And it was delicious. Bickford’s was a New England chain that’s mainly defunct now, but the pancake was the only thing I ever used to eat there. It’s one of those puffy things, and is great for brunch or just … Continue reading →
They astound me, and yet they shouldn’t. Cognitively, I believe I know why and how these things are happening. Yet emotionally, I find them difficult to believe and astonishing to accept as occurring on such a scale in America. The … Continue reading →
Commenter “huxley” writes: What conservatives miss in this question of why do Democrats accept lies and ignore the debunkings is that Democrats realize, likely unconsciously, that their place in the circle is being jeopardized. It’s a tiny threat to their … Continue reading →
I have a natural tendency to be pessimistic about elections. This has been accentuated in recent years by the closeness of so many recent ones, and a growing distrust of polling. But that doesn’t mean I don’t take polls into … Continue reading →
A couple of days ago I went to take a shower, and there was a spider in the tub. A large one (this isn’t a photo of my spider, but it looked just like it): I couldn’t decide what to … Continue reading →
I went to the hospital today for an upper abdominal sonogram. They’re trying to decide whether my weary old gallbladder will be allowed to stay with me for the duration of the journey, or if it needs to disembark at … Continue reading →
Professor William Jacobson of Legal Insurrection has written a post about the stirring of memory and emotion that Trump’s illness has caused. For Jacobson, the event has conjured up this: John F. Kennedy was assassinated when I was four years … Continue reading →
As I’ve written before, when I was in college in the late 60s I happened to take a course called Russian Intellectual History. I had always liked Russian lit, I’d been told the prof was good, and the course seemed … Continue reading →
A great article that asks the question but unfortunately doesn’t provide the answer. We need an answer. Or maybe the answer is one we (or at least I) don’t want to hear – that there is no good answer because … Continue reading →
Of all the WalkAway videos I’ve ever seen – and I’ve seen many – I believe that this is the best. Actually, it’s the best video I’ve seen on the process of political change in general. It’s long, and I … Continue reading →
But it’s lighthearted and fun. And boy, does she look good. She also managed to find the perfect husband. He tolerates it and even cooperates, although he doesn’t seem to participate in terms of his own garb. I recognize every … Continue reading →
Predictable, considering the makeup of the court, and yet awful: The D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals, ruling en banc (full court), has ruled against Michael Flynn’s attempt to force District Court Judge Emmet Sullivan to grant the government’s motion to … Continue reading →