My computer woes
I’ve got a very old computer. By “very” I mean something on the order of seven years or so; I really don’t recall. I get teased because many of the letters on the keys have worn off. I have a … Continue reading →
Category Archives: Me, myself, and I
NYC: gifted and talented no more
New York City will be phasing out its gifted and talented program in the public schools. I’m surprised it lasted this long. I am a product of this program (or an earlier but similar program) in the NYC public schools. … Continue reading →
Emotion in popular songs: Part II
[NOTE: There isn’t a previous post called “Emotion in popular songs: Part I.” But I realize that this one was actually Part I on the subject, and now I’m posting a Part II.] Commenter “Brio” wrote the following on a … Continue reading →
The social costs of left-to-right political change
Commenter David Foster writes: Many people don’t like changing their opinions, and many people don’t want to lose jobs, business opportunities, and friendships by holding & expressing unapproved opinions. Such behavior becomes much easier to self-justify when the vast majority … Continue reading →
At what point, if ever, will Americans’ dissatisfaction with the Biden administration translate into voting behavior?
Polls certainly reflect that dissatisfaction – if you believe the polls. And there also are the “eff-Biden” chants at football games, although we don’t know what percentage of people share the intensity of that particular sentiment. But Biden has come … Continue reading →
California on their minds
Last night I was thinking how the Mamas and Papas song “California Dreamin’,” with its very 60s idealization of California as a magical place for which a person might yearn, could not possibly be written now. That segued into thoughts … Continue reading →
Some days…
…I get so involved in discussions in the comments that I don’t start working on my posts till later than planned. Today is one of those times. I think that in the last few weeks, distraction has become even more … Continue reading →
Jean Paul Belmondo dies at 88
The French actor Jean-Paul Belmondo has died at 88. Quite a few of the tributes to Belmondo call him “handsome.” That surprises me, because I never thought him handsome. He was something else – unique and compelling and magnetic. I … Continue reading →
The Bee Gees and others: “Too Much Heaven” minus the falsetto
I’ve discussed the Bee Gees’ 1978 song “Too Much Heaven” before. Released at the height of their disco era, it’s not disco but rather an R&B ballad with all three brothers singing in falsetto. Barry is the featured soloist and … Continue reading →
The message of “move on” from the Biden administration
I’ve long been annoyed by people who tell other people to “move on.” I’m talking about private life, although the exhortation is also used by politicians and has been especially useful for the left in the past. When Biden scoffed … Continue reading →
Afghanistan and the Surrender-Monkey-In-Chief: what’s really going on here?
[NOTE: Today’s latest abomination: President Biden on Tuesday said he will stick to an Aug. 31 deadline for removing US troops from Afghanistan after the Taliban said it would not allow him any additional time to evacuate US citizens and … Continue reading →
Thank you, Don Everly and the Everly Brothers
Don Everly of the Everly Brothers died last Saturday at the age of 84. I was going to start this post with the sentence: “I loved the Everly Brothers.” But then I checked the post I published on the death … Continue reading →