Happy Labor Day weekend
Are you planning to have fun this weekend? I am. Of course, my idea of fun is pretty sedate: going out with friends for a meal, going to a dance performance, going out for a walk and enjoying the fine … Continue reading →
Category Archives: Me, myself, and I
The greatest makeovers
I’m here to announce another vice. This is a new one, although it also involves an old one—YouTube video chain-watching. Chain-watching is when you go from one video on a topic to another, sort of like eating a bagful of … Continue reading →
Winning at Monopoly
Here’s an article that purports to tell you how to win at Monopoly. It has a lot of stuff that anyone who’s played much Monopoly already knows: orange and green properties are good, for example, and nobody lands on Boardwalk … Continue reading →
Today is National Dog Day
Give your pet an extra hug. I have a friend who’s putting his dog down today, and this photo-essay touched me. I’ve always loved dogs, although I’ve only owned two in my life. Even as a young kid who could … Continue reading →
The history of the lobster roll
I didn’t even know what a lobster roll was till I moved to New England, which was many decades ago. But I’ve never become a convert, although I’m well aware they’re a very popular item. You can hardly drive anywhere … Continue reading →
Bachelor in Paradise meets A Midsummer Night’s Dream
Some read detective novels for escape, but I’ve never cared for them. Some gamble, some drink, some look at porn online. My vice is a bit different: every now and then I follow a reality TV show. I’ve written about … Continue reading →
Those itty bitty repetitive copy errors
I try to write these posts as fast as possible, for obvious reasons. But even when I write fast, they take a long time to turn out at a good clip. But you should see them before I proofread them. … Continue reading →
I’m going on record with my Trump predictions
I’m a person who doesn’t make many predictions, but with Trump I’ve made quite a few. And here I go again. To summarize to date: From some time in the summer of 2015 I took Trump seriously as a candidate … Continue reading →
Does the world need another “Ben-Hur”?
I dunno. But it’s got one. I saw the 1959 movie in a movie theater in Manhattan when it first came out. The place was so packed that we had to sit very very close up, which turned out to … Continue reading →
Do you know any early Trump supporters?
Today commenter “DNW” asked the following question: Does anyone here actually know, in the sense of knowing the character, the likes and the personality of any Trump first supporters? You know, first name basis ”¦ longtime friend, in-law, cousin or … Continue reading →
A comment on the comments
There’s a certain amount of blog work that goes on behind the scenes, particularly in the comments section. First there’s the cleanup of spam, which initially involves deleting the contents of the spam filter. You’ll understand how important that filter … Continue reading →
Predicting the future: another post from your friendly Trump-hating media shill
There’s a trend I’ve noticed in the comments section here and also in some of the emails I’ve been getting: quite a few people admonishing me that I should shut up like a good apparatchik and take one for the … Continue reading →