Here’s an article comparing the benefits of morning showers versus evening showers, and why you might choose either (or both). There are considerations of cleanliness, habit, and wakefulness (it wakes you up in the morning and/or it helps you sleep … Continue reading →
Yesterday I drove about two hours up north to visit friends, and drove back very late. I was so tired when I got back home that I fell asleep without my usual bedtime ritual (elaborate toothbrushing and flossing, makeup removal … Continue reading →
I’ve written before about my problem with cartoons. But I have a similar problem with graphics. The other day while working on the new blog site I noticed that my dashboard was one of those streamlined things so popular today—mostly … Continue reading →
“The Most Happy Fella” is a musical by Frank Loesser (I wrote about Loesser and his oeuvre here) that opened on Broadway in 1956. “Fella” is an odd bird in that it requires many operatic voices. Perhaps that’s why it’s … Continue reading →
Ever since I first saw the play “Noises Off” on Broadway around 1984 I’ve been deeply impressed by Michael Frayn, its author. I’d read about the play before I attended it. It was said to be very funny and very … Continue reading →
Commenter “Dennis” wrote on the “Grace” thread: So. A sleaze and a twit get together for an evening of mutual satisfaction. Disappointment ensues. Maybe it’s time to evaluate your culture. Yeah, Yeah. I’m 73, and as Charlie Russell said : … Continue reading →
Here’s a story about a dog snatched by an eagle: Felipe Rodriguez says he thought he was hallucinating when an eagle snatched his sister’s little white dog from her yard, flapped its massive wings and disappeared over the trees. Did … Continue reading →
For many of us, that is. There are those of you who are different. There are people who gain weight because they overindulge, and all they have to do is stop eating all that dessert or drinking all that beer … Continue reading →
Here’s a fascinating article on the mysterious working of anesthesia, which is as yet a poorly understood although highly effective and useful tool: Anesthesiologists speak of patients descending through “the planes of anesthesia”””from the “plane of disorientation” through the “plane … Continue reading →
Well, we don’t have much choice, do we? It’s snowing, the wind is blowing (but not, I think, at blizzard level), and I have no reason to go out today. As for great blizzards of the past, I well remember … Continue reading →
First of all, Happy New Year once again! You may have noticed I don’t tend to make a whole lot of predictions. Every now and then, though, I offer one up. For example (and of course, here I’m remembering the … Continue reading →
It’s Sunday. I usually take the day off on Sundays, although if there’s something big going on—or if the spirit happens to move me—I post anyway. Today the spirit moves me to comment on New Year’s Eve, one of my … Continue reading →