…and I hope not “gone.” Macy’s is closing a great many of its brick and mortar stores: Macy’s said Wednesday it’s shutting down 68 stores and cutting more than 10,000 jobs. The announcement was issued alongside an unfavorable earnings report, … Continue reading →
I was at a holiday party recently. A small one that was really a dinner party, with all the guests (about twelve) gathered around a dining room table. It was a pleasant and convivial evening. Would have been, anyway, had … Continue reading →
[NOTE: This is a slightly-edited version of a previous post.] I have a confession to make: I’m not extraordinarily fond of New Years Eve. Oh, back when I was a very little kid I remember liking it very much indeed. … Continue reading →
The other day I was taking a walk, listening on my iPod to some ballet music, and I suddenly wondered—for no particular reason—whether the Eliot Feld ballet “Intermezzo” might have made its way to YouTube. During the 70s I had … Continue reading →
This post by Ann Althouse made me remember the hairdryers and roller settings of yesteryear that were replaced many decades ago by blow drying and those wand thingees that press the hair into a bone-straight (and in my opinion unflattering … Continue reading →
Recently I got a cryptic bill from the IRS for a small amount of money. The reason for the charges was ostensibly explained on the bill, but in a way that only dogs can hear and IRS agents or tax … Continue reading →
There’s a lot of post-election fear out there on the part of many liberals who voted for Hillary Clinton. Not all of them by any means, as I think I’ve made clear in other posts. But along with some my … Continue reading →
This from Ann Althouse made me chuckle: “Both campaigns live in fear of one thing: the last seven days of the election being a referendum on why they stink.” Said Mike Murphy (the Republican strategist) on “Meet the Press”… And … Continue reading →
Many years ago I used to do weekly podcasts for PJ Media with three other bloggers (“The Sanity Squad”), and most of my readers were familiar with the sound of my voice. Although at first doing the podcasts made me … Continue reading →
I don’t. Ann Althouse succinctly states my take on this election: To me, the election is a horror show, and it doesn’t matter whether I go down into the cellar or jump out the window. A monster will grab me. … Continue reading →
I will be extremely unhappy with the results of this election, no matter who wins. But one thing I will be extremely happy about is that the election will finally be over. Finally, after what seems like years. Short of … Continue reading →
I often forget that not everyone here has perfect recall of everything I’ve ever written. That’s meant to be humorous, because of course they don’t. I don’t even have perfect recall of everything I’ve ever written, and I’m the one … Continue reading →