Nowadays nearly every large rest stop and every restaurant, every airport and every theater, features automated bathrooms. It’s all very magical—or at least it seems so, at first. The toilet is timed to flush right after you finish what you’re … Continue reading →
Gerard Vanderleun offers some memories of London, then and now. I’ve got my own memories—although, unlike Vanderleun, I never lived in London. The only time I’ve ever been there was a one-week stay in 1978, accompanied by my then-husband. It … Continue reading →
…and hope for the best. The latest suggestion is that nothing much that you can do matters—although of course it’s best not to off yourself prematurely if you want to reach three figures. One thing that might help would be … Continue reading →
Ann Althouse wonders how those Mafioso managed to get that horse’s head into the bed with Jack Woltz: In that scene in “The Godfather”… we just see the guy slowly waking up and finally noticing there’s a bleeding horse head … Continue reading →
There’s Armageddon, and then there’s Carmageddon. No, it’s not the time when all your past deeds come back to haunt you in a karmic tsunami. It’s the temporary closing this weekend (to make repairs) of that part of LA Freeway … Continue reading →
As a friend of mine learned to his dismay the other day, “security” at the security checkpoint isn’t all it’s cracked up to be. I’d already read about a growing problem with TSA agents stealing from luggage. But, as my … Continue reading →
Last week I visited two elderly relatives who’ve recently moved to an assisted living facility not too far from me. They’re in their mid-eighties, and although they’ve been married for more than 50 years they live in separate wings of … Continue reading →
While we’re talking about diets (and we were, yesterday), let me just say that I don’t think much of the Atkins diet. It’s an eating plan a number of commenters touted on yesterday’s thread. I’m sure it’s fine for some … Continue reading →
This isn’t about the Supreme Court case. It’s about Walmart, the store. I know I’m supposed to hate it. I know its higher-ups eat little babies for breakfast. I know it’s full of goods from our creditor overlords, China. I … Continue reading →
Today’s WSJ featured an op-ed by the president of The Catholic University of America, John Garvey, who writes that the school is fed up with the problems of coed dorms, and is about to go back to the old tried-and-true … Continue reading →
Last night I was looking to order some music from iTunes to replace an old favorite in my archaic record library. Unfortunately, that particular recording was obscure enough that it hasn’t been reissued in an iTunes selection, or even on … Continue reading →
Another icon from my youth gone. I’m not so sure I understood the plots of “Gunsmoke,” but I’m quite sure I enjoyed them, as well as characters Mr. Dillon, Chester, Miss Kitty, and Doc; the saloon, and all those storefronts. … Continue reading →