Commenter “Cornhead” has written this piece on the funeral procession for 23-year old Marine Cpl. Daegan Page of Omaha, killed in the Kabul airport terrorist attack. RIP.
Continue reading →A love story that began as a result of 9/11. I personally know another happily married couple who met because they were stranded on 9/11.
Continue reading →A whole lot of elegance:
Continue reading →A nice place to visit, but would you want to live there?
Continue reading →This is something I’d never heard about before:
Continue reading →Jewish holidays start at sundown, so tonight is the beginning of Rosh Hashanah, the two-day celebration of the beginning of the new year: …[It] is the traditional anniversary of the creation of Adam and Eve, the first man and woman … Continue reading →
[NOTE: This is a slightly edited version of a previous post.] Labor Day is the bookend standing at the opposite end of summer from its holiday beginning, Memorial Day. July Fourth is summer’s early peak, with the promise of long … Continue reading →
When you need a dosa and you need it fast, here’s your guy:
Continue reading →I’ve discussed the Bee Gees’ 1978 song “Too Much Heaven” before. Released at the height of their disco era, it’s not disco but rather an R&B ballad with all three brothers singing in falsetto. Barry is the featured soloist and … Continue reading →
This Moiseyev number in rehearsal starts slow, but it certainly picks up speed. The attention to detail and style is phenomenal – in particular the ever-changing lean of the head and upper body, and the interplay between the men and … Continue reading →