Baby watches
No, they’re not tiny timepieces babies wear on their teeny weeny wrists. I’m talking about the wait for a baby to be born. It’s sort of like waiting for toast to pop out of a toaster or eggs to boil, … Continue reading →
Category Archives: Me, myself, and I
I guess I don’t need…
…this pillow, because I sleep on my back. I’ve always been a very quiet sleeper, without a whole lot of position changes during the night. When I was a kid at camp, I used to pride myself on being able … Continue reading →
Surprise, surprise!
Another untruth in the selling of Obamacare emerges: “Depending on the plan you choose in the Marketplace, you may be able to keep your current doctor.” The bottom line is that Obamacare guarantees neither. Doctors may be only available through … Continue reading →
The day after: some thoughts on the Zimmerman trial
Just a few random thoughts on this case: —The Zimmerman case has often been discussed as dealing with issues of race. And of course it does, although primarily because of racemongers who have stirred up that aspect of it for … Continue reading →
“I grow old, I grow old…
…I shall wear the bottoms of my trousers rolled.” The lines are from T.S. Eliot’s poem “The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock,” a masterpiece he began writing at the ripe old age of twenty-two. It’s not uncommon for youth … Continue reading →
Yahoo has become Kafkaesque
Or maybe it always was. Although I’ve had a Yahoo email account for years, the worst thing they ever did before to me was a forced-choice change to a new format I didn’t like. And even then, they walked it … Continue reading →
Stop me before I snack again!
Saw a link to this at Ace’s: It’s a simple concept, but one that many people could use. The Kitchen Safe measures 6 x 6 x 6.5 in. (15.2 x 15.2 x 16.5 cm), which is large enough to fit … Continue reading →
Philip K. Dick and me
Oh, I was a strange, strange child. And not the least of my strangenesses was that I loved the stories of Philip K. Dick. That was odd in several ways. First of all, it was odd because I was a … Continue reading →
And then there was—the shirtwaist
I was reading a post describing a new book about the original astronauts’ wives called The Astronaut Wives Club. Here’s the book’s cover photo: And that’s when it hit me: shirtwaists! Whatever happened to–shirtwaists? Not that I miss them all … Continue reading →
Support for affirmative action is down
A new poll: Just 45 percent of respondents said they believe affirmative action programs are still needed to counteract the effects of discrimination against minorities, while an equal 45 percent feel the programs have gone too far and should be … Continue reading →
Happy birthday, Nineteen Eighty-Four
Today is the 64th anniversary of the publication of Orwell’s Nineteen Eighty-Four, and with all the news that’s been occurring in the last few weeks (up to and including today), somehow it seems apropos. We are not (yet) in the … Continue reading →
Need a gift for a very young child?
Recently I needed to get an adorable gift for an adorable child who’s turning one year old. If you have a similarly pleasant dilemma, you could do worse than buy this item: You may recognize the bunny as the protagonist … Continue reading →