Yappers. … Continue reading →
“Get Back”?
There’s a huge number of reviews and discussions about the new Beatles documentary “Get Back.” I won’t even bother to link to any; they’re easy enough to find. Lots of people are raving about it, but they tend to be … Continue reading →
The edifice of political belief and the Jussie Smollett case
I’ve often thought that, for most people, political belief is a strong edifice made of hundreds of thousands of bricks. Note I didn’t wrote “political affiliation,” because a lot of people merely have a kneejerk affiliation that doesn’t amount to … Continue reading →
Abigial Shrier discovers it takes courage to tell a truth the left doesn’t want to hear
Shrier writes: The question I get most often—the thing that most interviewers want to know, even when they’re pretending to care about more high-minded things—is: What’s it like to be so hated? I can only assume that’s what some of … Continue reading →
Instant cultural gratification
Commenter “Zaphod” offers this quote: “Now, if you will excuse me, I am going to pour a drink for myself and my wife, and we are going to watch The Magnificent Ambersons. One wonders what Tarkington would have thought of … Continue reading →
The earliest sunset
[NOTE: This is a slightly edited repeat of an earlier post.] The earliest sunset is not at the solstice, the shortest day of the year. It comes somewhat earlier (now, for example), and varies slightly depending on latitude. Here’s an … Continue reading →
You may have noticed that there’s been an overactive spam filter here lately
Some of you may have experienced comments disappearing for no reason. Well, I usually don’t know the reason, either. I just check the moderation folder and the trash and spam folders now and then and I find them, and then … Continue reading →
It’s the day of…
…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 →
Happy day-before-Thanksgiving to you!
[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 →
On the Rittenhouse case: a personal note
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 →
The return of the lost: searching for…
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 →