To despair or not to despair?
That is the question – or at least, one of the questions. I know that some of you – maybe most of you – are feeling some despair right now. Maybe a lot of despair. What we’ve been seeing – … Continue reading →
Category Archives: Me, myself, and I
Sultans of Swing: over and over and over…
[NOTE: I think we all need a break from depressing politics right about now.] There are certain songs that you love the very first time you hear them. At least, that’s the way it is for me. One of them … Continue reading →
The “legacy interface” – its days are numbered
For my age, I do pretty well with a computer. But I’m very bad at learning something new, and I usually hate doing so. Once I’m “interfacing” with a system, it becomes almost automatic and easy. That’s when they change … Continue reading →
Coming attractions: and speaking of Judge Sullivan
I was up very late last night, thinking and reading. Or maybe reading and thinking. When I get hold of a mystery, something that puzzles me and interests me, it’s hard for me to let it go. I often do … Continue reading →
Remember the Hong Kong flu?
Those of you who were alive at the time probably remember the phrase, as I do. And that’s just about all I remember about it. I was no child, either; I was in college, going about my business, and my … Continue reading →
The Flynn case: ask a liberal friend
I’ve been thinking about talking to some of my liberal friends about the Flynn case revelations. I’m wondering if they’re even familiar with them, since their news source is the usual MSM. And if they are aware of the latest … Continue reading →
John Durham: going “full throttle”?
This report says: U.S. Attorney for Connecticut John Durham is going “full throttle” with his review into the origins of the investigation into suspected Russia-Trump coordination in the 2016 election, with additional top prosecutors involved in looking at different components … Continue reading →
They laugh at gravity
There are women performers in Russian and Ukrainian folk dancing. But they’re really just decorative window-dressing. The men are the thing. And yes, they have ball bearings for knees, and springs in the soles of their feet. I first saw … Continue reading →
Another great COVID survival story
[Hat tip: commenter “AesopFan”] I love this: Rose Leigh-Manuell calls herself blessed. The vibrant great-great-grandmother is 101 years old. Her medical staff at Good Samaritan/Catholic Health Services in Sayville believes Leigh-Manuell’s strength and drive battled and beat the coronavirus. But … Continue reading →
More on Flynn. And still more.
I know there’s other news today, too, besides the Flynn case. But it’s the Flynn case that’s on my mind. It seems to me it illustrates the fact that, step by slow step over the last couple of decades (maybe … Continue reading →
Bar songs
I’m not sure why I decided to do a post on bar songs today. Cabin fever, perhaps? As you may know, I hardly drink alcohol. And even the shutdown hasn’t gotten me to do much drinking, except for maybe a … Continue reading →
Memoir: the whole truth and nothing but?
Memoir is a strange genre of writing. It’s not always good, but when it’s good, it’s very very good. Two examples of which I’m very fond are Nabokov’s magnificently written Speak, Memory and Updike’s remarkable Self-Conciousness. They may not be … Continue reading →